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Number | Disease | Intervention | Acupoint | Treatment frequency | Needling response | Qualification of acupuncturist |
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1 | Constipation | Moxibustion | ST 23, ST 27 | 3 times/week | Unmentioned | Experience of more than five years |
2 | Chronic neuralgia | Sham-electroacupuncture after electroacupuncture for 12 weeks | ST36, SP6, LR3, BL60 | 1 time/week | Unmentioned | Unmentioned |
3 | Infantile colic | Acupuncture | LI 4 | 2 times/week | Unmentioned | Certificated nurse practitioner |
4 | Malposition | Moxibustion | BL 67 | 2 times/day | Unmentioned | Operation by patients themselves who are trained |
5 | Nausea and vomiting when delivery | Wrist band stimulating to acupoint | PC 6 | 1 time/week | Unmentioned | Unmentioned |
6 | Aids to delivery | Acupuncture | BL 67, LI 4, SP 6 and DU 20 | 2 times/day | Unmentioned | Acupuncturists and midwives, who often implement acupuncture treatment |
7 | Lumbago and backache | Lidocaine acupoint injection | GB30, BL31, BL52, GV3, ā shì points, GB34, GB 41, BL60, KI4, TE5 | 1 time/week | Unmentioned | 3-year training and 8-year clinical experience |
8 | Knee osteoarthritis | Physical therapy plus verum acupuncture | Selecting 6 to 10 acupoints from SP9, SP10, ST 34, ST35, ST36, EX-LE5, GB 34, ā shì points, remote end: LI 4, SP 6, LR 3, ST 44, KI 3, BL 60, and GB 41 | 2 times/week | Yes | 67 physical therapists reaching the lowest acupuncture level required by Acupuncture Association. |
9 | Knee joint pain of postmenopause women | Routine nursing plus acupressure | EX-LE4, ST35, SP 10, ST 34, ST 36, SP 9, GB 34, and EX-LE2 | 1 time/day | Unmentioned | Operation by patients themselves |
10 | Emergency treatment | Routine treatment plus acupuncture | Operation according to traditional Chinese medical standards | 1 time/day | Unmentioned | Eligible acupuncturists having the experience of 6–22 years |
11 | Irritable bowel syndrome | Acupuncture | 8-16 acupoints (no specific acupoints are mentioned) | 1 time/week | Yes | Members approved by British Acupuncture Association |
12 | Woman health | Acupressure at SP 6 | SP 6 | Every day during menstrual period | Unmentioned | Trained about finger force practice |
13 | Polycystic ovarian syndrome | Electroacupuncture | Electroacupuncture: BL23 on two sides, BL 28, SP 6, and SP 9 | Two times/week within the first four weeks, and one time/week within later four weeks | Unmentioned | Acupuncturists with the experience of five years |
14 | Emesis | Acupuncture | PC 6 | Three times/week to two times/week | Yes | Unmentioned |
15 | Irritable bowel syndrome | Acupuncture | CV10, ST25, LR 3, SP4, PC6, ST 37 | Unmentioned | Yes | 2000-hour training and experience of more than four years |
16 | Low back pain | Acupuncture | Unmentioned | Two times/week | Yes | Physicians from various majors, trained about acupuncture more than 140 hours |
17 | Smoking cessation | Acupuncture | HT 7, PC 7, HT 8, KI 3, and KI 6 | Three times/week | Yes | Unmentioned |
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