Research Article
Network Analysis of Acupuncture Points Used in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
Table 2
Frequency, degree centrality, and betweenness centrality of acupoints.
| Rank | Acupoint | Frequency (%) | Degree | Betweenness centrality |
| 1 | BL23 | 50.9 | 19 | 0.01747 | 2 | BL25 | 43.4 | 19 | 0.02772 | 3 | BL40 | 32.1 | 11 | 0.00809 | 4 | BL60 | 32.1 | 20 | 0.04194 | 5 | GB30 | 32.1 | 20 | 0.02363 | 6 | BL24 | 32.1 | 19 | 0.05881 | 7 | BL32 | 28.3 | 18 | 0.01249 | 8 | BL26 | 28.3 | 20 | 0.07760 | 9 | GB34 | 20.8 | 11 | 0.01639 | 10 | ST36 | 15.1 | 13 | 0.03434 | 11 | BL57 | 11.3 | 15 | 0.00338 | 12 | BL62 | 11.3 | 5 | 0.00108 | 13 | BL52 | 11.3 | 16 | 0.01067 | 14 | GV3 | 11.3 | 14 | 0.00245 | 15 | KI3 | 11.3 | 12 | 0.11167 | 16 | GV4 | 9.4 | 18 | 0.02451 | 17 | LI4 | 9.4 | 10 | 0.04310 | 18 | BL31 | 9.4 | 15 | 0.01335 | 19 | BL33 | 9.4 | 15 | 0.01335 | 20 | BL34 | 9.4 | 15 | 0.01335 | 21 | BL22 | 7.5 | 9 | 0.00827 | 22 | SI6 | 7.5 | 9 | 0.00131 | 23 | LR3 | 7.5 | 4 | 0.01094 | 24 | SI3 | 7.5 | 13 | 0.04064 | 25 | BL27 | 7.5 | 4 | 0.00000 | 26 | KI7 | 7.5 | 8 | 0.01540 | 27 | BL37 | 5.7 | 16 | 0.03787 | 28 | SP9 | 5.7 | 14 | 0.13137 | 29 | LU8 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.00065 | 30 | SP3 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.00065 | 31 | HT8 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.00065 | 32 | SP2 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.00065 | 33 | KI10 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.00065 |
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