Effect of Acupuncture on Diaphragm Function in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Clinical Study

Table 1

List and location of acupoints and non-acupoints during true and sham acupuncture.

Acupoints	Location
Geshu (BL17)	1.5 cun lateral to the median vertebral line, at the level of the VII dorsal vertebra
Geguan (BL46)	3 cun lateral to the median vertebral line, at the level of the VII dorsal vertebra
Danzhong (CV17)	Midline level within the 4th intercostal space midway between the nipples
Tai chong (LR3)	On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression proximal to the 1st metatarsal space
Yanglingquan (GB34)	1 cun anterior inferior to the head of the fibula below the lateral part of the knee
Non-acupoints	Location
Non-acupoint 1	In the middle of touwei (ST8) and yuyao (EX-HN4) points
Non-acupoint 2	2 cun above the anterior superior iliac spine
Non-acupoint 3	2 cun below the umbilicus, and 1 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Non-acupoint 4	In the middle of the humerus medial epicondyle and the styloid process of ulna
Non-acupoint 5	3 cun below yanglingquan (GB34), between the gallbladder and bladder meridian

1 cun (≈20 mm) is defined as the width of the interphalangeal joint of subject’s thumb.