Table 4.
Frequency of Site of Point Application for CTS Treatment
| Site of points | Frequency | Amount | Acupoints | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points of upper limbs | 976 | 97.31% | 54 | 79.41% | PC7 (141), PC6 (122), LI4 (72), LI5 (64), TE5 (64), LI11 (46), PC8 (45), TE4 (43), Ashi (37), LI10 (35), LU10 (31), SI5 (25), HT7 (23), LU5 (18), LU8 (18), PC5 (16), EX-UE8 (14), PC3 (12), LU7 (11), LU9 (11), EX-UE9 (11), TE3 (10), LU6 (9), HT3 (9), SI4 (8), EX-UE2 (8), PC4 (7), LI6 (6), TE2 (6), SI3 (5), TE10 (5), SI6 (4), ST36 (3), LI12 (3), SI8 (3), HT2 (3), HT8 (3), Bizhong (3), EX-UE11 (3), EX-UE10 (3), SI7 (2), HT5 (2), LI2 (1), LI3 (1), LI8 (1), LI13 (1), LI7 (1), LI8 (1), LU11 (1), TE8 (1), TE9 (1), TE6 (1), EX-LE11 (1), Wuhu (1) |
| Points of lower limbs | 15 | 1.50% | 4 | 7.35% | SP6 (8), LR3 (3), LR4 (3), Shuiqu (1) |
| Points of back | 5 | 0.50% | 5 | 5.88% | BL13 (1), BL15 (1), GV12 (1), GV11 (1), GV13 (1) |
| Points of lumbosacral | 4 | 0.40% | 2 | 2.94% | BL23 (3), GV3 (1) |
| Points of chest and abdomen | 2 | 0.20% | 2 | 2.94% | ST24 (1), Shangfengshidian (1) |
| Points of head and neck | 1 | 0.10% | 1 | 1.47% | EX-B2 (1) |