Table 5.

Sham acupuncture point locations

Sham points	Anatomical Locations
No 1.	3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, 2 cun posterior to the posterior border of the medical aspect of tibia.
No 2.	2 cun above the superior lateral border of the patella and 2 cun posterior to the line of connecting with the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS)
No. 3	1 cun above the superior medial border of the patella and 1 cun posterior.
No. 4	3 cun above crease of wrist on the posteriorlateral aspect of the forearm, midway between TW 6 (Zhiguo) and LI 6 (Pianli).
No. 5	On the lateral side of the upper arm, 1 cun above LI11(Quchi), midway between LI12(Zhouliao) and the pathway of Lung meridian.
No 6.	3 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1 cun lateral to the midline on the right side.
No 7.	3 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1 cun lateral to the midline on the left side.
No 8.	1 cun directly below the depression posterior and inferior to the mastoid process, GB12 (Wangu)