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Table 3.

Summary of Acupuncture Treatment Points and other Information Related to Acupuncture Treatment

First Author^ref (Year)	Acupuncture Method	Total Treatment (times)	Acupuncture Points	Deqi	Rationales for Acupuncture Points	Adverse Events
Yeh³⁸ (2011)	AES	2	BL40, GB34, HT7, P6	n.r.	TCM theory	No adverse effect
Yeh³⁴ (2010a)	AES	3	BL40, GB34, HT7, P6	n.r	TCM theory	n.r.
Wang³⁶ (2000)	Classic AT with MS	2–3	BL25, GB31, BL26, GB30, BL62, BL23, BL36, BL40, GB34	Considered	TCM theory	n.r.
Li³⁵ (2008)	Abdominal AT with Classic AT	10	Standard points: CV12, CV9, CV6, CV4 Individualized: CV6 0.2 unit of length lateral (L2-3 surgery) CV5 0.2 unit of length lateral (L3-4 surgery) CV4 0.2 unit of length lateral (L4-5 surgery) Additive: KI14, ST25 (back pain) Ab7(CV6 0.5 unit of length lateral), ST26, Ab4, Ab6 (Sciatica) ST28, ST24 (Low back pain)	n.r.	TCM theory	n.r.
Yeh³⁷ (2010b)	Auricular acupressure	12	TF4, AT3, AH9, CO4, CO3, CO18	n.r.	TCM theory	n.r.

AES, acupoint electrical stimulation (nonpenetration); AT, acupuncture; MS, manual stimulation; n.r., not reported; TCM, traditional Chinese medicine.