FIGURE 1.

Locations of acupuncture point ST36 and the control points on the right leg [view from the front and from the back, figure adapted (Drake et al., 2009)]. ST36 is located on the anterior aspect of the right leg, on the line connecting ST35 with ST41, 3 B-cun inferior to ST35. The location of ST36 belongs to the dermatome L5. Control point 1 (CP1) is located lateral to ST36, at the middle line between Bladder meridian and Gallbladder meridian, in the same dermatome L5. Control point 2 (CP2) is located 2 B-cun dorsally of GB31, the location of CP2 belongs to the dermatome L2 (Nierhaus et al., 2015).