| Number of needle insertions per subject per session: 5 - 8 needles per side. |
| Names (or location if no standard name) of points used: spleen 6, kidney 6, spleen 9, bladder 60, lung 7, stomach 34, triple burner 5, pericardium 6, triple burner 4, stream point, bladder 10, etc. |
| Depth of insertion, based on a specified unit of measurement, or on a particular tissue level: ≤ 1 - 2 cm. |
| Response sought: muscle relaxation or contraction. |
| Needle stimulation: manual. |
| Needle retention time: within 5 min. |
| Needle type: 0.14 mm (diameter), 4.0 cm (length); Seirin Corporation, Shizuoka, Japan. |
