Table 1.

Description of Acupoints Used in the Current Study

Needling Point	Location
KI-3 (Taixi)	Midway between the medial malleolus and medial border of the achilles tendon
HT-7 (Shenmen)	On the radial side of the tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris muscle at the wrist crease
ST-36 (Zusanli)	On the posterior and lateral side of the knee joint, 5 mm below capitulum fibulae
PC-6 (Neiguan)	Three fingers width up from the wrist crease and between the tendons of the flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus
DU-20 (Baihui)	On the top of the head at the intersection of middle sagittal line and the line connecting two ears
GB-20 (Fengchi)	On the posterior neck, in the depression between the upper portions of sternocleidomastoid and the trapezius muscles
EX-8 (Anmian 1)	Posterior to the ear, at the indentation next to the mastoid process, between TB-17 and GB-20 points