TABLE 1.

Details of the acupoint and non-acupoint groups.

Group	Acupoint	Manipulation
True Acupuncture	(i) Fengchi (GB20)	(i) is punctured obliquely 0.8 to 1.2 cm toward to apex nasi
	(ii) Shuaigu (GB8)	(ii) is punctured horizontally 0.5 to 0.8 cm
	(iii) Neiguan (PC6)	(iii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm
	(iv) Sanyinjiao (SP6)	(iv) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1.5 cm
	(v) Taichong (LR3)	(v) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm
Sham Acupuncture	(i) At the medial arm on the anterior border of the insertion of the deltoid muscle at the junction of the deltoid and biceps muscles	(i) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm
	(ii) The inside of the mid-thigh region 2 cm lateral to half the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the lateral superior corner of the patella on the rectus femoris	(ii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm
	(iii) The edge of the tibia 1 to 2 cm lateral to the Zusanli (ST 36) point horizontally	(iii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm
	(iv) Halfway between the tip of the elbow and the axillae	(iv) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm
	(v) Halfway between the epicondylus medialis of the humerus and ulnar side of the wrist bilaterally	(v) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm