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Survey on acupuncture treatment of urinary calculus and renal colic

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Analyzed 74 articles relevant to urinary calculus and renal colic. The statistics found that the commonly used therapies were needling, acupuncture and moxibustion, electro-acupuncture, acupoint-injection, ear-point application, ear acupuncture, wrist-ankle acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, acupressure and combined acupuncture methods. The common acupoints that were used over 1,400 times in more than 12 articles were Shenshu (BL 23), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongji (CV 3), and Jingmen (GB 25).

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  1. Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, 200030, China

    Huang Qin-feng

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Author: HUANG Qin-feng (1952-), female, associate professor

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Qin-feng, H. Survey on acupuncture treatment of urinary calculus and renal colic. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 1, 12–14 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852303

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