Effect of acupuncture or moxibustion at Acupoints Weizhong (BL40) or Chize (LU5) on the change in lumbar temperature in healthy adults: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial with a 2 × 2 factorial design.

<h4>Background</h4>Low back pain is a common complaint among adults, and moxibustion and acupuncture are commonly used treatments. In traditional theory, Weizhong (BL40) is a popular acupoint, as supported by the saying "Yao Bei Wei Zhong Qiu." However, the difference in effica...

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Main Authors: Siyi Zheng, Qiongying Shen, Zhengyi Lyu, Shuxin Tian, Xiaoxiao Huang, Yiyue Liu, Xiaoshuai Yu, Wei Pan, Na Nie, Yi Liang, Jianqiao Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291536