1. Bilateral Effects of 6 Weeks' Unilateral Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture on Ankle Dorsiflexors Muscle Strength: A Pilot Study 
Shi Zhou, PhD, Li-Ping Huang, PhD, Jun Liu, MSc, Jun-Hai Yu, MSc, Qiang Tian, MSc, Long-Jun Cao, MSc 
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Volume 93, Issue 1, Pages (January 2012)
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2. Fig 1
Locations of ST-36, ST-39 acupoints and sham points. Cun is a unit for relative length used in TCM. Three cun is the breadth of participant's index, middle, ring, and little fingers at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint at the dorsum of the middle finger. Sham points are located at the top one third and lower one third length of the muscle belly of the tibialis anterior muscle, and 3cm lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
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3. Fig 2
The maximum isometric ankle dorsiflexion strength (newtons) of the left (L, circles) and right (R, squares) leg before (Pre, unfilled) and after (Post, filled) 6 weeks of MAcu and EAcu on acupoints of ST-36 and ST-39, and ESham. *P<.05 compared with CON; †P<.000, Pre vs Post.
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