Results for pain postoperative anal

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (2 points)

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BL32 · BL33

BL32Second Bone Hole

BL32 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 次髎 (cì liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility, Sciatica

BL33Middle Bone Hole

BL33 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中髎 (zhōng liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility

Study-reported

Electroacupuncture

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.1007/s00384-023-04403-y ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL32, BL33 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.12677/acm.2026.16103336 ↗

Protocol (2 points)

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BL34 · GV01

BL34Lower Bone Hole

BL34 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 下髎 (xià liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Constipation, Swelling, Lower Back Pain, Painful Urination

GV01Long Strength

GV01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)

🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Anxiety, Common Cold, Pain, Damp

Study-reported

Electroacupuncture

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.003 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL34 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.005 ↗

Protocol (4 points)

100%

AT12 · HX06 · IAC03 · TF10

AT12Nervous Subcortex

AT12 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 神經皮質下 (shén jīng pí zhì xià)

🎯 Location: On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Neurosis, Schizophrenia

HX06Anus

HX06 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 肛門 (gāng mén)

🎯 Location: On both ears, on the edge of the Helix corresponding to the interior (front) edge of the upper Helix Crus.

⚠️ Cautions: Strict asepsis: perichondritis of the auricular cartilage is the significant risk with ear needling.

🛡️ Treats: External Hemorrhoids, Internal Hemorrhoids, Prolapse Of Rectum And Pruritus Of The Anus, Mixed Hemorrhoids

IAC03Sympathetic

IAC03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 交感 (jiāo gǎn)

🎯 Location: On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Etc, Over Secretion Diseases, Internal Organ Pain, Autonomic Nerve Disorders, Spasms

TF10Shenmen

TF10 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 神門 (shén mén)

🎯 Location: At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Pain, Inflammation, Restless Spirit, Emotional And Mental Disorders

Study-reported

Acupressure

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.003 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. HX06, IAC03, TF10 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.55111/j.issn2709-1961.202205025 ↗
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Protocol (6 points)

100%

BL34 · GV01 · AT12 · HX06 · IAC03 · TF10

BL34Lower Bone Hole

BL34 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 下髎 (xià liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Constipation, Swelling, Lower Back Pain, Painful Urination

GV01Long Strength

GV01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)

🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Anxiety, Common Cold, Pain, Damp

AT12Nervous Subcortex

AT12 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 神經皮質下 (shén jīng pí zhì xià)

🎯 Location: On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Neurosis, Schizophrenia

HX06Anus

HX06 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 肛門 (gāng mén)

🎯 Location: On both ears, on the edge of the Helix corresponding to the interior (front) edge of the upper Helix Crus.

⚠️ Cautions: Strict asepsis: perichondritis of the auricular cartilage is the significant risk with ear needling.

🛡️ Treats: External Hemorrhoids, Internal Hemorrhoids, Prolapse Of Rectum And Pruritus Of The Anus, Mixed Hemorrhoids

IAC03Sympathetic

IAC03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 交感 (jiāo gǎn)

🎯 Location: On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Etc, Over Secretion Diseases, Internal Organ Pain, Autonomic Nerve Disorders, Spasms

TF10Shenmen

TF10 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 神門 (shén mén)

🎯 Location: At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Pain, Inflammation, Restless Spirit, Emotional And Mental Disorders

Study-reported

Electroacupuncture + Acupressure

Did better than another treatment

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.003 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. HX06, IAC03, TF10 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.55111/j.issn2709-1961.202205025 ↗
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Protocol (2 points)

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BL34 · BL57

BL34Lower Bone Hole

BL34 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 下髎 (xià liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Constipation, Swelling, Lower Back Pain, Painful Urination

BL57Mountain Support

BL57 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 承山 (chéng shān)

🎯 Location: On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe varicose veins.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Pain, Rectal Prolapse, Malaria, Hemorrhoids

Study-reported

Electroacupuncture · 1 session

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.005 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL34 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.003 ↗

Protocol (4 points)

100%

BL31 · BL32 · BL33 · BL34

BL31Upper Bone Hole

BL31 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 上髎 (shàng liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Common Cold, Vomiting, Back Pain

BL32Second Bone Hole

BL32 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 次髎 (cì liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility, Sciatica

BL33Middle Bone Hole

BL33 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中髎 (zhōng liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility

BL34Lower Bone Hole

BL34 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 下髎 (xià liáo)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Constipation, Swelling, Lower Back Pain, Painful Urination

Study-reported

Needling · a 3-day course

Did better than usual care

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.12677/acm.2026.16103336 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL32, BL33 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1007/s00384-023-04403-y ↗
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