Location
On the line joining li5 and li11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease.
Cautions
Avoid in cases of local inflammation or injury.
Indications
Conditions for which LI10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingBenefit Regulate BloodBenefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate QiBenefit Regulate StomachContraction ElbowContraction ElbowFacial DroopFacial DroopDiarrheaTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderHemiplegiaArm StiffnessElbow StiffnessShoulder StiffnessImmobility ArmImmobility ElbowImmobility ShoulderArm NumbnessArm NumbnessPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainLower Back PainLower Back PainToothacheToothacheRegulate BloodRegulate IntestinesRegulate QiRegulate StomachScrofulaCold Intestines SensationCold Intestines SensationChannel StagnationChannel StagnationCheek SwellingCheek SwellingVoice LossVoice LossVomitingStroke
Protocols using LI10
The 50 best-sourced of 124, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – LU06, LI04, LI10, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI08, SI10, BL23, BL40, BL60, KD03, KD07, KD10, TB14, GB33, GB34, LV03, LV07, LV08 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-4-6 ↗)
- Knee Weakness, Tremor Arm, Epigastric Pain, Fatigue Arm, Stiffness Shoulder, Anxiety Performance – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI14, ST36, HT07, TB05, GB21, GB34, GV26 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep210 ↗)
- Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain, Disability Neck, Anxiety Pain-related – LI04, LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1155/2011/543291 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy, Paresis Facial, Contracture Facial, Spasm Facial, Synkinesis Facial, Stiffness Facial – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-71 ↗)
- Constipation, Aphasia, Ischemic Stroke, Paralysis Hemiplegia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, GB30, GB34, GB40, CV23, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-216 ↗)
- Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis Lateral, Tenderness Elbow – LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI12, TB05 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-174 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain – LI04, LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1155/2014/283010 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficit, Dysphagia, Cognitive Impairment Mild, Paralysis Motor – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, TB05, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-214 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-214 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Cognitive Impairment Mild – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, TB05, GB13, GB34, LV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-214 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Motor Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Sensory Dysfunction – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, BL60, TB05, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Cognitive Impairment, Ischemic Stroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, BL60, TB05, GB13, GB34, GB39, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
- Depression, Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Emotional Disorder – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, BL60, PC06, TB05, GB34, GB39, LV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Wind-fire Syndrome – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, BL60, TB05, GB34, GB39, LV02, LV03, LV14 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Phlegm Stasis Blocking Collaterals – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, ST40, SP10, BL60, TB05, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Yin Deficiency, Ischemic Stroke, Wind Stirring – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, SP06, BL60, KD03, TB05, GB34, GB39, LV03 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Blood Stasis, Ischemic Stroke, Qi Deficiency – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, BL17, BL60, TB05, GB34, GB39, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy, Facial Asymmetry, Facial Stiffness, Facial Muscle Weakness – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z ↗)
- Back Lower Pain, Back Acute Pain – LI04, LI10, ST36, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2015/179731 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequelae, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder – LU03, LI10, LI14, LI15, SI09, TB04, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1155/2015/694973 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Lower Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Weakness, Disability Activities Of Daily Living – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST25, ST31, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP10, SP15, TB06, GB34, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010073 ↗)
- Elbow Lateral Pain, Elbow Exertion Pain, Grip Weakness – LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1155/2016/8182071 ↗)
- Tennis Elbow, Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondylalgia Lateral – LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2016/3079247 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficit – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, TB05, GB34, LV03, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Cognitive Impairment, Ischemic Stroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, TB05, GB13, GB34, LV03, GV20, GV24, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗)
- Tennis Elbow, Elbow Lateral Pain, Tendinosis Elbow – LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1155/2016/1868659 ↗)
- Elbow Lateral Pain, Elbow Chronic Pain – LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1859-0 ↗)
- Paralysis Hemiplegia, Motor Dysfunction Upper Limb, Spasticity Post-stroke, Motor Dysfunction Lower Limb – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, ST40, SP06, TB05, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017912 ↗)
- Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis Lateral, Grip Pain – LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000015937 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Limb Weakness, Motor Dysfunction Upper Limb, Motor Dysfunction Lower Limb, Paralysis Post-stroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, ST41, BL60, TB05, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2020/5094914 ↗)
- Muscle Weakness, Muscle Wasting, Sepsis Myopathy, Limb Motor Weakness – LI10, ST36, ST40, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000020233 ↗)
- Paralysis Lower Limb, Motor Dysfunction Lower Limb, Stroke Hemiplegia, Spasm Extensor, Gait Hemiparetic – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, ST41, BL60, TB05, GB30, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2020/3805628 ↗)
- Paralysis Lower Limb, Motor Dysfunction Lower Limb, Stroke Hemiplegia, Spasm Extensor, Gait Hemiparetic – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2020/3805628 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Spasticity Upper Extremity, Flaccid Paralysis – LI04, LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1155/2020/8839491 ↗)
- Stroke Sequelae, Spasticity Poststroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2020/6415083 ↗)
- Stroke Sequelae Chronic, Spasticity Wrist Poststroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI03, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2020/6415083 ↗)
- Hemiplegia Poststroke, Paralysis Limbs Poststroke – LI04, LI10, LI15, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2020/6415083 ↗)
- Hemiplegia, Paralysis Flaccid, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Stroke Sequelae, Stroke Sequela, Upper Limb Weakness, Paralysis Upper Extremity Flaccid – LI04, LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1155/2021/6641506 ↗)
- Anxiety, Stool Loose, Menstruation Irregular, Vision Visual Field Defect, Vision Blind Spot, Neck Myofascial Pain – LI04, LI10, ST36, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT08, SI03, SI13, BL10, BL18, BL20, BL22, BL23, BL65, PC06, PC07, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV03, GV14, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.1177/21649561211021081 ↗)
- Performance Athletic, Strength Forearm, Fatigue Muscle – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI08, TB05, TB10 (doi:10.1155/2021/1992753 ↗)
- Paralysis Incomplete-spinal-cord-injury, Motor-deficit, Sensory-deficit, Activities-of-daily-living Impaired – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, HT08, SI03, SI04, BL62, TB02, TB06, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2021/5671998 ↗)
- Muscle Endurance Forearm, Muscle Fatigue Upper Limb, Athletic Performance Upper Limb – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI08, TB05, TB10 (doi:10.1155/2022/8052256 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Myofascial Pain Syndrome Cervical, Range Of Motion Limited Cervical, Muscle Spasm Upper Trapezius – LI04, LI10, SI03, TB05 (doi:10.1016/j.bj.2020.05.020 ↗)
- Fatigue, Depression, Insomnia, Poor Appetite, Lower Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Weakness, Muscle Atrophy Progressive, Paralysis Motor Neuron – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, ST41, SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, PC06, TB05, GB20, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV23, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2022/6541600 ↗)
- Hand Weakness, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Spasticity Wrist, Stroke Rehabilitation – LI10, TB05 (doi:10.1177/02692155221138916 ↗)
- Arm Weakness, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Motor Impairment Post-stroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI13 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034886 ↗)
- Paralysis Upper-limb, Stroke Sequela, Grip Weakness, Paralysis Hand, Motor-impairment Finger – LU05, LI04, LI10, HT01, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035755 ↗)
- Paralysis Upper-limb, Stroke Sequela, Grip Weakness, Paralysis Hand, Motor-impairment Finger – LU10, LI04, LI10, PC04, PC06, TB05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035755 ↗)
- Tennis Elbow, Elbow Lateral Pain – LI10, LI11 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.06.007 ↗)