Location
When elbow is flexed point is on the lateral side of the upper arm 1 thumb width above the li11 on the border of the humerus.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which LI12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit ElbowsBenefit ElbowsContractionElbow StiffnessShoulder StiffnessImmobility ElbowImmobility ShoulderShoulder NumbnessShoulder NumbnessPainExcessive SleepinessChannel StagnationChannel StagnationWind Taxation SyndromeWind-taxation Syndrome
Protocols using LI12
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Liver-kidney Deficiency – LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, TB09, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.27879/d.cnki.ggxzy.2024.000325)
- Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis Lateral, Grip Pain – LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000015937)
- Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
- Tennis Elbow, Acupuncture, Lateral Epicondylitis – LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12 (Acupuncture Plus Fire Needle and Acupuncture on Lateral Epicondylitis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03820856)
- Tennis Elbow, Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondyle Humeral Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis External Humeral – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI12, TB05 (Li XJ, Zhou K, Zhang EM, Qi ZX, Sun WQ, Xu LF, Xu JF, Cai YZ, Wang RH. Therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture, massage, and blocking therapy on external humeral epicondylitis. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(3): 261-266)
- Shoulder Stiffness – LI02, LI10, LI11, LI12, ST38, SI06, BL22, LV13 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Elbow Stiffness – LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12, HT09, SI04, SI07, SI08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Shoulder Numbness – LI09, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, SI06, BL41, TB10 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Channel Stagnation – LU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis Lateral, Tenderness Elbow – LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI12, TB05 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-174)
- Excessive Sleepiness – LU03, LI02, LI03, LI12, SP05, BL17, KD04, KD06, TB09, TB10, GB44, LV01, LV10, GV22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Wind Taxation Syndrome – LI12, LI13, BL26, BL41, GB21, GB39, LV10, GV14 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)