Location
On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
Cautions
Caution in hypertension.
Indications
Conditions for which LV03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AlcoholismAbsent PeriodsAnxietyBleeding Uterine PersistentBleeding Uterine PersistentStomach RumblingStomach RumblingBreathing Shortness Of Breath PersistentBreathing Shortness Of Breath PersistentCold FeetCold FeetComplexion Deathly GreenComplexion Deathly-greenConstipationCoughSemen Essence DeficiencySemen Essence DeficiencyQi DeficiencyQi DeficiencyFacial DroopFacial DroopDiarrheaDiarrhoea BloodDiarrhoea BloodDiarrhoea DysenteryDiarrhoea DysenteryDiarrhoea UndigestedDiarrhoea UndigestedShan (infant) DisorderShan Infantile DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderCostal Lateral BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingHeart BloatingHeart BloatingThroat BloatingThroat BloatingDizzinessDryness LipsDryness LipsDry ThroatDry ThroatDefecation ProblemsDefecation ProblemsUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsShortness of BreathEmaciationBedwettingEpilepsyEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision CloudyCloudy VisionFever Low GradeFever Low GradeFever TidalFever TidalHypogastrium FullnessHypogastrium FullnessGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindHeat InternalHeat InternalHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureFinger Contraction StiffnessFoot Tendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessHand Tendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessLeg Flaccid StiffnessWalking StiffnessImmobility Finger ContractionImmobility Foot Tendon / Ligament ContractionImmobility Hand Tendon / Ligament ContractionImmobility Leg FlaccidImmobility WalkingInjury WhiplashInjury WhiplashInsomniaJaundiceLactation DeficiencyLactation DeficiencyNauseaHead NumbnessHead NumbnessOpisthotonosPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainLower Abdominal PainLower Abdominal PainAnkle Malleolus Medial PainAnkle Malleolus Medial PainLower Back PainLower Back PainBreast PainBreast PainRib PainRib PainUpper Stomach PainUpper Stomach PainEye PainEye PainGenital PainGenital PainHead PainHead PainHeadacheHeadacheHeart PainHeart PainKnee Lateral PainKnee Lateral PainKnee Medial PainKnee Medial PainLeg Inferior PainLeg Inferior PainLiver PainLiver PainNeck PainNeck PainPain Around NavelPain Around NavelSore ThroatSore ThroatIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation IrregularUterine ProlapseUterine ProlapsePulse / Heart Rate WiryPulse Heart Rate Wiry RednessUrinary RetentionUrinary RetentionRetraction TesticlesRetraction TesticlesScrofulaCold Foot SensationCold Foot SensationCold Knee SensationCold Knee SensationSighing ExcessiveSighing ExcessiveBlood in StoolBlood in StoolStools ThinStools ThinSweatingNight SweatsSweating Night-timeSweating Persistent Post PartumSweating Persistent Post-partum SwellingArmpit SwellingArmpit SwellingElbow SwellingElbow SwellingLips SwellingLips SwellingTesticles SwellingTesticles SwellingDeficiency Taxation Oedema SyndromeDeficiency-taxation Oedema SyndromeTetanyThirsting ExcessiveThirsting ExcessiveTuberculosis PulmonaryTuberculosis PulmonaryUrination Dysfunction Five TypesUrination Dysfunction Five TypesPainful UrinationPainful UrinationVomitingVomiting BloodVomiting BloodLeg WeaknessLeg Weakness
Protocols using LV03
- Numbness, Tingling, Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced – LI04, ST40, SI03, PC06, GB42, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0681)
- Cancer Pain, Cancer Leukemia – LI04, LI11, ST36, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000033939)
- Headache, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Fatigue Chronic, Gastrointestinal Pain, Widespread Pain, Cognitive Disturbance – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, GB34, LV03, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41620)
- Chronic Pain, Cancer Pain – LI04, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1838-5)
- Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Bowel Motility Disorder – ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV12 (柳瑞. 中西医结合治疗腹部术后胃肠功能紊乱62例临床研究. 中国中西医结合消化杂志 ., 2016 [CNKI])
- Infertility, Poor Ovarian Response, Diminished Ovarian Reserve – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL23, BL33, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1765527)
- Gait Impairment, Balance Disorder, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – ST36, SP06, SP09, GB34, GB40, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045)
- Insomnia, Cancer Breast, Insomnia Chemotherapy-related – LI04, ST25, ST36, SP06, HT07, KD03, KD06, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1177/15347354211058695)
- Anxiety, Dysmenorrhea Pain – LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1177/21649561211058076)
- Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathy Diabetic – ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05135-y)
- Infertility, Ovarian Cysts, PCOS, Insulin Resistance – ST25, ST36, ST40, KD12, GB13, GB26, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1730714)
- Fatigue, Vomiting, Nausea, Drowsiness, Diarrhea, Sleep Disturbed, Loss of Appetite, Mucositis Pain – ST36, SP06, HT07, KD03, PC06, LV03, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3881-7)