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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
2 thumb widths below level of the anterior axillary fold between 2 heads of the biceps brachii.
Cautions
Caution with brachial artery.
Indications
Conditions for which PC02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Aversion ColdAversion WindCoughHeart DisorderEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessOedema StonePainArm PainArm Medial PainBack PainChest PainHeart PainShoulder PainShoulder Blade PainPalpitationsBlood Stagnation
TCM actions
What classical sources say PC02 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
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Protocols using PC02
- Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance Disturbance – LU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60004-2 ↗)
- Muscle Pain, Soreness Delayed-onset, Tenderness Muscle, Loss-of-range-of-motion – LU05, PC02 (doi:10.1155/2019/6568976 ↗)
- Breast Cancer, Cancer Pain, Nausea Chemotherapy – PC02, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033939 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Ischemia Acute – PC02, PC03, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2021.13.2003 ↗)
- Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb – LU05, LI10, LI12, LI14, LI15, SI03, PC02, PC05, PC07, TB05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210406-k0001 ↗)
- 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)
- Muscle Soreness, Stiffness Of Elbow – LU05, PC02 (The Role of Manual Twirling Acupuncture in Reducing Muscle Pain and Stiffness After Biceps Curling in Healthy Untrained Individuals. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06366555)
Most often selected alongside PC02
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with PC02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LU05Cubit Marsh4 protocols
- PC07Great Mound4 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle3 protocols
- PC03Marsh At The Bend3 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate3 protocols
- KD03Great Stream2 protocols
- LI10Arm Three Miles2 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
- LI12Elbow Bone Hole2 protocols
- PC05Intermediary Messenger2 protocols
- TB14Shoulder Bone Hole2 protocols
- BL15Heart Shu Point1 protocols