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 ColdAversion WindAversion WindCoughHeart DisorderHeart DisorderEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionChest FullnessChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessOedema StoneOedema StonePainArm PainArm PainArm Medial PainArm Medial PainBack PainBack PainChest PainChest PainHeart PainHeart PainShoulder PainShoulder PainShoulder Blade PainShoulder Blade PainPalpitationsBlood StagnationBlood StagnationUnbind ChestUnbind Chest
Protocols using PC02
- Muscle Pain, Soreness Delayed-onset, Tenderness Muscle, Loss-of-range-of-motion – LU05, PC02 (doi:10.1155/2019/6568976 ↗)
- Cancer Breast, 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 ↗)
- 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 (REN Xiao-ming. Fifty Cases of Parkinson's Disease Treated by Acupuncture Combined with Madopar. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 255-257)
- 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, Not Elsewhere Classified – LU05, PC02 (The Role of Manual Twirling Acupuncture in Reducing Muscle Pain and Stiffness After Biceps Curling in Healthy Untrained Individuals. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06366555)