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Indications
497
Protocols
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Location
2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
Categories
- Luo-Connecting point of the Triple Burner meridian
- Confluent point of the Yang Linking vessel
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which TB05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
ChillsCommon ColdCold FeetCold HandsConstipationContraction ElbowDeafnessKidney DeficiencyDisease FebrileDizzinessDryness LipsEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverHearing ImpairedHeatHeat ExteriorHeat Five Zang KnottingHeat Six Fu KnottingHeaviness ElbowHeaviness WristHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureElbow Flaccid StiffnessHand Grip StiffnessStiff NeckImmobility Elbow FlaccidImmobility Hand GripImmobility NeckInjury ColdItchiness EarWatery EyesLachrymation Wind ExposureMumpsNosebleedElbow NumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessOppression ChestPainAbdominal PainAnkle PainArm PainBack PainCheek PainRib PainEar PainElbow PainElbow Soreness PainEye PainFinger Acute PainFoot PainHands PainHeadacheHeadache Frontal PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainHead Headache PainHead Vertex PainHundred Joints PainNeck Nape PainRibs PainShoulder PainToes PainToothacheWrist Soreness PainPhlegm Inversion RednessArm RednessEar RednessRed EyesRelease ExteriorScrofulaSpeech ImpairmentChannel StagnationSweating SwellingArm SwellingEar Root SwellingSwollen EyesThunder Wind HeadTightness ChestTinnitusTongue Body StiffTremor HandMouth UlcersVomiting BloodWindWind Head
TCM actions
What classical sources say TB05 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
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Protocols using TB05
The 50 best-sourced of 497, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SP06, SI18, TB05, TB17, GB14, LV03, XH18, XH29 (doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(09)60061-3 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SP06, SI18, TB05, TB17, GB14, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60061-3 ↗)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST41, ST44, SP06, SI18, BL02, BL65, TB05, TB17, GB03, GB14, GB20, LV03, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST36, ST44, SP06, SI18, TB05, GB14, LV03, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
- Cerebral Palsy, Motor Dysfunction, Posture Abnormalities – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, HT07, SI19, BL01, BL17, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB13, GB14, GB19, LV03, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV23, GV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60074-1 ↗)
- Papules, Nodules, Acne, Pustules, Cysts, Heat Lung-stomach – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, TB05, GB34 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60007-2 ↗)
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Paralysis Arm, Paralysis Leg, Spasticity – LI04, LI10, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL60, TB05, GB34, LV03, CV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60042-4 ↗)
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Paralysis Arm, Paralysis Leg, Spasticity, Speech Unclear – LI04, LI10, LI14, LI15, ST31, ST32, ST36, ST41, TB05, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60042-4 ↗)
- Fatigue, Headache, Insomnia, Lassitude, Sore Throat, Muscle Pain, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lymph Node Swelling – LU07, SP04, SI03, BL62, KD06, PC06, TB05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60026-1 ↗)
- Dementia, Memory Loss, Cognitive Decline, Dementia Senile – KD03, PC06, TB05, GB20, GB39, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60071-6 ↗)
- Paralysis, Cerebrovascular Disease Acute Ischemic, Neurological Dysfunction – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, SP06, SI03, BL60, TB05, GB30, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60045-x ↗)
- Wrist Pain, Palm Radial Numbness, Finger Numbness, Fingers Pain, Stiffness Wrist, Sensory Fingers Problems, Motor Fingers Problems – LI11, PC07, TB04, TB05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60007-6 ↗)
- Otitis Media, Otitis Media Effusion, Ear Effusion, Ear Discharge – SI05, KD02, TB05, TB06, GB38, GB41 (doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 ↗)
- Arthritis Rheumatoid, Joint Pain, Stiffness Morning, Joint Swelling – LI04, LI11, ST36, TB05, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-35 ↗)
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Insomnia, Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Hot Flashes – LI11, ST36, SP06, SP09, TB05, GV20 (doi:10.1177/1534735409343446 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – LI04, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, KD06, TB05, GB34, GB41, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.1186/1471-2474-10-130 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST07, ST36, ST44, ST45, SI18, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.1590/S1807-59322009001200014 ↗)
- Fatigue Cancer-related, Fatigue Post-treatment, Breast Cancer, Myofascial Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, SI03, BL62, KD03, TB05, GB20, GB29, GB30, GB40, GB43 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-49 ↗)
- Anxiety, Immune Nk Cell Deficiency – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, HT03, HT05, SI03, BL60, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB34, GB43, LV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV15, GV20 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep236 ↗)
- Neuropathy Peripheral, Burning Feet Pain, Tingling Feet, Feet Numbness, Paresthesia Lower Extremity – LI04, LI11, ST40, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2011/920807 ↗)
- Paralysis Hemiplegia Right, Aphasia Post-stroke, Stroke Ischemic Left-internal-capsule, Sensory-dysfunction Right-limb – TB05 (doi:10.1186/1471-2202-13-75 ↗)
- Deafness, Hearing Impaired – TB05, GB02 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
- Rib Pain – TB05, TB08, LV13 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
- Head Pain, Headache Migraine – TB05, GB20, GB34 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-123 ↗)
- Headache Migraine – ST08, ST36, TB05, GB20 (doi:10.1155/2012/543943 ↗)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist Pain, Paresthesia Hand – PC07, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2013/795906 ↗)
- Tingling, Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Hyperalgesia, Paresthesia, Extremities Numbness, Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Allodynia – LI04, LI11, ST40, TB05 (doi:10.1177/1534735414534729 ↗)
- Nausea, Photophobia, Migraine, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral, Phonophobia, Headache Pulsating – TB05, GB20, GB34, GB40 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099538 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Hemiplegia Right, Motor Deficit, Sensorimotor Impairment – TB05 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096777 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Leukopenia, Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Neutropenia – LU07, LI04, ST32, ST36, SP03, SI06, PC05, TB05, GB39, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2014/217397 ↗)
- Dysgeusia, Headache Parietal, Dysphagia, Headache Unilateral, Dysarthria, Palsy Cranial Nerve Glossopharyngeal, Palsy Cranial Nerve Vagus, Palsy Cranial Nerve Hypoglossal, Tongue Weakness – PC06, TB05, GB37, LV05, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.016 ↗)
- Fatigue, Nausea, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Cancer Gastric, Visceral Pain – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, TB05, LV03 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2014.17.028 ↗)
- Optic Atrophy, Vision Loss Acute, Optic Neuropathy Ischemic, Visual Field Defect – LI04, BL01, TB05, GB14, GB20, GV19 (doi:10.1155/2015/713218 ↗)
- Fatigue, Constipation, Numbness, Insomnia, Speech Slurred, Cognitive Impairment, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Paresthesia, Balance Impaired, Traumatic Brain Injury Severe, Tremor Pill-rolling, Vision Diplopia – LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST36, ST38, ST41, SP06, KD03, TB05, GB34 (doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.069 ↗)
- Post-thoracotomy Pain, Postoperative Pain, Post-Operative Nausea, Thoracotomy Pain – LU05, TB05, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2016/2126416 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Anxiety, Back Pain, Miscarriage Threatened, Bleeding Vaginal, Cramping Abdominal – LU07, LI11, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP04, HT07, BL20, BL23, BL57, BL62, KD06, KD09, KD21, KD27, PC06, TB04, TB05, TB06, GB30, GB34, GB41, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1092-8 ↗)
- Aphasia, Shoulder Pain, Depression Post-stroke, Spasticity, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Dysarthria, Stroke Post-stroke, Paralysis Hemiparesis – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, PC06, TB05, GB34, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2017/7498763 ↗)
- Sputum, Stroke Post-stroke, Phlegm Excess – LU05, LI04, LI11, ST36, ST40, SP06, PC06, TB05, GB34, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2017/7498763 ↗)
- Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura – TB05, GB34, GB40 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Sleep Disorder – LI04, LI11, SP06, HT07, PC06, TB05, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.12.007 ↗)
- Memory Impairment, Cognitive Decline, Dementia Alzheimer, Behavioral Symptoms – ST36, SP10, TB05, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-2064-x ↗)
- Fatigue, Loss of Appetite, Low-back Pain, Cough Chronic Intractable, Throat Dry, Lupus Nephropathy – LU07, LI04, LI20, ST21, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP04, SP06, SI03, BL13, BL18, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB41, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV14, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009309 ↗)
- Postoperative Pain, Myoclonus Drug-induced – LI04, TB05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010969 ↗)
- Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 ↗)
- Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Hyperalgesia, Paresthesia, Tingling Feet, Feet Numbness, Hands Numbness, Tingling Hands, Allodynia, Neuropathy Sensory, Neuropathy Motor – LI04, LI11, ST40, TB05 (doi:10.1177/1534735418788667 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Radiculopathy Cervical – LI04, ST44, SI03, BL60, TB05, GB34, GB40, LV03, GV14 (doi:10.1155/2018/3465897 ↗)
Most often selected alongside TB05
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI04Junction Valley311 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend208 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles161 protocols
- LV03Great Surge149 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring144 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection130 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool118 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle117 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate95 protocols
- LI10Arm Three Miles93 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences88 protocols
- SI03Back Stream71 protocols