TB12 Xiaoluo (Dispersing Riverbed)

消濼xiāo luòXiaoluo

Triple Burner Meridian

Location of acupuncture point TB12 Xiaoluo (Dispersing Riverbed)
16
Indications
8
Protocols
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Location

On the line joining olecranon the and TB14 midway between TB11 and TB13.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which TB12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

ChillsPsychological Insanity DisorderDizzinessFeverUnable to Turn NeckImmobility Neck TurningPainArm PainBack PainHeadacheNeck Nape PainShoulder PainToothacheChannel StagnationBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind Syndrome

Protocols using TB12

  • Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Weakness, Fatigue Muscle Shoulder – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LI14, LI15, KD26, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/9786367 ↗)
  • Muscle Weakness Shoulder, Athletic Performance Shoulder, Muscle Fatigue Shoulder – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/8835672 ↗)
  • Muscle Strength Shoulder, Athletic Performance Explosive Force – LU01, LU04, LI03, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5585605 ↗)
  • Muscle Strength Shoulder, Explosive Force Upper Limb, Athletic Performance – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5585605 ↗)
  • Tinnitus Unilateral – LI20, SI19, BL02, TB12, TB17, TB22, GB02, GB07, GB12, GB20, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
  • 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)
  • Brachial Plexus Injury, Atrophy Muscle, Palsy Median Nerve – LI11, SI03, SI10, BL11, TB05, TB12, TB13 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • Brachial Plexus Injury, Atrophy Muscle, Palsy Median Nerve – LI11, LI15, TB03, TB05, TB12 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)

Most often selected alongside TB12

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • LU04Guarding White5 protocols
  • TB13Upper Arm Convergence5 protocols
  • TB14Shoulder Bone Hole5 protocols
  • LI14Upper Arm Prominence4 protocols
  • LU01Central Mansion4 protocols
  • LI11Pond At The Bend3 protocols
  • LI15Shoulder And Clavicle3 protocols
  • LU03Celestial Storehouse3 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool2 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
  • TB03Central Islet2 protocols
  • TB05Outer Gate2 protocols