# Acupoints for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

3 sourced protocols for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | Needling, 24 sessions over 12 weeks | doi:10.1177/03601293261485081 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB30 (Jumping Circle), LV08 (Spring At The Bend), GV02 (Lumbar Point), GV04 (Life Gate), GV06 (Spine Centre), GV09 (Reaching Yang), GV12 (Body Pillar) | Laser, 20 sessions over 4 weeks | doi:10.12669/pjms.40.6.8636 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB30 (Jumping Circle), LV08 (Spring At The Bend), GV02 (Lumbar Point), GV04 (Life Gate), GV06 (Spine Centre), GV09 (Reaching Yang), GV12 (Body Pillar) | Laser, 20 sessions over 4 weeks | Effect of Schroth Exercises Combined With Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05823493 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. |
| GB30 | Jumping Circle | Gallbladder Meridian | At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed. |
| LV08 | Spring At The Bend | Liver Meridian | When knee is flexed point is at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus. |
| GV02 | Lumbar Point | Governing Vessel | In the hiatus of the sacrum. |
| GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| GV06 | Spine Centre | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| GV09 | Reaching Yang | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level with inferior angle of the scapula. |
| GV12 | Body Pillar | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. |

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