# Acupoints for Balance Disorder

3 sourced protocols for Balance Disorder. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/balance-disorder

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | SP10 (Sea Of Blood), SP11 (Winnower Gate), BL37 (Gate Of Abundance), BL38 (Superficial Cleft), GV20 (100 Convergences), MS06 (Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal), MS12 (Upper-Middle Line of Occiput) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231201-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| GB40 | Mound | Gallbladder Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus. |
| LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. |
| SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. |
| SP11 | Winnower Gate | Spleen Meridian | 6 thumb widths above the SP10 on the line drawn from SP10 to the SP12. |
| BL37 | Gate Of Abundance | Bladder Meridian | 6 thumb widths below BL36 on the line joining BL36 and BL40. |
| BL38 | Superficial Cleft | Bladder Meridian | 1 thumb width above the BL39 on the medial side of the tendon of the biceps femoris; point is located with knee slightly flexed. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. |
| MS06 | Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal | Scalp Lines | From Qianshencong (1 cun anterior to GV20) obliquely to GB06 Xuanli, crossing the bladder and gallbladder meridians. |
| MS12 | Upper-Middle Line of Occiput | Scalp Lines | On the occiput, along the posterior midline. |
| XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. |

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