# Acupoints for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

16 sourced protocols for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/carpal-tunnel-syndrome

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PC07 (Great Mound), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2013/795906 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV04 (Mound Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2013/795906 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LU09 (Great Source), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), HT02 (Cyan Spirit), HT07 (Spirit Gate), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), PC08 (Palace Of Toil) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2017/7420648 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | LI05 (Yang Stream), SI05 (Yang Valley), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound) | – | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.2.76 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI05 (Yang Stream), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), HT03 (Lesser Sea), SI04 (Wrist Bone), PC03 (Marsh At The Bend), PC07 (Great Mound), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S551446 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | LI05 (Yang Stream), SI04 (Wrist Bone), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), TB04 (Yang Pool), TB05 (Outer Gate), GV11 (Spirit Path), GV12 (Body Pillar), GV13 (Way Of Happiness) | – | – | doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000394 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | LI05 (Yang Stream), SI04 (Wrist Bone), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), TB04 (Yang Pool), TB05 (Outer Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000394 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI05 (Yang Stream), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.2147/jpr.s452618 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LI05 (Yang Stream), SI05 (Yang Valley), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound) | – | – | doi:10.3831/kpi.2021.24.2.76 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | LI04 (Junction Valley), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), XU09A (Eight Evils), XU09B (Eight Evils), XU09C (Eight Evils), XU09D (Eight Evils), XU09E (Eight Evils), XU09F (Eight Evils), XU09G (Eight Evils), XU09H (Eight Evils) | – | – | doi:10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.3.189 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1038/s41598-023-46916-0 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | LU09 (Great Source), LU10 (Fish Border), LI04 (Junction Valley), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), HT02 (Cyan Spirit), HT03 (Lesser Sea), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), PC08 (Palace Of Toil) | – | – | doi:10.1089/photob.2024.0106 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), XU09A (Eight Evils), XU09B (Eight Evils), XU09C (Eight Evils), XU09D (Eight Evils), XU09E (Eight Evils), XU09F (Eight Evils), XU09G (Eight Evils), XU09H (Eight Evils) | – | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2009.12.1.103 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | HT03 (Lesser Sea), HT04 (Spirit Path), PC03 (Marsh At The Bend), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger) | – | – | Local Effects of Acupuncture and Nerve Conduction Studies. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03036657 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 15 | LI04 (Junction Valley) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.pain.2006.12.003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | PC07 (Great Mound) | – | – | Ali Zailaa. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Acupuncture Effects on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland), 2010 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC07 | Great Mound | Pericardium Meridian | In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| TB05 | Outer Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | 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. |
| 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. |
| LV04 | Mound Centre | Liver Meridian | Anterior to the medial malleolus midway between SP05 and ST41 in the depression on the medial side of the tendon of the tibialis anterior. |
| LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. |
| HT02 | Cyan Spirit | Heart Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is 3 thumb widths above the medial end of the transverse cubital crease in the groove medial to the biceps brachii. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris. |
| HT08 | Lesser Mansion | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests. |
| PC04 | Cleft Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting PC03 and PC07 between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| PC08 | Palace Of Toil | Pericardium Meridian | At the center of the palm between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones but closer to the latter and in the part touching tip of the middle finger when fist is made. |
| LI05 | Yang Stream | Large Intestine Meridian | On the radial side of the wrist; when thumb is tilted upward it is in the depression the between tendons of the extensor pollicus longus and brevis. |
| SI05 | Yang Valley | Small Intestine Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease on the dorsal aspect of the wrist in the depression the between styloid process of the ulna and triquetral bone. |
| LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. |
| LI10 | Arm Three Miles | Large Intestine Meridian | On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease. |
| HT03 | Lesser Sea | Heart Meridian | With elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting medial end of the cubital crease and medial epicondyle of the humerus. |
| SI04 | Wrist Bone | Small Intestine Meridian | On the ulnar side of the palm in the depression the between base of the 5th metacarpal bone and hamate bone. |
| PC03 | Marsh At The Bend | Pericardium Meridian | On the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of the biceps brachii. |
| BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. |
| BL15 | Heart Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. |
| TB04 | Yang Pool | Triple Burner Meridian | On the transverse crease of the dorsum of the wrist in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digitorum communis. |
| GV11 | Spirit Path | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. |
| GV12 | Body Pillar | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. |
| GV13 | Way Of Happiness | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 1st 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. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. |
| XU09A | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| XU09B | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| XU09C | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| XU09D | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| XU09E | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| XU09F | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| XU09G | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| XU09H | Eight Evils | Extra Points: Upper limbs | When the hand is made into the a fist, six of the these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. the remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb & index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins. |
| LU10 | Fish Border | Lung Meridian | On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the 1st metacarpal bone on the junction of the red and white skin of the hand. |
| HT04 | Spirit Path | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist. |
| PC05 | Intermediary Messenger | Pericardium Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |

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