# Acupoints for Cerebral Vasospasm

4 sourced protocols for Cerebral Vasospasm. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/cerebral-vasospasm

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Result | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Needling, a 3-week course | Did better than usual care | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | Needling, 14 sessions over 2 weeks | Did better than usual care | doi:10.1089/acm.2012.0076 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST43 (Sunken Valley), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), PC06 (Inner Gate) | Needling + Electroacupuncture + Press needles, 12 sessions over 2 weeks | – | Acupuncture for Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02275949 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 4 | GV20 (100 Convergences) | Electroacupuncture, 4 sessions over 7 days | Did better than sham needling | doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00724 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| 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. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| ST43 | Sunken Valley | Stomach Meridian | In the depression the distal to the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones. |
| SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. |

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