# Acupoints for Cervical Spine Pain

3 sourced protocols for Cervical Spine Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/cervical-spine-pain

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL10 (Celestial Pillar), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2012/153480 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | SI11 (Heavenly Gathering), SI13 (Crooked Wall), SI14 (Outer Shoulder Point), SI15 (Middle Shoulder Point), TB14 (Shoulder Bone Hole), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB21 (Shoulder Well), GV16 (Wind Mansion) | – | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | SI15 (Middle Shoulder Point), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB21 (Shoulder Well) | – | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL10 | Celestial Pillar | Bladder Meridian | 1.3 thumb widths lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of the trapezius. |
| 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. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| SI11 | Heavenly Gathering | Small Intestine Meridian | On the scapula in the depression of the center of the subscapular fossa and at the level of the 4th thoracic vertebra. |
| SI13 | Crooked Wall | Small Intestine Meridian | On the medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa about midway between SI10 and spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra. |
| SI14 | Outer Shoulder Point | Small Intestine Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra where GV13 is located. |
| SI15 | Middle Shoulder Point | Small Intestine Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (GV14). |
| TB14 | Shoulder Bone Hole | Triple Burner Meridian | On the shoulder posterior to the LI15 in the depression the inferior and posterior to the acromion the when arm is abducted. |
| GB21 | Shoulder Well | Gallbladder Meridian | On the shoulder directly above the nipple at the midpoint of the line connecting GV14 and acromion the at the highest point of the shoulder. |
| GV16 | Wind Mansion | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides. |

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