Acupuncture Points for Cholecystitis Chronic

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Cholecystitis Chronic:

Cholecystitis ChronicBack PainEpigastric PainShoulder Pain

Points cited for Cholecystitis Chronic

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Cholecystitis Chronic. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • GB21Shoulder WellGallbladder Meridian1 of 1

No study in this index covers Cholecystitis Chronic

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

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Single-point entry

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Back PainShoulder PainCholecystitis ChronicEpigastric Pain

GB21Shoulder Well

GB21 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩井 (jiān jǐng)

🎯 Location: 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.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – risk of pneumothorax. Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm, Kidney Deficiency, Depression

Text or case report

Needling · 1 session

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Wen Feng-Yun et al.. [Effects of acupuncture of Jianjing (GB 21) on gallbladder volume and symptoms of cholecystitis patients].. Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research, 2013
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