Points cited for Dystonia How often each point appears across the 4 entries ranked highest for Dystonia. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
GB20 Wind Pool Gallbladder Meridian 2 of 4 GV08 Sinew Contraction Governing Vessel 2 of 4 GV14 Great Vertebra Governing Vessel 2 of 4 GV20 100 Convergences Governing Vessel 2 of 4 BL10 Celestial Pillar Bladder Meridian 1 of 4 GB14 Yang Bright Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 4 GB41 Foot Governor Of Tears Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 4 GV09 Reaching Yang Governing Vessel 1 of 4 GV12 Body Pillar Governing Vessel 1 of 4 GV15 Gate Of Muteness Governing Vessel 1 of 4 GV18 Unyielding Space Governing Vessel 1 of 4 KD03 Great Stream Kidney Meridian 1 of 4 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (7 points) 100% KD03 · KD06 · GV08 · GV09 · GV12 · GV14 · GV20
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Study-reported Needling + Moxibustion · 24 sessions over 8 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250615-k0002 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. GV08, GV14, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗
Protocol (8 points) 100% LU11 · LI03 · ST02 · TB17 · GB20 · GB41 · LV01 · XH04
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 少商 (shǎo shāng)
🎯 Location: On the radial side of the thumb about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders; caution with depth.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Shortness of Breath , Sweating , Common Cold , Heat
Protocol (8 points) 100% BL10 · GB20 · GV08 · GV14 · GV15 · GV18 · GV20 · MS14
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天柱 (tiān zhù)
🎯 Location: 1.3 thumb widths lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of the trapezius.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Pain , Epilepsy , Nasal Congestion
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽白 (yáng bái)
🎯 Location: On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Pain , Chills , Deviation Eye
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Buy How the studies delivered it What the 4 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling 4 of 4 Moxibustion 1 of 4 Sessions: the 3 studies that gave a count ran a median of 14 (middle half 12 to 19).
After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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