# Acupoints for Gait Disturbance

14 sourced protocols for Gait Disturbance. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/gait-disturbance

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LU08 (Channels Ditch), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP01 (Hidden White), SP02 (Great Capital), SP03 (Great White), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), BL16 (Governing Vessel Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL19 (Gallbladder Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), KD07 (Returning Flow), LV01 (Big Mound) | – | – | doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SI03 (Back Stream), BL62 (Extending Vessel), GB39 (Suspended Bell), LV03 (Great Surge), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2022.25.2.138 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST44 (Inner Court), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB31 (Wind Market), GB37 (Bright Light), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037784 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GV16 (Wind Mansion), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3390/jcm14113705 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL39 (Outside Of The Crease), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), BL51 (Vitals Gate), BL52 (Willpower Room), BL54 (Lowermost In Order), BL57 (Mountain Support), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S438219 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL39 (Outside Of The Crease), BL51 (Vitals Gate), BL52 (Willpower Room), BL54 (Lowermost In Order), BL57 (Mountain Support), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S438219 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB40 (Mound), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240115-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240411-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240411-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), SP15 (Great Horizontal), KD03 (Great Stream), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240401-k0007 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | LU08 (Channels Ditch), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP01 (Hidden White), SP02 (Great Capital), SP03 (Great White), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), KD03 (Great Stream), KD07 (Returning Flow), LV01 (Big Mound) | – | – | doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), GB29 (Squatting Bone Hole), GB39 (Suspended Bell), LV03 (Great Surge), LV08 (Spring At The Bend), LV09 (Yin Wrapping) | – | – | doi:10.12998/wjcc.v8.i24.6282 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST44 (Inner Court), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB31 (Wind Market), GB37 (Bright Light), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037784 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | ST34 (Ridge Mound), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), HT03 (Lesser Sea), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD03 (Great Stream), KD07 (Returning Flow) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.prdoa.2025.100324 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU08 | Channels Ditch | Lung Meridian | 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| SP01 | Hidden White | Spleen Meridian | On the medial side of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. |
| SP02 | Great Capital | Spleen Meridian | On the medial side of the great the toe distal and inferior to the 1st metatarsodigital joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin. |
| SP03 | Great White | Spleen Meridian | Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin. |
| SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BL16 | Governing Vessel Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV10 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL19 | Gallbladder Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV07 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| KD07 | Returning Flow | Kidney Meridian | 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon. |
| LV01 | Big Mound | Liver Meridian | On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SI03 | Back Stream | Small Intestine Meridian | When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin. |
| BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. |
| GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. |
| CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| 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. |
| ST44 | Inner Court | Stomach Meridian | Proximal to the web margin the between 2nd and 3rd toes in the depression the distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint. |
| 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. |
| GB30 | Jumping Circle | Gallbladder Meridian | At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed. |
| GB31 | Wind Market | Gallbladder Meridian | On the midline of the lateral aspect of the thigh, 7 thumb widths above the transverse popliteal crease; when patient is standing erect with hands close to the sides, point is where tip of the middle finger touches. |
| GB37 | Bright Light | Gallbladder Meridian | 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| GB40 | Mound | Gallbladder Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| 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. |
| SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. |
| BL32 | Second Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. |
| BL39 | Outside Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Lateral to the BL40 on the medial border of the tendon of the biceps femoris. |
| BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. |
| BL51 | Vitals Gate | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV05 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra. |
| BL52 | Willpower Room | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| BL54 | Lowermost In Order | Bladder Meridian | On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen 3 thumb widths lateral to the median sacral crest. |
| BL57 | Mountain Support | Bladder Meridian | On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted. |
| BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| GV03 | Yang Lumbar Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest. |
| ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. |
| LI15 | Shoulder And Clavicle | Large Intestine Meridian | Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint. |
| ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia. |
| ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. |
| SP15 | Great Horizontal | Spleen Meridian | 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis. |
| 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. |
| XH01A | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01B | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01C | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01D | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH05 | Supreme Yang (Sun) | Extra Points: Head | At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye. |
| GB29 | Squatting Bone Hole | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression of the midpoint between anterosuperior iliac spine and prominence of the greater trochanter. |
| LV08 | Spring At The Bend | Liver Meridian | When knee is flexed point is at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus. |
| LV09 | Yin Wrapping | Liver Meridian | 4 thumb widths above the medial epicondyle of the femur between vastus medialis and sartorius. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |

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