# Acupoints for Gait Impairment

10 sourced protocols for Gait Impairment. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/gait-impairment

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST34 (Ridge Mound), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL59 (Tarsus Yang), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010448 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1609815 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | SP10 (Sea Of Blood), SP11 (Winnower Gate), BL37 (Gate Of Abundance), BL38 (Superficial Cleft), GV20 (100 Convergences), MS06 (Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal), MS12 (Upper-Middle Line of Occiput) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | KD02 (Blazing Valley), KD06 (Shining Sea), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV16 (Wind Mansion) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190416-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | GB06 (Suspended Tuft), MS06 (Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | MENG Haichao et al.. Biofeedback Acupoint Stimulation Combined with Rood Technique on Walking Function of Stroke Patients in Convalescent Period. 康复学报, 2023 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 9 | GB06 (Suspended Tuft) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1210537 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BL59 | Tarsus Yang | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the BL60. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. |
| BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SP11 | Winnower Gate | Spleen Meridian | 6 thumb widths above the SP10 on the line drawn from SP10 to the SP12. |
| BL37 | Gate Of Abundance | Bladder Meridian | 6 thumb widths below BL36 on the line joining BL36 and BL40. |
| BL38 | Superficial Cleft | Bladder Meridian | 1 thumb width above the BL39 on the medial side of the tendon of the biceps femoris; point is located with knee slightly flexed. |
| 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. |
| MS06 | Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal | Scalp Lines | From Qianshencong (1 cun anterior to GV20) obliquely to GB06 Xuanli, crossing the bladder and gallbladder meridians. |
| MS12 | Upper-Middle Line of Occiput | Scalp Lines | On the occiput, along the posterior midline. |
| 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. |
| KD02 | Blazing Valley | Kidney Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus in the depression on the lower border of the tuberosity of the navicular bone. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| 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. |
| GB06 | Suspended Tuft | Gallbladder Meridian | Within the hairline at the junction of the lower ¼ and upper ¾ of the distance between ST08 and GB07. |
| ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |

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