# Acupoints for Osteoporosis 11 sourced protocols for Osteoporosis. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/osteoporosis ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL11 (Great Shuttle), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), KD03 (Great Stream), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/2705263 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210812 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13192/j.issn.1000-1719.2018.06.050 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/2705263 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231229-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191205-0005 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | LI04 (Junction Valley), BL63 (Golden Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200305-k0005 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200211-0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210305-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20211010-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL11 (Great Shuttle), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB25 (Capital Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Forearm Bone Mineral Density and Wrist Pain in Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Women. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05559619 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | 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. | | BL11 | Great Shuttle | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV13 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st 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. | | BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | GV03 | Yang Lumbar Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest. | | GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar 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. | | 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. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | 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. | | BL63 | Golden Gate | Bladder Meridian | On the lateral side of the foot directly below anterior border of the external malleolus on the lower border of the cuboid bone. | | 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. | | XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | GB25 | Capital Gate | Gallbladder Meridian | On the lateral side of the abdomen on the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib. | | GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms