# Acupoints for Overactive Bladder

13 sourced protocols for Overactive Bladder. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/overactive-bladder

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), KD03 (Great Stream), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2020/1705964 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), KD03 (Great Stream), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJWH.S494135 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST28 (Waterway), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240322-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1177/09645284251399237 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), KD03 (Great Stream), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJWH.S494135 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1579276 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1097/CU9.0000000000000266 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJWH.S582171 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | CVC01 (Heart), CYC08 (Liver), CYC11 (Kidney), CYC13 (Bladder) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250775 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL29 (Middle Spine Shu), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | 程觅冉津川阮铄荃胡静顾尤嘉赵小凡陈炳力明树人李璟侯文光. 针刺治疗膀胱源性夜尿症的疗效观察及对特定腧穴红外辐射温度变化的影响. 中国中医药科技 ., 2024 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 11 | ST29 (Return), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), LV10 (Leg Five Miles), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | 熊伟徐斌郭宇王曦蒋远斌杨兴智王铀. 应用单纯针灸疗法与琥珀酸索利那新治疗女性膀胱过度活动症的对比性研究. , 2016 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 12 | BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240322-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.5980/jpnjurol1989.86.1514 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| BL33 | Middle Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. |
| BL34 | Lower Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen. |
| 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. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 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. |
| 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. |
| BL35 | Meeting Of Yang | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the tip of the coccyx. |
| CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| CV02 | Curved Bone | Conception Vessel | On the midpoint of the upper border of the symphysis pubis. |
| CVC01 | Heart | Auricular Points | A depression which is located at the center of Cavum Concha. |
| CYC08 | Liver | Auricular Points | In the lateral inferior area of the Cymba Conchae. |
| CYC11 | Kidney | Auricular Points | At the superanterior corner of Cymba Concha. |
| CYC13 | Bladder | Auricular Points | At the junction of the anterior 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the line from Prostate and Ureter. |
| 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. |
| BL29 | Middle Spine Shu | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. |
| ST29 | Return | Stomach Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. |
| 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. |
| LV10 | Leg Five Miles | Liver Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly below ST30 at the proximal end of the thigh below pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of the adductor longus. |

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