# Acupoints for Perioperative Pain

24 sourced protocols for Perioperative Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/perioperative-pain

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.27433/d.cnki.gxyku.2024.000297 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), IAC03 (Sympathetic), SAC07 (Knee Joint), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CVC06 (Spleen), CYC01 (Stomach), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CVC02 (Lung), SAC07 (Knee Joint), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), IN01 (Endocrine), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | CVC02 (Lung), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), IAC03 (Sympathetic), IN01 (Endocrine), TF10 (Shenmen), TR03 (External Nose), TR10 (Internal Nose) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CYC08 (Liver), TF06 (Groin), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | CVC10 (Thalamus), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | CVC02 (Lung), SAC07 (Knee Joint), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | CVC02 (Lung), CVC10 (Thalamus), IAC01 (Hip), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | TF08 (Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | TF08 (Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | CVC10 (Thalamus), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | CVC10 (Thalamus), TF02 (Cervix), TF08 (Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | CVC10 (Thalamus), TF02 (Cervix), TF08 (Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | EL01 (Tooth), HCS03 (Mouth), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 18 | EL01 (Tooth), HCS03 (Mouth), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 19 | CVC10 (Thalamus), TF08 (Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 20 | CVC02 (Lung), IAC01 (Hip), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 21 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), HX08 (Lesser Occipital Nerve), IAC03 (Sympathetic), SC09 (Large Auricular Nerve) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/3130956 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 22 | CVC02 (Lung), CYC08 (Liver), CYC11 (Kidney), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2196/97469 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 23 | TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 24 | TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S488525 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| AT12 | Nervous Subcortex | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus. |
| IAC03 | Sympathetic | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix. |
| SAC07 | Knee Joint | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the center of the upper crus of the Antihelix. |
| TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. |
| CVC06 | Spleen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint of a line from Stomach to the notch between Antihelix and Antitragus. |
| CYC01 | Stomach | Auricular Points | At the area where Helix Crus disappears. |
| CVC02 | Lung | Auricular Points | Occupies the lower area adjacent to the Heart area. Lower Lung is the Ipsilateral Lung. |
| IN01 | Endocrine | Auricular Points | On both ears, in the inferior portion of the Cavum Concha, 0.5 cm down from the notch between the Tragus and the Antitragus. It is corresponding to the conarium of the body. |
| TR03 | External Nose | Auricular Points | It forms an equilateral triangle together with Apex of the Tragus and Adrenal. |
| TR10 | Internal Nose | Auricular Points | At the center of lower part of (inside) internal tragus. |
| CYC08 | Liver | Auricular Points | In the lateral inferior area of the Cymba Conchae. |
| TF06 | Groin | Auricular Points | Lower border of the Triangular Fossa. It forms an equilateral triangle together with Sciatic Nerve and Hip. |
| CVC10 | Thalamus | Auricular Points | At the midpoint of the lower line of the interior Antitragus. |
| IAC01 | Hip | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the beginning of the lower Antihelix Crus. |
| TF08 | Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male) | Auricular Points | At the front edge of the depression in the Triangular Fossa. |
| TF02 | Cervix | Auricular Points | At the midpoint of the line from the Adnexa to the Uterus. |
| EL01 | Tooth | Auricular Points | Center of Area 1 of the Earlobe |
| HCS03 | Mouth | Auricular Points | At the middle 1/3 part inferior to the Helix Crus. |
| HX08 | Lesser Occipital Nerve | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the inner edge of the Helix Tubercle. |
| SC09 | Large Auricular Nerve | Auricular Points | At the inferior part of the triangular distance between the Cervical Vertebrae and Clavicle. |
| CYC11 | Kidney | Auricular Points | At the superanterior corner of Cymba Concha. |

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