# Acupoints for Phantom Limb Pain

5 sourced protocols for Phantom Limb Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/phantom-limb-pain

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB07 (Temporal Hairline Curve), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1136/acupmed-2014-010556 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1639-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST41 (Dividing Cleft), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD06 (Shining Sea), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fnins.2021.713548 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | ST41 (Dividing Cleft), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD06 (Shining Sea), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fnins.2021.713548 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness), MS07 (Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal) | – | – | doi:10.1136/acupmed-2014-010556 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB07 | Temporal Hairline Curve | Gallbladder Meridian | On the head at the crossing point of the vertical posterior border of the temple and horizontal line through ear apex. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |
| 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. |
| MS07 | Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal | Scalp Lines | From GV20 Baihui obliquely to GB07 Qubin. |

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