# Acupoints for Plantar Fasciitis

7 sourced protocols for Plantar Fasciitis. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/plantar-fasciitis

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL58 (Taking Flight), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.05.003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | BL57 (Mountain Support), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S492541 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | BL57 (Mountain Support), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026147 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | BL57 (Mountain Support), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036773 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | BL57 (Mountain Support), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101355 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | PC07 (Great Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/nep186 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | LI04 (Junction Valley) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/nep186 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL58 | Taking Flight | Bladder Meridian | 7 thumb widths directly above the BL60 on the posterior border of the fibula about 1 thumb width lateral and inferior to the BL57. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| BL57 | Mountain Support | Bladder Meridian | On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted. |
| BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| PC07 | Great Mound | Pericardium Meridian | In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| 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. |

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