# Acupoints for Post-covid Rehabilitation 5 sourced protocols for Post-covid Rehabilitation. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/post-covid-rehabilitation ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LU01 (Central Mansion), LU06 (Collection Hole), LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LU09 (Great Source), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV13 (Upper Stomach), CV17 (Chest Centre), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2020.100479 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | LU06 (Collection Hole), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2020.100479 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LU01 (Central Mansion), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV17 (Chest Centre), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2020.100479 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2020.100479 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2020.100479 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | LU01 | Central Mansion | Lung Meridian | Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. | | LU06 | Collection Hole | Lung Meridian | On the palmar aspect of the forearm on the line joining LU09 and LU05 7 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist. | | LU07 | Interrupted Sequence | Lung Meridian | Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus. | | LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. | | BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th 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. | | 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. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | CV13 | Upper Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. | | GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | BL26 | Original Qi Gate Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | BL24 | Sea Of Qi Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra. | | LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. | | 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. | --- 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/. 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