# Acupoints for Postpartum Pain 7 sourced protocols for Postpartum Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/postpartum-pain ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1080/03630242.2024.2428793 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD12 (Great Manifestation), KD15 (Central Flow) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200202-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CVC06 (Spleen), CYC01 (Stomach), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF08 (Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)), TF09 (Pelvis (Pelvic Cavity)), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.010 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point), BL28 (Bladder Shu Point), BL31 (Upper Bone Hole), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), GB29 (Squatting Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036858 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley) | – | – | doi:10.1002/hsr2.2265 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection) | – | – | doi:10.1002/hsr2.2265 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) | – | – | Akbarzade Marzieh et al.. Comparison of the Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy and Acupressure at BL23 Point on Intensity of Postpartum Perineal Pain Based on the Short Form of McGill Pain Questionnaire.. Journal of reproduction & infertility, 2016 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | KD12 | Great Manifestation | Kidney Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. | | KD15 | Central Flow | Kidney Meridian | 1 thumb width below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV07. | | 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. | | 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. | | IAC03 | Sympathetic | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix. | | TF08 | Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male) | Auricular Points | At the front edge of the depression in the Triangular Fossa. | | TF09 | Pelvis (Pelvic Cavity) | Auricular Points | At the center of the triangular fossa where the upper and lower Crus of the Antihelix originates. | | TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. | | 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. | | 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. | | BL28 | Bladder Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. | | BL31 | Upper Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen. | | BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. | | GB29 | Squatting Bone Hole | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression of the midpoint between anterosuperior iliac spine and prominence of the greater trochanter. | --- 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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