Acupuncture Points for Sprain Muscle Lumbar

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Sprain Muscle Lumbar:

Points cited for Sprain Muscle Lumbar

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Sprain Muscle Lumbar. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

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No study in this index covers Sprain Muscle Lumbar

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Single-point entry

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 後谿 (hòu xī)

🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Tinnitus, Jaundice, Common Cold

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Fan Yuanzhi, Wu Yaochi. Effect of electroacupuncture on muscle state and infrared thermogram changes in patients with acute lumbar muscle sprain. J Tradit Chin Med, 2015, 35(5): 499-506
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How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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