# Acupoints for Tennis Elbow

6 sourced protocols for Tennis Elbow. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/tennis-elbow

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI04 (Junction Valley), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/3079247 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/1868659 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.06.007 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI10 (Arm Three Miles) | – | – | doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.157 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI12 (Elbow Bone Hole), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | Li XJ, Zhou K, Zhang EM, Qi ZX, Sun WQ, Xu LF, Xu JF, Cai YZ, Wang RH. Therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture, massage, and blocking therapy on external humeral epicondylitis. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(3): 261-266 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 6 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI12 (Elbow Bone Hole) | – | – | Acupuncture Plus Fire Needle and Acupuncture on Lateral Epicondylitis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03820856 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 7 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB10 (Heavenly Well) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| LI10 | Arm Three Miles | Large Intestine Meridian | On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease. |
| 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. |
| TB05 | Outer Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna. |
| LI12 | Elbow Bone Hole | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is on the lateral side of the upper arm 1 thumb width above the LI11 on the border of the humerus. |
| TB10 | Heavenly Well | Triple Burner Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the about 1 thumb width superior to the olecranon. |

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