# Acupoints for Upper Abdomen Pain

1 sourced protocol for Upper Abdomen Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/upper-abdomen-pain

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GV09 (Reaching Yang), GV10 (Spirit Tower), GV11 (Spirit Path), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Thread embedding, a 6-week course | doi:10.1155/2020/5415813 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GV09 | Reaching Yang | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level with inferior angle of the scapula. |
| GV10 | Spirit Tower | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra. |
| GV11 | Spirit Path | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. |
| GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. |
| 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. |

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