# Acupoints for Urinary Retention Post-stroke 6 sourced protocols for Urinary Retention Post-stroke. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/urinary-retention-post-stroke ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | BL31 (Upper Bone Hole), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1315-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL22 (Sanjiao Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL28 (Bladder Shu Point), BL67 (Reaching Yin), KD03 (Great Stream), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.13048/jkm.16001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL28 (Bladder Shu Point), BL39 (Outside Of The Crease), LV03 (Great Surge), LV05 (Woodworm Channel), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.27026/d.cnki.ggszc.2023.000230 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL31 (Upper Bone Hole), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), PC06 (Inner Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.27026/d.cnki.ggszc.2023.000230 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST28 (Waterway), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL28 (Bladder Shu Point), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023135 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL28 (Bladder Shu Point), BL32 (Second Bone Hole) | – | – | Yu KW et al.. Effects of electroacupuncture on recent stroke inpatients with incomplete bladder emptying: a preliminary study. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2012 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | 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. | | BL32 | Second Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. | | BL33 | Middle Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. | | BL34 | Lower Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen. | | 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. | | 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. | | BL22 | Sanjiao Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV05 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar 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. | | BL28 | Bladder Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. | | BL67 | Reaching Yin | Bladder Meridian | On the lateral side of the small toe about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | BL39 | Outside Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Lateral to the BL40 on the medial border of the tendon of the biceps femoris. | | LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. | | LV05 | Woodworm Channel | Liver Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the tip of the medial malleolus on the midline of the medial surface 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. | | ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. | --- 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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