Protocol (3 points)
100%SP06Three Yin Intersection

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 三陰交 (sān yīn jiāo)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Palpitations, Abdominal Bloating
BL32Second Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 次髎 (cì liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility, Sciatica
BL33Middle Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中髎 (zhōng liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility
Needling · 36 sessions over 12 weeks
Did better than usual care
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240524-0002 ↗