CM Index Drug Effects

Treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis

Herb Alternatives

Flex (Heat)

Flex (CD)

Flex (Heat)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Use Dr. Tan’s Balance Method accordingly as determined by where the pain is (use mirror or image system).

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

Needle the opposite side of the pain. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
Needle muscle to treat the muscle, needle tendon to treat the tendon, needle ligament to treat the ligament, needle the bone to treat the bone.
General points: Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), patellar tendon, Tianjing (TH 10), Yangxi (LI 5)
Neck pain : Two points from Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7) two points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Shangqiu (SP 5), in between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 3 needles from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ligou (LR 5), two needles from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Boqiu (T 77.04)
Shoulder pain : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Jiexi (ST 41), Qiuxu (GB 40), two needles from Kunlun (BL 60) to Pushen (BL 61), needle halfway between Jiexi (ST 41) and Qiuxu (GB 40), 2-3 needles from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41). Neelde the opposite ankle or hip.
Whole arm pain : Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Weizhong (BL 40), Feiyang (BL 58), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Elbow

Elbow pain (lateral) : Needle in front and behind Yanglingquan (GB 34) or the fibula, Yangjiao (GB 35), Waiqiu (GB 36), Guangming (GB 37)
Elbow pain (medial) : Yingu (KI 10), thread needle from Ququan (LR 8) to Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Wrist

Wrist pain (on the HT channel) : Needle ashi points from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7)
Wrist pain (on the PC channel) : Needle ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the Lu channel) : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), needle ashi points from Ligou (LR 5) to Zhongdu (LR 6), Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the LI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41)
Wrist pain (on the SI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fuyang (BL 59) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Wrist pain (on the TH channel) : Xuanzhong (GB 39), also needle in front and behind the tibia and fibula

Hand and finger pain : Needle opposite side foot and toe images. For example, left lateral finger pain on the metacarpal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metatarsal phalgeal join on the toe.
Back and hip pain: Needle the opposite side of the pain Chize (LU 5), two needles on Kongzui (LU 6); needle the same side of the pain, two needles from Chengshan (BL 57) to Feiyang (BL 58), three needles on ashi points around Feiyang (BL 58)
Knee

Lateral and front of the knee pain, patella pain: Quchi (LI 11) and ashi points all around there.
Medial knee pain : Shaohai (HT 3), Quze (PC 3) Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10) thread to Quze (PC 3).
Back of the knee pain : Xiaohai (SI 8), Xinmen (T 33.12)

Ankle

Lateral ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangchi (TH 4) to Waiguan (TH 5)
Medial ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7)
Front of the ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangxi (LI 5) to Pianli (LI 6)
Achilles pain : Needle ashi points from Wangu (SI 4) to Yanglao (SI 6) on the tendon

Foot and toe pain : Needle opposite side hand and finger images. For example, left lateral toe pain on the metatarsal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metacarpal phalgeal join on the thumb.

DNA — Bob Doane

Shoulder:
- Xiyan, Zusanli (ST 36), ashi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41)
- Or ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
- Or needle 5 points on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan (Ex-LE5).
- Needle bilaterally.
Elbow:
- Needle 5 points on the medial side and 5 points on the lateral side of the knee.
- Needle bilaterally.
Wrist:
- Needle 2 points on each yin channel on the ankle.
- Needle bilaterally.
Knee:
- Needle all the yin channels on the elbow. Needle should touch tendon or bone.
- Needle the ankle joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Ankle:
- Needle all the yin channels on the wrist. Needle the wrist joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Finger:
- If the pain is on the dorsal side of the finger, needle the dorsal side of the corresponding toe joint.
- If the pain is on the ventral side of the finger, needle the ventral side of the corresponding toe joint.
Foot Pain:
- If the sole of the foot is in pain, needle both the top and the bottom of the opposite foot. Needle the top or bottom of both hands in the correct corresponding anatomical areas. For pain of the extremities, it is better to use anatomical points, which match the area of the pain on the affected area.
Big Toe Pain:
- 5 needles on the opposite thumb joint mirroring where the pain of the toe is.
Upper Neck Pain:
- Bilateral - one needle on each intermetacarpal joint from Houxi (SI 3) to Yuji (LU 10). If the pain is at C1, needle Weizhong (BL 40) deep into the bone and needle the middle of the distal joints of both index fingers on the palmar side.
Lower Neck Pain (Base of the Neck):
- Bilateral - 1 needle on each yin and yang channel on the wrists and ankles until you hit the bone. Yangxi (LI 5), Yangchi (TH 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Daling (PC 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shenmai (BL 62), Qiuxu (GB 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhaohai (KI 6). You can spread the image proximally and distally from the wrist and ankles and needle more points for a better result.
Pain on the Spine (GV Channel):
- T1-T12 has an image from the mid frontal hairline to Baihui (GV 20). T12 to the tailbone is from Fengchi (GB 20) to the occipital protuberance. Find the correct corresponding image area and place 2-3 needles on the ah shi point.
Neck Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 4 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Levator Scapulae/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Dadu (SP 2) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8)
Neck Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Erjian (LI 2) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Posterior/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Medius/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Shousanli (LI 10), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Anterior/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Sternocleidomastoid/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Upper Part of the Rhomboid Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Zusanli (ST 36) to Chongyang (ST 42), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Rectus Capitis Posterior Major, Longus Capitis, Longus Colli, Semispinalis Cervicis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7), Feiyang (BL 58) to Shugu (BL 65), Lingdao (HT 4) to Shaofu (HT 8), Hegu (LI 4) to Wenliu (LI 7), Zhongzhu (TH 3) to Waiguan (TH 5)
General Shoulder Pain:
- Bilateral - Xiyan, ah shi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41); or needle ah shi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8); or 5 needles on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan. If there are no ah shi points, place 4 needles equal distance from the points listed above.
Shoulder Pain (Posterior Deltoid/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - Yemen (TH 2), Zhongzhu (TH 3), Yangchi (TH 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Zulinqi (GB 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), 3 needles evenly spaced from Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Pain (Middle Deltoid/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Kongzui (LU 6) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chongyang (ST 42), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Shoulder Pain (Anterior Deltoid/LU Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Gongsun (SP 4) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Shoulder Joint Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Opposite side of the pain - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8); Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zulinqi (GB 41), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Teres Minor, Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Subscapularis, Biceps Brachii Long Head/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Quchi (LI 11), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Quze (PC 3) to Daling (PC 7), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Houxi (SI 3) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Rhomboid Major and Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Teres Major and Minor/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yanggu (SI 5) to middle of the forearm, Chengshan (BL 57) to Fuyang (BL 59), Zhongdu (LR 6) to Xiguan (LR 7), Yinxi (HT 6) to middle of the forearm
Upper Back Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10). Needle deep into the joints.
Midback Pain (General):
- Bilateral - 4 needles equal distance from the elbow to the wrist, knee to the ankle on the LU, SI, KI and BL channels.
Superficial or Acute Midback Pain (Trapezius, Serratus Posterior Superior, Spinalis Thoracis, Longissimus Thoracis, Iliocostalis Thoracis, upper edge of Latissumus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Deep or Chronic Midback Pain (Multifidus, Levator Costarum, Brevis and Longi, Semispinalis Thoracis, Rotatores Thoracis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9)
Midback Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangxi (LI 5) to the middle of the upper arm, Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41), Taiyuan (LU 9) to middle of forearm, Zhaohai (KI 6) to Zhubin (KI 9)
Midback Pain (Levator Scapulae, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Teres Major/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to middle of the forearm, Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of lower leg, Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7)
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 2 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Zhizheng (SI 7), Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40), Weiyang (BL 39), Yingu (KI 10), Zhubin (KI 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Gluteus Maximus/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feiyang (BL 58), Fuyang (BL 59), Kunlun (BL 60), Fuliu (KI 7), Jiaoxin (KI 8), Zhubin (KI 9), Wangu (SI 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Yanglao (SI 6), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Serratus Posterior Inferior, Iliocostalis Lumborum and Thoracis, Latissimus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Tianfu (LU 3) to Taiyuan (LU 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Intertransversarii, Quadratus Lumborum, Multifidus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shenmen (HT 7), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain. This set of points is better for chronic low back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (External and Internal Oblique, Transverse Abdominis/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7), Waiguan (TH 5) to Huizong (TH 7), Shenmen (HT 7) to middle of the forearm, 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Sacral Spine Pain (Multifidus, Coccygeus, Iliococcygeus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Shaofu (HT 8) to Shaochong (HT 9), Shangyang (LI 1) to Yangxi (LI 5)
Sacral Spine Pain (Piriformis, Gemellus Superior and Inferior, Obturator Internus, Quadratus Femoris, Gluteus Maximus, Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Qiangu (SI 2) to Yanggu (SI 5)
Tailbone Pain:
- Bilateral - Yongquan (KI 1), Rangu (KI 2), Shangyang (LI 1), Quchi (LI 11), ah shi points from Jinggu (BL 64) to Zhiyin (BL 67), 3 needles deep into Weizhong (BL 40); Baihui (GV 20), needle either the top or the bottom of sternum Jiuwei (CV 15), Tiantu (CV 22)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Fuyuan (T 11.22), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Yuhuo (T 1010.21), Biyi (T 1010.22)
Secondary points: Houzhui (T 44.02), Shouying (T 44.03), Fuding (T 44.04), Liuwan (T 66.08), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sanchayi (T 22.15)*, Sanchaer (T 22.16)*, Sanchasan (T 22.17)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Muguan (T 22.26)*, Guguan (T 22.24)*, Zhongguan (T 22.25)*, Huozhu (T 66.04)
Bleed Chize (LU 5), Tianzong (SI 11), Weizhong (BL 40), jing (well) points of affected channels, Ear Apex
Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)
Elbow pain: Shuanglongyi (T 77.29)*, Shuanglonger (T 77.30)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17)
Wrist pain: Sizhi (T 77.20), Shuiyu (T 44.17)
Knee pain: Jianzhong (T 44.06), Xinxi (T 11.09)
Ankle pain: Wuhu (T 11.27), Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07)
Finger pain: Haibao (T 66.01), Huozhu (T 66.04), Menjin (T 66.05), Wuhu (T 11.27)
Big toe pain: Wuhu (T 11.27)

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Tiaokou (ST 38)
Elbow pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Wrist pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5)
Knee pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), between Dabai (T 22.04) and Linggu (T 22.05), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping
Ankle pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Xiaojie (T 22.13)*
Finger pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 1,2,3
Big toe pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 3,4,5, Baihui (GV 20)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome), arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic heat disorders
- Shoulder: Bleed Chize (LU 5) or Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Sizhi (T 77.20).
- Elbow: Bleed Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Renzong (T 44.08).
- Wrist: Bleed Shuiyu (T 44.17) area. Needle contralaterally Tung’s Wantong (T 66.16)*.
- Knee: Bleed popliteal fossa or fibula head area. Needle contralaterally Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02).
- Ankle: Bleed Xuanzhong (GB 39) area. Needle contralaterally Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wuhu 4, 5 (T 11.27).
- Finger: Bleed tips of the fingers. Needle contralaterally Wuhu 1, 2 (T 11.27).

Tung Acup — Classic

Needle contralateral to the pain. If the pain is in the center, needle bilaterally or the side with the more ah shi points. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
General arthritis: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.
Arthritis (legs): Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed dark veins on the legs. Bleed before needling for best result.
Arthritis (degenerative): Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Simashang (T 88.18), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.

TCM Acup

Needle ah shi points.
Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
Arthritis (legs): Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Fengshi (GB 31), Xiyan (Ex-LE5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Futu (ST 32), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Related joints, Adrenal Glands
Embed magnetic ear balls and switch ears every three days.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rheumatic arthritis: Spleen, Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, Allergic Area, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, and corresponding points to the affected area. Bleed Ear Apex.

Treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis

Herb Alternatives

Dermatrol (PS)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Use Dr. Tan’s Balance Method accordingly as determined by where the pain is (use mirror or image system).

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

Needle the opposite side of the pain. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
Needle muscle to treat the muscle, needle tendon to treat the tendon, needle ligament to treat the ligament, needle the bone to treat the bone.
General points: Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), patellar tendon, Tianjing (TH 10), Yangxi (LI 5)
Neck pain : Two points from Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7) two points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Shangqiu (SP 5), in between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 3 needles from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ligou (LR 5), two needles from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Boqiu (T 77.04)
Shoulder pain : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Jiexi (ST 41), Qiuxu (GB 40), two needles from Kunlun (BL 60) to Pushen (BL 61), needle halfway between Jiexi (ST 41) and Qiuxu (GB 40), 2-3 needles from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41). Neelde the opposite ankle or hip.
Whole arm pain : Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Weizhong (BL 40), Feiyang (BL 58), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Elbow

Elbow pain (lateral) : Needle in front and behind Yanglingquan (GB 34) or the fibula, Yangjiao (GB 35), Waiqiu (GB 36), Guangming (GB 37)
Elbow pain (medial) : Yingu (KI 10), thread needle from Ququan (LR 8) to Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Wrist

Wrist pain (on the HT channel) : Needle ashi points from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7)
Wrist pain (on the PC channel) : Needle ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the Lu channel) : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), needle ashi points from Ligou (LR 5) to Zhongdu (LR 6), Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the LI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41)
Wrist pain (on the SI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fuyang (BL 59) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Wrist pain (on the TH channel) : Xuanzhong (GB 39), also needle in front and behind the tibia and fibula

Hand and finger pain : Needle opposite side foot and toe images. For example, left lateral finger pain on the metacarpal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metatarsal phalgeal join on the toe.
Back and hip pain: Needle the opposite side of the pain Chize (LU 5), two needles on Kongzui (LU 6); needle the same side of the pain, two needles from Chengshan (BL 57) to Feiyang (BL 58), three needles on ashi points around Feiyang (BL 58)
Knee

Lateral and front of the knee pain, patella pain: Quchi (LI 11) and ashi points all around there.
Medial knee pain : Shaohai (HT 3), Quze (PC 3) Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10) thread to Quze (PC 3).
Back of the knee pain : Xiaohai (SI 8), Xinmen (T 33.12)

Ankle

Lateral ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangchi (TH 4) to Waiguan (TH 5)
Medial ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7)
Front of the ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangxi (LI 5) to Pianli (LI 6)
Achilles pain : Needle ashi points from Wangu (SI 4) to Yanglao (SI 6) on the tendon

Foot and toe pain : Needle opposite side hand and finger images. For example, left lateral toe pain on the metatarsal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metacarpal phalgeal join on the thumb.

DNA — Bob Doane

Shoulder:
- Xiyan, Zusanli (ST 36), ashi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41)
- Or ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
- Or needle 5 points on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan (Ex-LE5).
- Needle bilaterally.
Elbow:
- Needle 5 points on the medial side and 5 points on the lateral side of the knee.
- Needle bilaterally.
Wrist:
- Needle 2 points on each yin channel on the ankle.
- Needle bilaterally.
Knee:
- Needle all the yin channels on the elbow. Needle should touch tendon or bone.
- Needle the ankle joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Ankle:
- Needle all the yin channels on the wrist. Needle the wrist joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Finger:
- If the pain is on the dorsal side of the finger, needle the dorsal side of the corresponding toe joint.
- If the pain is on the ventral side of the finger, needle the ventral side of the corresponding toe joint.
Foot Pain:
- If the sole of the foot is in pain, needle both the top and the bottom of the opposite foot. Needle the top or bottom of both hands in the correct corresponding anatomical areas. For pain of the extremities, it is better to use anatomical points, which match the area of the pain on the affected area.
Big Toe Pain:
- 5 needles on the opposite thumb joint mirroring where the pain of the toe is.
Upper Neck Pain:
- Bilateral - one needle on each intermetacarpal joint from Houxi (SI 3) to Yuji (LU 10). If the pain is at C1, needle Weizhong (BL 40) deep into the bone and needle the middle of the distal joints of both index fingers on the palmar side.
Lower Neck Pain (Base of the Neck):
- Bilateral - 1 needle on each yin and yang channel on the wrists and ankles until you hit the bone. Yangxi (LI 5), Yangchi (TH 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Daling (PC 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shenmai (BL 62), Qiuxu (GB 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhaohai (KI 6). You can spread the image proximally and distally from the wrist and ankles and needle more points for a better result.
Pain on the Spine (GV Channel):
- T1-T12 has an image from the mid frontal hairline to Baihui (GV 20). T12 to the tailbone is from Fengchi (GB 20) to the occipital protuberance. Find the correct corresponding image area and place 2-3 needles on the ah shi point.
Neck Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 4 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Levator Scapulae/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Dadu (SP 2) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8)
Neck Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Erjian (LI 2) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Posterior/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Medius/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Shousanli (LI 10), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Anterior/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Sternocleidomastoid/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Upper Part of the Rhomboid Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Zusanli (ST 36) to Chongyang (ST 42), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Rectus Capitis Posterior Major, Longus Capitis, Longus Colli, Semispinalis Cervicis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7), Feiyang (BL 58) to Shugu (BL 65), Lingdao (HT 4) to Shaofu (HT 8), Hegu (LI 4) to Wenliu (LI 7), Zhongzhu (TH 3) to Waiguan (TH 5)
General Shoulder Pain:
- Bilateral - Xiyan, ah shi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41); or needle ah shi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8); or 5 needles on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan. If there are no ah shi points, place 4 needles equal distance from the points listed above.
Shoulder Pain (Posterior Deltoid/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - Yemen (TH 2), Zhongzhu (TH 3), Yangchi (TH 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Zulinqi (GB 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), 3 needles evenly spaced from Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Pain (Middle Deltoid/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Kongzui (LU 6) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chongyang (ST 42), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Shoulder Pain (Anterior Deltoid/LU Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Gongsun (SP 4) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Shoulder Joint Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Opposite side of the pain - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8); Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zulinqi (GB 41), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Teres Minor, Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Subscapularis, Biceps Brachii Long Head/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Quchi (LI 11), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Quze (PC 3) to Daling (PC 7), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Houxi (SI 3) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Rhomboid Major and Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Teres Major and Minor/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yanggu (SI 5) to middle of the forearm, Chengshan (BL 57) to Fuyang (BL 59), Zhongdu (LR 6) to Xiguan (LR 7), Yinxi (HT 6) to middle of the forearm
Upper Back Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10). Needle deep into the joints.
Midback Pain (General):
- Bilateral - 4 needles equal distance from the elbow to the wrist, knee to the ankle on the LU, SI, KI and BL channels.
Superficial or Acute Midback Pain (Trapezius, Serratus Posterior Superior, Spinalis Thoracis, Longissimus Thoracis, Iliocostalis Thoracis, upper edge of Latissumus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Deep or Chronic Midback Pain (Multifidus, Levator Costarum, Brevis and Longi, Semispinalis Thoracis, Rotatores Thoracis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9)
Midback Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangxi (LI 5) to the middle of the upper arm, Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41), Taiyuan (LU 9) to middle of forearm, Zhaohai (KI 6) to Zhubin (KI 9)
Midback Pain (Levator Scapulae, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Teres Major/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to middle of the forearm, Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of lower leg, Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7)
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 2 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Zhizheng (SI 7), Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40), Weiyang (BL 39), Yingu (KI 10), Zhubin (KI 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Gluteus Maximus/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feiyang (BL 58), Fuyang (BL 59), Kunlun (BL 60), Fuliu (KI 7), Jiaoxin (KI 8), Zhubin (KI 9), Wangu (SI 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Yanglao (SI 6), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Serratus Posterior Inferior, Iliocostalis Lumborum and Thoracis, Latissimus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Tianfu (LU 3) to Taiyuan (LU 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Intertransversarii, Quadratus Lumborum, Multifidus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shenmen (HT 7), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain. This set of points is better for chronic low back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (External and Internal Oblique, Transverse Abdominis/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7), Waiguan (TH 5) to Huizong (TH 7), Shenmen (HT 7) to middle of the forearm, 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Sacral Spine Pain (Multifidus, Coccygeus, Iliococcygeus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Shaofu (HT 8) to Shaochong (HT 9), Shangyang (LI 1) to Yangxi (LI 5)
Sacral Spine Pain (Piriformis, Gemellus Superior and Inferior, Obturator Internus, Quadratus Femoris, Gluteus Maximus, Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Qiangu (SI 2) to Yanggu (SI 5)
Tailbone Pain:
- Bilateral - Yongquan (KI 1), Rangu (KI 2), Shangyang (LI 1), Quchi (LI 11), ah shi points from Jinggu (BL 64) to Zhiyin (BL 67), 3 needles deep into Weizhong (BL 40); Baihui (GV 20), needle either the top or the bottom of sternum Jiuwei (CV 15), Tiantu (CV 22)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Fuyuan (T 11.22), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Yuhuo (T 1010.21), Biyi (T 1010.22)
Secondary points: Houzhui (T 44.02), Shouying (T 44.03), Fuding (T 44.04), Liuwan (T 66.08), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sanchayi (T 22.15)*, Sanchaer (T 22.16)*, Sanchasan (T 22.17)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Muguan (T 22.26)*, Guguan (T 22.24)*, Zhongguan (T 22.25)*, Huozhu (T 66.04)
Bleed Chize (LU 5), Tianzong (SI 11), Weizhong (BL 40), jing (well) points of affected channels, Ear Apex
Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)
Elbow pain: Shuanglongyi (T 77.29)*, Shuanglonger (T 77.30)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17)
Wrist pain: Sizhi (T 77.20), Shuiyu (T 44.17)
Knee pain: Jianzhong (T 44.06), Xinxi (T 11.09)
Ankle pain: Wuhu (T 11.27), Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07)
Finger pain: Haibao (T 66.01), Huozhu (T 66.04), Menjin (T 66.05), Wuhu (T 11.27)
Big toe pain: Wuhu (T 11.27)

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Tiaokou (ST 38)
Elbow pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Wrist pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5)
Knee pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), between Dabai (T 22.04) and Linggu (T 22.05), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping
Ankle pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Xiaojie (T 22.13)*
Finger pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 1,2,3
Big toe pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 3,4,5, Baihui (GV 20)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome), arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic heat disorders
- Shoulder: Bleed Chize (LU 5) or Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Sizhi (T 77.20).
- Elbow: Bleed Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Renzong (T 44.08).
- Wrist: Bleed Shuiyu (T 44.17) area. Needle contralaterally Tung’s Wantong (T 66.16)*.
- Knee: Bleed popliteal fossa or fibula head area. Needle contralaterally Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02).
- Ankle: Bleed Xuanzhong (GB 39) area. Needle contralaterally Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wuhu 4, 5 (T 11.27).
- Finger: Bleed tips of the fingers. Needle contralaterally Wuhu 1, 2 (T 11.27).

Tung Acup — Classic

Needle contralateral to the pain. If the pain is in the center, needle bilaterally or the side with the more ah shi points. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
General arthritis: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.
Arthritis (legs): Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed dark veins on the legs. Bleed before needling for best result.
Arthritis (degenerative): Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Simashang (T 88.18), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.

TCM Acup

Needle ah shi points.
Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
Arthritis (legs): Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Fengshi (GB 31), Xiyan (Ex-LE5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Futu (ST 32), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Related joints, Adrenal Glands
Embed magnetic ear balls and switch ears every three days.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rheumatic arthritis: Spleen, Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, Allergic Area, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, and corresponding points to the affected area. Bleed Ear Apex.

Treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Herb Alternatives

GI Care (UC)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Use Dr. Tan’s Balance Method accordingly as determined by where the pain is (use mirror or image system).

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

Needle the opposite side of the pain. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
Needle muscle to treat the muscle, needle tendon to treat the tendon, needle ligament to treat the ligament, needle the bone to treat the bone.
General points: Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), patellar tendon, Tianjing (TH 10), Yangxi (LI 5)
Neck pain : Two points from Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7) two points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Shangqiu (SP 5), in between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 3 needles from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ligou (LR 5), two needles from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Boqiu (T 77.04)
Shoulder pain : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Jiexi (ST 41), Qiuxu (GB 40), two needles from Kunlun (BL 60) to Pushen (BL 61), needle halfway between Jiexi (ST 41) and Qiuxu (GB 40), 2-3 needles from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41). Neelde the opposite ankle or hip.
Whole arm pain : Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Weizhong (BL 40), Feiyang (BL 58), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Elbow

Elbow pain (lateral) : Needle in front and behind Yanglingquan (GB 34) or the fibula, Yangjiao (GB 35), Waiqiu (GB 36), Guangming (GB 37)
Elbow pain (medial) : Yingu (KI 10), thread needle from Ququan (LR 8) to Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Wrist

Wrist pain (on the HT channel) : Needle ashi points from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7)
Wrist pain (on the PC channel) : Needle ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the Lu channel) : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), needle ashi points from Ligou (LR 5) to Zhongdu (LR 6), Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the LI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41)
Wrist pain (on the SI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fuyang (BL 59) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Wrist pain (on the TH channel) : Xuanzhong (GB 39), also needle in front and behind the tibia and fibula

Hand and finger pain : Needle opposite side foot and toe images. For example, left lateral finger pain on the metacarpal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metatarsal phalgeal join on the toe.
Back and hip pain: Needle the opposite side of the pain Chize (LU 5), two needles on Kongzui (LU 6); needle the same side of the pain, two needles from Chengshan (BL 57) to Feiyang (BL 58), three needles on ashi points around Feiyang (BL 58)
Knee

Lateral and front of the knee pain, patella pain: Quchi (LI 11) and ashi points all around there.
Medial knee pain : Shaohai (HT 3), Quze (PC 3) Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10) thread to Quze (PC 3).
Back of the knee pain : Xiaohai (SI 8), Xinmen (T 33.12)

Ankle

Lateral ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangchi (TH 4) to Waiguan (TH 5)
Medial ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7)
Front of the ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangxi (LI 5) to Pianli (LI 6)
Achilles pain : Needle ashi points from Wangu (SI 4) to Yanglao (SI 6) on the tendon

Foot and toe pain : Needle opposite side hand and finger images. For example, left lateral toe pain on the metatarsal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metacarpal phalgeal join on the thumb.

DNA — Bob Doane

Shoulder:
- Xiyan, Zusanli (ST 36), ashi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41)
- Or ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
- Or needle 5 points on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan (Ex-LE5).
- Needle bilaterally.
Elbow:
- Needle 5 points on the medial side and 5 points on the lateral side of the knee.
- Needle bilaterally.
Wrist:
- Needle 2 points on each yin channel on the ankle.
- Needle bilaterally.
Knee:
- Needle all the yin channels on the elbow. Needle should touch tendon or bone.
- Needle the ankle joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Ankle:
- Needle all the yin channels on the wrist. Needle the wrist joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Finger:
- If the pain is on the dorsal side of the finger, needle the dorsal side of the corresponding toe joint.
- If the pain is on the ventral side of the finger, needle the ventral side of the corresponding toe joint.
Foot Pain:
- If the sole of the foot is in pain, needle both the top and the bottom of the opposite foot. Needle the top or bottom of both hands in the correct corresponding anatomical areas. For pain of the extremities, it is better to use anatomical points, which match the area of the pain on the affected area.
Big Toe Pain:
- 5 needles on the opposite thumb joint mirroring where the pain of the toe is.
Upper Neck Pain:
- Bilateral - one needle on each intermetacarpal joint from Houxi (SI 3) to Yuji (LU 10). If the pain is at C1, needle Weizhong (BL 40) deep into the bone and needle the middle of the distal joints of both index fingers on the palmar side.
Lower Neck Pain (Base of the Neck):
- Bilateral - 1 needle on each yin and yang channel on the wrists and ankles until you hit the bone. Yangxi (LI 5), Yangchi (TH 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Daling (PC 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shenmai (BL 62), Qiuxu (GB 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhaohai (KI 6). You can spread the image proximally and distally from the wrist and ankles and needle more points for a better result.
Pain on the Spine (GV Channel):
- T1-T12 has an image from the mid frontal hairline to Baihui (GV 20). T12 to the tailbone is from Fengchi (GB 20) to the occipital protuberance. Find the correct corresponding image area and place 2-3 needles on the ah shi point.
Neck Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 4 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Levator Scapulae/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Dadu (SP 2) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8)
Neck Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Erjian (LI 2) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Posterior/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Medius/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Shousanli (LI 10), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Anterior/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Sternocleidomastoid/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Upper Part of the Rhomboid Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Zusanli (ST 36) to Chongyang (ST 42), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Rectus Capitis Posterior Major, Longus Capitis, Longus Colli, Semispinalis Cervicis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7), Feiyang (BL 58) to Shugu (BL 65), Lingdao (HT 4) to Shaofu (HT 8), Hegu (LI 4) to Wenliu (LI 7), Zhongzhu (TH 3) to Waiguan (TH 5)
General Shoulder Pain:
- Bilateral - Xiyan, ah shi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41); or needle ah shi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8); or 5 needles on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan. If there are no ah shi points, place 4 needles equal distance from the points listed above.
Shoulder Pain (Posterior Deltoid/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - Yemen (TH 2), Zhongzhu (TH 3), Yangchi (TH 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Zulinqi (GB 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), 3 needles evenly spaced from Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Pain (Middle Deltoid/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Kongzui (LU 6) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chongyang (ST 42), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Shoulder Pain (Anterior Deltoid/LU Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Gongsun (SP 4) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Shoulder Joint Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Opposite side of the pain - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8); Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zulinqi (GB 41), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Teres Minor, Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Subscapularis, Biceps Brachii Long Head/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Quchi (LI 11), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Quze (PC 3) to Daling (PC 7), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Houxi (SI 3) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Rhomboid Major and Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Teres Major and Minor/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yanggu (SI 5) to middle of the forearm, Chengshan (BL 57) to Fuyang (BL 59), Zhongdu (LR 6) to Xiguan (LR 7), Yinxi (HT 6) to middle of the forearm
Upper Back Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10). Needle deep into the joints.
Midback Pain (General):
- Bilateral - 4 needles equal distance from the elbow to the wrist, knee to the ankle on the LU, SI, KI and BL channels.
Superficial or Acute Midback Pain (Trapezius, Serratus Posterior Superior, Spinalis Thoracis, Longissimus Thoracis, Iliocostalis Thoracis, upper edge of Latissumus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Deep or Chronic Midback Pain (Multifidus, Levator Costarum, Brevis and Longi, Semispinalis Thoracis, Rotatores Thoracis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9)
Midback Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangxi (LI 5) to the middle of the upper arm, Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41), Taiyuan (LU 9) to middle of forearm, Zhaohai (KI 6) to Zhubin (KI 9)
Midback Pain (Levator Scapulae, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Teres Major/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to middle of the forearm, Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of lower leg, Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7)
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 2 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Zhizheng (SI 7), Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40), Weiyang (BL 39), Yingu (KI 10), Zhubin (KI 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Gluteus Maximus/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feiyang (BL 58), Fuyang (BL 59), Kunlun (BL 60), Fuliu (KI 7), Jiaoxin (KI 8), Zhubin (KI 9), Wangu (SI 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Yanglao (SI 6), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Serratus Posterior Inferior, Iliocostalis Lumborum and Thoracis, Latissimus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Tianfu (LU 3) to Taiyuan (LU 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Intertransversarii, Quadratus Lumborum, Multifidus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shenmen (HT 7), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain. This set of points is better for chronic low back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (External and Internal Oblique, Transverse Abdominis/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7), Waiguan (TH 5) to Huizong (TH 7), Shenmen (HT 7) to middle of the forearm, 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Sacral Spine Pain (Multifidus, Coccygeus, Iliococcygeus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Shaofu (HT 8) to Shaochong (HT 9), Shangyang (LI 1) to Yangxi (LI 5)
Sacral Spine Pain (Piriformis, Gemellus Superior and Inferior, Obturator Internus, Quadratus Femoris, Gluteus Maximus, Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Qiangu (SI 2) to Yanggu (SI 5)
Tailbone Pain:
- Bilateral - Yongquan (KI 1), Rangu (KI 2), Shangyang (LI 1), Quchi (LI 11), ah shi points from Jinggu (BL 64) to Zhiyin (BL 67), 3 needles deep into Weizhong (BL 40); Baihui (GV 20), needle either the top or the bottom of sternum Jiuwei (CV 15), Tiantu (CV 22)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Fuyuan (T 11.22), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Yuhuo (T 1010.21), Biyi (T 1010.22)
Secondary points: Houzhui (T 44.02), Shouying (T 44.03), Fuding (T 44.04), Liuwan (T 66.08), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sanchayi (T 22.15)*, Sanchaer (T 22.16)*, Sanchasan (T 22.17)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Muguan (T 22.26)*, Guguan (T 22.24)*, Zhongguan (T 22.25)*, Huozhu (T 66.04)
Bleed Chize (LU 5), Tianzong (SI 11), Weizhong (BL 40), jing (well) points of affected channels, Ear Apex
Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)
Elbow pain: Shuanglongyi (T 77.29)*, Shuanglonger (T 77.30)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17)
Wrist pain: Sizhi (T 77.20), Shuiyu (T 44.17)
Knee pain: Jianzhong (T 44.06), Xinxi (T 11.09)
Ankle pain: Wuhu (T 11.27), Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07)
Finger pain: Haibao (T 66.01), Huozhu (T 66.04), Menjin (T 66.05), Wuhu (T 11.27)
Big toe pain: Wuhu (T 11.27)

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Tiaokou (ST 38)
Elbow pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Wrist pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5)
Knee pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), between Dabai (T 22.04) and Linggu (T 22.05), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping
Ankle pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Xiaojie (T 22.13)*
Finger pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 1,2,3
Big toe pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 3,4,5, Baihui (GV 20)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome), arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic heat disorders
- Shoulder: Bleed Chize (LU 5) or Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Sizhi (T 77.20).
- Elbow: Bleed Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Renzong (T 44.08).
- Wrist: Bleed Shuiyu (T 44.17) area. Needle contralaterally Tung’s Wantong (T 66.16)*.
- Knee: Bleed popliteal fossa or fibula head area. Needle contralaterally Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02).
- Ankle: Bleed Xuanzhong (GB 39) area. Needle contralaterally Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wuhu 4, 5 (T 11.27).
- Finger: Bleed tips of the fingers. Needle contralaterally Wuhu 1, 2 (T 11.27).

Tung Acup — Classic

Needle contralateral to the pain. If the pain is in the center, needle bilaterally or the side with the more ah shi points. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
General arthritis: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.
Arthritis (legs): Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed dark veins on the legs. Bleed before needling for best result.
Arthritis (degenerative): Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Simashang (T 88.18), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.

TCM Acup

Needle ah shi points.
Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
Arthritis (legs): Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Fengshi (GB 31), Xiyan (Ex-LE5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Futu (ST 32), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Related joints, Adrenal Glands
Embed magnetic ear balls and switch ears every three days.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rheumatic arthritis: Spleen, Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, Allergic Area, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, and corresponding points to the affected area. Bleed Ear Apex.

Treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as Sjögren's syndrome

Herb Alternatives

Nourish (Fluids)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Use Dr. Tan’s Balance Method accordingly as determined by where the pain is (use mirror or image system).

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

Needle the opposite side of the pain. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
Needle muscle to treat the muscle, needle tendon to treat the tendon, needle ligament to treat the ligament, needle the bone to treat the bone.
General points: Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), patellar tendon, Tianjing (TH 10), Yangxi (LI 5)
Neck pain : Two points from Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7) two points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Shangqiu (SP 5), in between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 3 needles from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ligou (LR 5), two needles from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Boqiu (T 77.04)
Shoulder pain : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Jiexi (ST 41), Qiuxu (GB 40), two needles from Kunlun (BL 60) to Pushen (BL 61), needle halfway between Jiexi (ST 41) and Qiuxu (GB 40), 2-3 needles from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41). Neelde the opposite ankle or hip.
Whole arm pain : Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Weizhong (BL 40), Feiyang (BL 58), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Elbow

Elbow pain (lateral) : Needle in front and behind Yanglingquan (GB 34) or the fibula, Yangjiao (GB 35), Waiqiu (GB 36), Guangming (GB 37)
Elbow pain (medial) : Yingu (KI 10), thread needle from Ququan (LR 8) to Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Wrist

Wrist pain (on the HT channel) : Needle ashi points from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7)
Wrist pain (on the PC channel) : Needle ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the Lu channel) : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), needle ashi points from Ligou (LR 5) to Zhongdu (LR 6), Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the LI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41)
Wrist pain (on the SI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fuyang (BL 59) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Wrist pain (on the TH channel) : Xuanzhong (GB 39), also needle in front and behind the tibia and fibula

Hand and finger pain : Needle opposite side foot and toe images. For example, left lateral finger pain on the metacarpal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metatarsal phalgeal join on the toe.
Back and hip pain: Needle the opposite side of the pain Chize (LU 5), two needles on Kongzui (LU 6); needle the same side of the pain, two needles from Chengshan (BL 57) to Feiyang (BL 58), three needles on ashi points around Feiyang (BL 58)
Knee

Lateral and front of the knee pain, patella pain: Quchi (LI 11) and ashi points all around there.
Medial knee pain : Shaohai (HT 3), Quze (PC 3) Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10) thread to Quze (PC 3).
Back of the knee pain : Xiaohai (SI 8), Xinmen (T 33.12)

Ankle

Lateral ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangchi (TH 4) to Waiguan (TH 5)
Medial ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7)
Front of the ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangxi (LI 5) to Pianli (LI 6)
Achilles pain : Needle ashi points from Wangu (SI 4) to Yanglao (SI 6) on the tendon

Foot and toe pain : Needle opposite side hand and finger images. For example, left lateral toe pain on the metatarsal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metacarpal phalgeal join on the thumb.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Fuyuan (T 11.22), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Yuhuo (T 1010.21), Biyi (T 1010.22)
Secondary points: Houzhui (T 44.02), Shouying (T 44.03), Fuding (T 44.04), Liuwan (T 66.08), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sanchayi (T 22.15)*, Sanchaer (T 22.16)*, Sanchasan (T 22.17)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Muguan (T 22.26)*, Guguan (T 22.24)*, Zhongguan (T 22.25)*, Huozhu (T 66.04)
Bleed Chize (LU 5), Tianzong (SI 11), Weizhong (BL 40), jing (well) points of affected channels, Ear Apex
Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)
Elbow pain: Shuanglongyi (T 77.29)*, Shuanglonger (T 77.30)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17)
Wrist pain: Sizhi (T 77.20), Shuiyu (T 44.17)
Knee pain: Jianzhong (T 44.06), Xinxi (T 11.09)
Ankle pain: Wuhu (T 11.27), Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07)
Finger pain: Haibao (T 66.01), Huozhu (T 66.04), Menjin (T 66.05), Wuhu (T 11.27)
Big toe pain: Wuhu (T 11.27)

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Tiaokou (ST 38)
Elbow pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Wrist pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5)
Knee pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), between Dabai (T 22.04) and Linggu (T 22.05), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping
Ankle pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Xiaojie (T 22.13)*
Finger pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 1,2,3
Big toe pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 3,4,5, Baihui (GV 20)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome), arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic heat disorders
- Shoulder: Bleed Chize (LU 5) or Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Sizhi (T 77.20).
- Elbow: Bleed Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Renzong (T 44.08).
- Wrist: Bleed Shuiyu (T 44.17) area. Needle contralaterally Tung’s Wantong (T 66.16)*.
- Knee: Bleed popliteal fossa or fibula head area. Needle contralaterally Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02).
- Ankle: Bleed Xuanzhong (GB 39) area. Needle contralaterally Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wuhu 4, 5 (T 11.27).
- Finger: Bleed tips of the fingers. Needle contralaterally Wuhu 1, 2 (T 11.27).

Tung Acup — Classic

Needle contralateral to the pain. If the pain is in the center, needle bilaterally or the side with the more ah shi points. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
General arthritis: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.
Arthritis (legs): Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed dark veins on the legs. Bleed before needling for best result.
Arthritis (degenerative): Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Simashang (T 88.18), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.

TCM Acup

Needle ah shi points.
Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
Arthritis (legs): Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Fengshi (GB 31), Xiyan (Ex-LE5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Futu (ST 32), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rheumatic arthritis: Spleen, Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, Allergic Area, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, and corresponding points to the affected area. Bleed Ear Apex.

Treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as scleroderma and Raynauds syndrome

Herb Alternatives

Circulation (SJ)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Use Dr. Tan’s Balance Method accordingly as determined by where the pain is (use mirror or image system).

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

Needle the opposite side of the pain. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
Needle muscle to treat the muscle, needle tendon to treat the tendon, needle ligament to treat the ligament, needle the bone to treat the bone.
General points: Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), patellar tendon, Tianjing (TH 10), Yangxi (LI 5)
Neck pain : Two points from Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7) two points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Shangqiu (SP 5), in between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 3 needles from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ligou (LR 5), two needles from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Boqiu (T 77.04)
Shoulder pain : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Jiexi (ST 41), Qiuxu (GB 40), two needles from Kunlun (BL 60) to Pushen (BL 61), needle halfway between Jiexi (ST 41) and Qiuxu (GB 40), 2-3 needles from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41). Neelde the opposite ankle or hip.
Whole arm pain : Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Weizhong (BL 40), Feiyang (BL 58), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Elbow

Elbow pain (lateral) : Needle in front and behind Yanglingquan (GB 34) or the fibula, Yangjiao (GB 35), Waiqiu (GB 36), Guangming (GB 37)
Elbow pain (medial) : Yingu (KI 10), thread needle from Ququan (LR 8) to Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Wrist

Wrist pain (on the HT channel) : Needle ashi points from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7)
Wrist pain (on the PC channel) : Needle ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the Lu channel) : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), needle ashi points from Ligou (LR 5) to Zhongdu (LR 6), Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the LI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41)
Wrist pain (on the SI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fuyang (BL 59) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Wrist pain (on the TH channel) : Xuanzhong (GB 39), also needle in front and behind the tibia and fibula

Hand and finger pain : Needle opposite side foot and toe images. For example, left lateral finger pain on the metacarpal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metatarsal phalgeal join on the toe.
Back and hip pain: Needle the opposite side of the pain Chize (LU 5), two needles on Kongzui (LU 6); needle the same side of the pain, two needles from Chengshan (BL 57) to Feiyang (BL 58), three needles on ashi points around Feiyang (BL 58)
Knee

Lateral and front of the knee pain, patella pain: Quchi (LI 11) and ashi points all around there.
Medial knee pain : Shaohai (HT 3), Quze (PC 3) Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10) thread to Quze (PC 3).
Back of the knee pain : Xiaohai (SI 8), Xinmen (T 33.12)

Ankle

Lateral ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangchi (TH 4) to Waiguan (TH 5)
Medial ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7)
Front of the ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangxi (LI 5) to Pianli (LI 6)
Achilles pain : Needle ashi points from Wangu (SI 4) to Yanglao (SI 6) on the tendon

Foot and toe pain : Needle opposite side hand and finger images. For example, left lateral toe pain on the metatarsal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metacarpal phalgeal join on the thumb.

DNA — Bob Doane

Shoulder:
- Xiyan, Zusanli (ST 36), ashi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41)
- Or ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
- Or needle 5 points on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan (Ex-LE5).
- Needle bilaterally.
Elbow:
- Needle 5 points on the medial side and 5 points on the lateral side of the knee.
- Needle bilaterally.
Wrist:
- Needle 2 points on each yin channel on the ankle.
- Needle bilaterally.
Knee:
- Needle all the yin channels on the elbow. Needle should touch tendon or bone.
- Needle the ankle joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Ankle:
- Needle all the yin channels on the wrist. Needle the wrist joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Finger:
- If the pain is on the dorsal side of the finger, needle the dorsal side of the corresponding toe joint.
- If the pain is on the ventral side of the finger, needle the ventral side of the corresponding toe joint.
Foot Pain:
- If the sole of the foot is in pain, needle both the top and the bottom of the opposite foot. Needle the top or bottom of both hands in the correct corresponding anatomical areas. For pain of the extremities, it is better to use anatomical points, which match the area of the pain on the affected area.
Big Toe Pain:
- 5 needles on the opposite thumb joint mirroring where the pain of the toe is.
Upper Neck Pain:
- Bilateral - one needle on each intermetacarpal joint from Houxi (SI 3) to Yuji (LU 10). If the pain is at C1, needle Weizhong (BL 40) deep into the bone and needle the middle of the distal joints of both index fingers on the palmar side.
Lower Neck Pain (Base of the Neck):
- Bilateral - 1 needle on each yin and yang channel on the wrists and ankles until you hit the bone. Yangxi (LI 5), Yangchi (TH 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Daling (PC 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shenmai (BL 62), Qiuxu (GB 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhaohai (KI 6). You can spread the image proximally and distally from the wrist and ankles and needle more points for a better result.
Pain on the Spine (GV Channel):
- T1-T12 has an image from the mid frontal hairline to Baihui (GV 20). T12 to the tailbone is from Fengchi (GB 20) to the occipital protuberance. Find the correct corresponding image area and place 2-3 needles on the ah shi point.
Neck Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 4 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Levator Scapulae/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Dadu (SP 2) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8)
Neck Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Erjian (LI 2) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Posterior/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Medius/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Shousanli (LI 10), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Anterior/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Sternocleidomastoid/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Upper Part of the Rhomboid Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Zusanli (ST 36) to Chongyang (ST 42), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Rectus Capitis Posterior Major, Longus Capitis, Longus Colli, Semispinalis Cervicis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7), Feiyang (BL 58) to Shugu (BL 65), Lingdao (HT 4) to Shaofu (HT 8), Hegu (LI 4) to Wenliu (LI 7), Zhongzhu (TH 3) to Waiguan (TH 5)
General Shoulder Pain:
- Bilateral - Xiyan, ah shi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41); or needle ah shi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8); or 5 needles on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan. If there are no ah shi points, place 4 needles equal distance from the points listed above.
Shoulder Pain (Posterior Deltoid/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - Yemen (TH 2), Zhongzhu (TH 3), Yangchi (TH 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Zulinqi (GB 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), 3 needles evenly spaced from Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Pain (Middle Deltoid/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Kongzui (LU 6) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chongyang (ST 42), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Shoulder Pain (Anterior Deltoid/LU Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Gongsun (SP 4) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Shoulder Joint Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Opposite side of the pain - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8); Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zulinqi (GB 41), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Teres Minor, Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Subscapularis, Biceps Brachii Long Head/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Quchi (LI 11), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Quze (PC 3) to Daling (PC 7), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Houxi (SI 3) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Rhomboid Major and Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Teres Major and Minor/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yanggu (SI 5) to middle of the forearm, Chengshan (BL 57) to Fuyang (BL 59), Zhongdu (LR 6) to Xiguan (LR 7), Yinxi (HT 6) to middle of the forearm
Upper Back Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10). Needle deep into the joints.
Midback Pain (General):
- Bilateral - 4 needles equal distance from the elbow to the wrist, knee to the ankle on the LU, SI, KI and BL channels.
Superficial or Acute Midback Pain (Trapezius, Serratus Posterior Superior, Spinalis Thoracis, Longissimus Thoracis, Iliocostalis Thoracis, upper edge of Latissumus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Deep or Chronic Midback Pain (Multifidus, Levator Costarum, Brevis and Longi, Semispinalis Thoracis, Rotatores Thoracis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9)
Midback Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangxi (LI 5) to the middle of the upper arm, Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41), Taiyuan (LU 9) to middle of forearm, Zhaohai (KI 6) to Zhubin (KI 9)
Midback Pain (Levator Scapulae, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Teres Major/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to middle of the forearm, Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of lower leg, Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7)
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 2 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Zhizheng (SI 7), Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40), Weiyang (BL 39), Yingu (KI 10), Zhubin (KI 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Gluteus Maximus/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feiyang (BL 58), Fuyang (BL 59), Kunlun (BL 60), Fuliu (KI 7), Jiaoxin (KI 8), Zhubin (KI 9), Wangu (SI 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Yanglao (SI 6), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Serratus Posterior Inferior, Iliocostalis Lumborum and Thoracis, Latissimus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Tianfu (LU 3) to Taiyuan (LU 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Intertransversarii, Quadratus Lumborum, Multifidus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shenmen (HT 7), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain. This set of points is better for chronic low back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (External and Internal Oblique, Transverse Abdominis/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7), Waiguan (TH 5) to Huizong (TH 7), Shenmen (HT 7) to middle of the forearm, 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Sacral Spine Pain (Multifidus, Coccygeus, Iliococcygeus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Shaofu (HT 8) to Shaochong (HT 9), Shangyang (LI 1) to Yangxi (LI 5)
Sacral Spine Pain (Piriformis, Gemellus Superior and Inferior, Obturator Internus, Quadratus Femoris, Gluteus Maximus, Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Qiangu (SI 2) to Yanggu (SI 5)
Tailbone Pain:
- Bilateral - Yongquan (KI 1), Rangu (KI 2), Shangyang (LI 1), Quchi (LI 11), ah shi points from Jinggu (BL 64) to Zhiyin (BL 67), 3 needles deep into Weizhong (BL 40); Baihui (GV 20), needle either the top or the bottom of sternum Jiuwei (CV 15), Tiantu (CV 22)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Fuyuan (T 11.22), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Yuhuo (T 1010.21), Biyi (T 1010.22)
Secondary points: Houzhui (T 44.02), Shouying (T 44.03), Fuding (T 44.04), Liuwan (T 66.08), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sanchayi (T 22.15)*, Sanchaer (T 22.16)*, Sanchasan (T 22.17)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Muguan (T 22.26)*, Guguan (T 22.24)*, Zhongguan (T 22.25)*, Huozhu (T 66.04)
Bleed Chize (LU 5), Tianzong (SI 11), Weizhong (BL 40), jing (well) points of affected channels, Ear Apex
Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)
Elbow pain: Shuanglongyi (T 77.29)*, Shuanglonger (T 77.30)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17)
Wrist pain: Sizhi (T 77.20), Shuiyu (T 44.17)
Knee pain: Jianzhong (T 44.06), Xinxi (T 11.09)
Ankle pain: Wuhu (T 11.27), Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07)
Finger pain: Haibao (T 66.01), Huozhu (T 66.04), Menjin (T 66.05), Wuhu (T 11.27)
Big toe pain: Wuhu (T 11.27)

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Tiaokou (ST 38)
Elbow pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Wrist pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5)
Knee pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), between Dabai (T 22.04) and Linggu (T 22.05), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping
Ankle pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Xiaojie (T 22.13)*
Finger pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 1,2,3
Big toe pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 3,4,5, Baihui (GV 20)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome), arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic heat disorders
- Shoulder: Bleed Chize (LU 5) or Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Sizhi (T 77.20).
- Elbow: Bleed Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Renzong (T 44.08).
- Wrist: Bleed Shuiyu (T 44.17) area. Needle contralaterally Tung’s Wantong (T 66.16)*.
- Knee: Bleed popliteal fossa or fibula head area. Needle contralaterally Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02).
- Ankle: Bleed Xuanzhong (GB 39) area. Needle contralaterally Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wuhu 4, 5 (T 11.27).
- Finger: Bleed tips of the fingers. Needle contralaterally Wuhu 1, 2 (T 11.27).

Tung Acup — Classic

Needle contralateral to the pain. If the pain is in the center, needle bilaterally or the side with the more ah shi points. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
General arthritis: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.
Arthritis (legs): Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed dark veins on the legs. Bleed before needling for best result.
Arthritis (degenerative): Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Simashang (T 88.18), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.

TCM Acup

Needle ah shi points.
Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
Arthritis (legs): Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Fengshi (GB 31), Xiyan (Ex-LE5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Futu (ST 32), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rheumatic arthritis: Spleen, Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, Allergic Area, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, and corresponding points to the affected area. Bleed Ear Apex.

Treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus

Herb Alternatives

LPS Support

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Use Dr. Tan’s Balance Method accordingly as determined by where the pain is (use mirror or image system).

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

Needle the opposite side of the pain. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
Needle muscle to treat the muscle, needle tendon to treat the tendon, needle ligament to treat the ligament, needle the bone to treat the bone.
General points: Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), patellar tendon, Tianjing (TH 10), Yangxi (LI 5)
Neck pain : Two points from Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7) two points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Shangqiu (SP 5), in between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 3 needles from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ligou (LR 5), two needles from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Boqiu (T 77.04)
Shoulder pain : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Jiexi (ST 41), Qiuxu (GB 40), two needles from Kunlun (BL 60) to Pushen (BL 61), needle halfway between Jiexi (ST 41) and Qiuxu (GB 40), 2-3 needles from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41). Neelde the opposite ankle or hip.
Whole arm pain : Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Weizhong (BL 40), Feiyang (BL 58), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Elbow

Elbow pain (lateral) : Needle in front and behind Yanglingquan (GB 34) or the fibula, Yangjiao (GB 35), Waiqiu (GB 36), Guangming (GB 37)
Elbow pain (medial) : Yingu (KI 10), thread needle from Ququan (LR 8) to Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Wrist

Wrist pain (on the HT channel) : Needle ashi points from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7)
Wrist pain (on the PC channel) : Needle ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the Lu channel) : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), needle ashi points from Ligou (LR 5) to Zhongdu (LR 6), Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the LI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41)
Wrist pain (on the SI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fuyang (BL 59) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Wrist pain (on the TH channel) : Xuanzhong (GB 39), also needle in front and behind the tibia and fibula

Hand and finger pain : Needle opposite side foot and toe images. For example, left lateral finger pain on the metacarpal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metatarsal phalgeal join on the toe.
Back and hip pain: Needle the opposite side of the pain Chize (LU 5), two needles on Kongzui (LU 6); needle the same side of the pain, two needles from Chengshan (BL 57) to Feiyang (BL 58), three needles on ashi points around Feiyang (BL 58)
Knee

Lateral and front of the knee pain, patella pain: Quchi (LI 11) and ashi points all around there.
Medial knee pain : Shaohai (HT 3), Quze (PC 3) Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10) thread to Quze (PC 3).
Back of the knee pain : Xiaohai (SI 8), Xinmen (T 33.12)

Ankle

Lateral ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangchi (TH 4) to Waiguan (TH 5)
Medial ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7)
Front of the ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangxi (LI 5) to Pianli (LI 6)
Achilles pain : Needle ashi points from Wangu (SI 4) to Yanglao (SI 6) on the tendon

Foot and toe pain : Needle opposite side hand and finger images. For example, left lateral toe pain on the metatarsal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metacarpal phalgeal join on the thumb.

DNA — Bob Doane

Shoulder:
- Xiyan, Zusanli (ST 36), ashi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41)
- Or ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
- Or needle 5 points on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan (Ex-LE5).
- Needle bilaterally.
Elbow:
- Needle 5 points on the medial side and 5 points on the lateral side of the knee.
- Needle bilaterally.
Wrist:
- Needle 2 points on each yin channel on the ankle.
- Needle bilaterally.
Knee:
- Needle all the yin channels on the elbow. Needle should touch tendon or bone.
- Needle the ankle joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Ankle:
- Needle all the yin channels on the wrist. Needle the wrist joint.
- Needle bilaterally.
Finger:
- If the pain is on the dorsal side of the finger, needle the dorsal side of the corresponding toe joint.
- If the pain is on the ventral side of the finger, needle the ventral side of the corresponding toe joint.
Foot Pain:
- If the sole of the foot is in pain, needle both the top and the bottom of the opposite foot. Needle the top or bottom of both hands in the correct corresponding anatomical areas. For pain of the extremities, it is better to use anatomical points, which match the area of the pain on the affected area.
Big Toe Pain:
- 5 needles on the opposite thumb joint mirroring where the pain of the toe is.
Upper Neck Pain:
- Bilateral - one needle on each intermetacarpal joint from Houxi (SI 3) to Yuji (LU 10). If the pain is at C1, needle Weizhong (BL 40) deep into the bone and needle the middle of the distal joints of both index fingers on the palmar side.
Lower Neck Pain (Base of the Neck):
- Bilateral - 1 needle on each yin and yang channel on the wrists and ankles until you hit the bone. Yangxi (LI 5), Yangchi (TH 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Daling (PC 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shenmai (BL 62), Qiuxu (GB 40), Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhaohai (KI 6). You can spread the image proximally and distally from the wrist and ankles and needle more points for a better result.
Pain on the Spine (GV Channel):
- T1-T12 has an image from the mid frontal hairline to Baihui (GV 20). T12 to the tailbone is from Fengchi (GB 20) to the occipital protuberance. Find the correct corresponding image area and place 2-3 needles on the ah shi point.
Neck Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 4 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Levator Scapulae/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Dadu (SP 2) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8)
Neck Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Erjian (LI 2) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Posterior/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Medius/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Shousanli (LI 10), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Scalenus Anterior/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Zuqiaoyin (GB 44), Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Sternocleidomastoid/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Zutonggu (BL 66), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10)
Neck Pain (Upper Part of the Rhomboid Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Zusanli (ST 36) to Chongyang (ST 42), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Neck Pain (Rectus Capitis Posterior Major, Longus Capitis, Longus Colli, Semispinalis Cervicis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7), Feiyang (BL 58) to Shugu (BL 65), Lingdao (HT 4) to Shaofu (HT 8), Hegu (LI 4) to Wenliu (LI 7), Zhongzhu (TH 3) to Waiguan (TH 5)
General Shoulder Pain:
- Bilateral - Xiyan, ah shi points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41); or needle ah shi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8); or 5 needles on the medial side of the bony area from Yingu (KI 10) to Xiyan. If there are no ah shi points, place 4 needles equal distance from the points listed above.
Shoulder Pain (Posterior Deltoid/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - Yemen (TH 2), Zhongzhu (TH 3), Yangchi (TH 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Zulinqi (GB 41), Diwuhui (GB 42), 3 needles evenly spaced from Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Pain (Middle Deltoid/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Kongzui (LU 6) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chongyang (ST 42), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Shoulder Pain (Anterior Deltoid/LU Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Gongsun (SP 4) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Shoulder Joint Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Opposite side of the pain - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yemen (TH 2) to Tianjing (TH 10), Quze (PC 3) to Laogong (PC 8); Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Zulinqi (GB 41), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Teres Minor, Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Qiangu (SI 2) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaofu (HT 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Shoulder Joint Pain (Subscapularis, Biceps Brachii Long Head/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 5 needles evenly spaced from Erjian (LI 2) to Quchi (LI 11), Dubi (ST 35) to Neiting (ST 44), Chize (LU 5) to Yuji (LU 10), Xingjian (LR 2) to Ququan (LR 8). Needle deep into the muscles, tendons and joints for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Supraspinatus/TH Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Quze (PC 3) to Daling (PC 7), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10). When possible, insert needle deep into the joint for maximum effect.
Upper Back Pain (Trapezius/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Houxi (SI 3) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Rhomboid Major and Minor/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9)
Upper Back Pain (Infraspinatus/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
Upper Back Pain (Teres Major and Minor/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yanggu (SI 5) to middle of the forearm, Chengshan (BL 57) to Fuyang (BL 59), Zhongdu (LR 6) to Xiguan (LR 7), Yinxi (HT 6) to middle of the forearm
Upper Back Pain (Erector Spinae/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Taixi (KI 3) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Zhouliao (LI 12), Yangchi (TH 4) to Tianjing (TH 10). Needle deep into the joints.
Midback Pain (General):
- Bilateral - 4 needles equal distance from the elbow to the wrist, knee to the ankle on the LU, SI, KI and BL channels.
Superficial or Acute Midback Pain (Trapezius, Serratus Posterior Superior, Spinalis Thoracis, Longissimus Thoracis, Iliocostalis Thoracis, upper edge of Latissumus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Rangu (KI 2) to Yingu (KI 10)
Deep or Chronic Midback Pain (Multifidus, Levator Costarum, Brevis and Longi, Semispinalis Thoracis, Rotatores Thoracis/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shaochong (HT 9)
Midback Pain (Subscapularis/LI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangxi (LI 5) to the middle of the upper arm, Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41), Taiyuan (LU 9) to middle of forearm, Zhaohai (KI 6) to Zhubin (KI 9)
Midback Pain (Levator Scapulae, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Teres Major/SI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Wangu (SI 4) to middle of the forearm, Feiyang (BL 58) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of lower leg, Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7)
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 2 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Zhizheng (SI 7), Xiaohai (SI 8), Weizhong (BL 40), Weiyang (BL 39), Yingu (KI 10), Zhubin (KI 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Gluteus Maximus/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feiyang (BL 58), Fuyang (BL 59), Kunlun (BL 60), Fuliu (KI 7), Jiaoxin (KI 8), Zhubin (KI 9), Wangu (SI 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Yanglao (SI 6), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Serratus Posterior Inferior, Iliocostalis Lumborum and Thoracis, Latissimus Dorsi/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8), Tianfu (LU 3) to Taiyuan (LU 9), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (Intertransversarii, Quadratus Lumborum, Multifidus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Zhaohai (KI 6) to Yingu (KI 10), Weizhong (BL 40) to Kunlun (BL 60), Shaohai (HT 3) to Shenmen (HT 7), Yangxi (LI 5) to Quchi (LI 11), 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain. This set of points is better for chronic low back pain.
Low Back Pain L1-L5 (External and Internal Oblique, Transverse Abdominis/GB Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangjiao (GB 35) to Qiuxu (GB 40), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7), Waiguan (TH 5) to Huizong (TH 7), Shenmen (HT 7) to middle of the forearm, 5-10 needles on the abdomen at the same level as the back pain.
Sacral Spine Pain (Multifidus, Coccygeus, Iliococcygeus/KI Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Shaofu (HT 8) to Shaochong (HT 9), Shangyang (LI 1) to Yangxi (LI 5)
Sacral Spine Pain (Piriformis, Gemellus Superior and Inferior, Obturator Internus, Quadratus Femoris, Gluteus Maximus, Iliocostalis Lumborum/BL Channel):
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Kunlun (BL 60) to Zhiyin (BL 67), Yongquan (KI 1) to Zhaohai (KI 6), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Qiangu (SI 2) to Yanggu (SI 5)
Tailbone Pain:
- Bilateral - Yongquan (KI 1), Rangu (KI 2), Shangyang (LI 1), Quchi (LI 11), ah shi points from Jinggu (BL 64) to Zhiyin (BL 67), 3 needles deep into Weizhong (BL 40); Baihui (GV 20), needle either the top or the bottom of sternum Jiuwei (CV 15), Tiantu (CV 22)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Fuyuan (T 11.22), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Yuhuo (T 1010.21), Biyi (T 1010.22)
Secondary points: Houzhui (T 44.02), Shouying (T 44.03), Fuding (T 44.04), Liuwan (T 66.08), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sanchayi (T 22.15)*, Sanchaer (T 22.16)*, Sanchasan (T 22.17)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Muguan (T 22.26)*, Guguan (T 22.24)*, Zhongguan (T 22.25)*, Huozhu (T 66.04)
Bleed Chize (LU 5), Tianzong (SI 11), Weizhong (BL 40), jing (well) points of affected channels, Ear Apex
Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)
Elbow pain: Shuanglongyi (T 77.29)*, Shuanglonger (T 77.30)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17)
Wrist pain: Sizhi (T 77.20), Shuiyu (T 44.17)
Knee pain: Jianzhong (T 44.06), Xinxi (T 11.09)
Ankle pain: Wuhu (T 11.27), Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07)
Finger pain: Haibao (T 66.01), Huozhu (T 66.04), Menjin (T 66.05), Wuhu (T 11.27)
Big toe pain: Wuhu (T 11.27)

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Tiaokou (ST 38)
Elbow pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Wrist pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5)
Knee pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), between Dabai (T 22.04) and Linggu (T 22.05), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping
Ankle pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Xiaojie (T 22.13)*
Finger pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 1,2,3
Big toe pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 3,4,5, Baihui (GV 20)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome), arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic heat disorders
- Shoulder: Bleed Chize (LU 5) or Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Sizhi (T 77.20).
- Elbow: Bleed Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Renzong (T 44.08).
- Wrist: Bleed Shuiyu (T 44.17) area. Needle contralaterally Tung’s Wantong (T 66.16)*.
- Knee: Bleed popliteal fossa or fibula head area. Needle contralaterally Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02).
- Ankle: Bleed Xuanzhong (GB 39) area. Needle contralaterally Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wuhu 4, 5 (T 11.27).
- Finger: Bleed tips of the fingers. Needle contralaterally Wuhu 1, 2 (T 11.27).

Tung Acup — Classic

Needle contralateral to the pain. If the pain is in the center, needle bilaterally or the side with the more ah shi points. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
General arthritis: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.
Arthritis (legs): Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed dark veins on the legs. Bleed before needling for best result.
Arthritis (degenerative): Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Simashang (T 88.18), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.

TCM Acup

Needle ah shi points.
Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
Arthritis (legs): Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Fengshi (GB 31), Xiyan (Ex-LE5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Futu (ST 32), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rheumatic arthritis: Spleen, Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, Allergic Area, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, and corresponding points to the affected area. Bleed Ear Apex.

Treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis

Herb Alternatives

Neuro Plus

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Use Dr. Tan’s Balance Method accordingly as determined by where the pain is (use mirror or image system).

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

Needle the opposite side of the pain. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
Needle muscle to treat the muscle, needle tendon to treat the tendon, needle ligament to treat the ligament, needle the bone to treat the bone.
General points: Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), patellar tendon, Tianjing (TH 10), Yangxi (LI 5)
Neck pain : Two points from Lingdao (HT 4) to Shenmen (HT 7) two points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Shangqiu (SP 5), in between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 3 needles from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ligou (LR 5), two needles from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Boqiu (T 77.04)
Shoulder pain : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Jiexi (ST 41), Qiuxu (GB 40), two needles from Kunlun (BL 60) to Pushen (BL 61), needle halfway between Jiexi (ST 41) and Qiuxu (GB 40), 2-3 needles from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41). Neelde the opposite ankle or hip.
Whole arm pain : Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Weizhong (BL 40), Feiyang (BL 58), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Elbow

Elbow pain (lateral) : Needle in front and behind Yanglingquan (GB 34) or the fibula, Yangjiao (GB 35), Waiqiu (GB 36), Guangming (GB 37)
Elbow pain (medial) : Yingu (KI 10), thread needle from Ququan (LR 8) to Yinlingquan (SP 9)

Wrist

Wrist pain (on the HT channel) : Needle ashi points from Taixi (KI 3) to Fuliu (KI 7)
Wrist pain (on the PC channel) : Needle ashi points from Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the Lu channel) : Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfeng (LR 4), needle ashi points from Ligou (LR 5) to Zhongdu (LR 6), Xiguan (LR 7)
Wrist pain (on the LI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fenglong (ST 40) to Jiexi (ST 41)
Wrist pain (on the SI channel) : Needle ashi points from Fuyang (BL 59) to Kunlun (BL 60)
Wrist pain (on the TH channel) : Xuanzhong (GB 39), also needle in front and behind the tibia and fibula

Hand and finger pain : Needle opposite side foot and toe images. For example, left lateral finger pain on the metacarpal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metatarsal phalgeal join on the toe.
Back and hip pain: Needle the opposite side of the pain Chize (LU 5), two needles on Kongzui (LU 6); needle the same side of the pain, two needles from Chengshan (BL 57) to Feiyang (BL 58), three needles on ashi points around Feiyang (BL 58)
Knee

Lateral and front of the knee pain, patella pain: Quchi (LI 11) and ashi points all around there.
Medial knee pain : Shaohai (HT 3), Quze (PC 3) Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10) thread to Quze (PC 3).
Back of the knee pain : Xiaohai (SI 8), Xinmen (T 33.12)

Ankle

Lateral ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangchi (TH 4) to Waiguan (TH 5)
Medial ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Lieque (LU 7) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7)
Front of the ankle pain : Needle ashi points from Yangxi (LI 5) to Pianli (LI 6)
Achilles pain : Needle ashi points from Wangu (SI 4) to Yanglao (SI 6) on the tendon

Foot and toe pain : Needle opposite side hand and finger images. For example, left lateral toe pain on the metatarsal phalangeal joint, needle right lateral metacarpal phalgeal join on the thumb.

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Fuyuan (T 11.22), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Yuhuo (T 1010.21), Biyi (T 1010.22)
Secondary points: Houzhui (T 44.02), Shouying (T 44.03), Fuding (T 44.04), Liuwan (T 66.08), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sanchayi (T 22.15)*, Sanchaer (T 22.16)*, Sanchasan (T 22.17)*

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Shoulder pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Tiaokou (ST 38)
Elbow pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Fengshi (GB 31), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Wrist pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5)
Knee pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), between Dabai (T 22.04) and Linggu (T 22.05), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping
Ankle pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Xiaojie (T 22.13)*
Finger pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 1,2,3
Big toe pain: Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27) points 3,4,5, Baihui (GV 20)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome), arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic heat disorders
- Shoulder: Bleed Chize (LU 5) or Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Sizhi (T 77.20).
- Elbow: Bleed Quchi (LI 11) area. Needle contralaterally Renzong (T 44.08).
- Wrist: Bleed Shuiyu (T 44.17) area. Needle contralaterally Tung’s Wantong (T 66.16)*.
- Knee: Bleed popliteal fossa or fibula head area. Needle contralaterally Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02).
- Ankle: Bleed Xuanzhong (GB 39) area. Needle contralaterally Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wuhu 4, 5 (T 11.27).
- Finger: Bleed tips of the fingers. Needle contralaterally Wuhu 1, 2 (T 11.27).

Tung Acup — Classic

Needle contralateral to the pain. If the pain is in the center, needle bilaterally or the side with the more ah shi points. If the pain is bilateral, needle bilaterally.
General arthritis: Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.
Arthritis (legs): Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed dark veins on the legs. Bleed before needling for best result.
Arthritis (degenerative): Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Simashang (T 88.18), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Wuhu (T 11.27). Bleed the affected area.

TCM Acup

Needle ah shi points.
Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
Arthritis (legs): Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Fengshi (GB 31), Xiyan (Ex-LE5), Qiuxu (GB 40), Futu (ST 32), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Rheumatic arthritis: Spleen, Liver, Kidney, San Jiao, Allergic Area, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, and corresponding points to the affected area. Bleed Ear Apex.

Scalp Acup — Karl Tai

**The Most Important Scalp Points and Treatment Plans for Stroke Patients** **Main Acupuncture Points** 1. *Baihui* (GV 20), needle anteriorly 2. *Qianding* (GV 21), needle posteriorly to treat calf dysfunction 3. Sagittal Suture Sensory Area (Scalp-KT8) 矢縫感觉区 4. Sagittal Suture Motor Area (Scalp-KT9) 矢縫运动区 5. Coronal Suture Upper Limb Area (Scalp-KT16) 冠縫上肢區 6. Lambdoid Suture Lower Limb Area (Scalp-KT21) 人字縫下肢區 **Secondary Acupuncture Points** Jin’s Brain Three Needles 靳氏脑三针 which include *Naohu* (GV 17) and bilateral *Yuzhen* (BL 9) or *Naokong* (GB 19) are excellent for stroke involving the brain stem. These three points are often used for Parkinson’s disease, Tourette syndrome, mania, epilepsy, vertigo, paralysis, leg and back pain and numbness, dizziness, vomiting and nasal obstruction. Needle inferiorly 1-1.5 cun Jin’s Squamous Three Needles 靳氏颞三针 which includes three needles inserted downwardly, crossing the Squamous suture above the ears in the approximate area of *Shuaigu* (GB 8) and *Tianchong* (GB 9). For treating ear dysfunction and dizziness on the same side, needle the affected side. When treating paralysis, needle the opposite side. **TREATMENT PLAN #1** This treatment strategy is suitable for most stroke patients. Points: 1. *Baihui* (GV 20), needle towards the front 2. *Qianding* (GV 21), needle towards the back to treat calf dysfunction/paralysis 3. Sagittal Suture Motor Area (Scalp-KT9) 矢縫运动区, needle the healthy side 4. Sagittal Suture Sensory Area (Scalp-KT8) 矢縫感觉区 , needle the healthy side **TREATMENT PLAN #2** This is the best treatment plan for paralysis patients who can’t lift the arm(s). Points: 1. *Baihui* (GV 20) 2. *****Qianding* (GV 21) 3. Sagittal Suture Motor Area (Scalp-KT9) 矢縫运动区 4. Sagittal Suture Sensory Area (Scalp-KT8) 矢縫感觉区 5. Coronal Suture Upper Limb Area (Scalp-KT16) 冠縫上肢區 6. *Muchuang* (GB 16) **TREATMENT PLAN #3** This is the best treatment for patients who have numbness and pain of the extremities. **Points:** 1. Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針 2. Sagittal Suture Motor Area (Scalp-KT9) 矢縫运动区 3. Sagittal Suture Sensory Area (Scalp-KT8) 矢縫感觉区 4. 冠狀縫區CORONAL SUTURE AREA 5. *Muchuang* (GB 16) **Supplementary Points:** 1. **Impaired upper body movement**: Needle the Coronal Suture (If the left body is paralyzed, the needle the right side of the the head.), *Muchuang* (GB 16), *Jianyu* (LI 15), *Jianliao* (TH 14), *Jianzhen* (SI 9), *Quchi* (LI 11), *Yanglao* (SI 6), *Linggu* (T 22.05), *Hegu* (LI 4), thread *Zusanli* (ST 36) to *Tiaokou* (ST 38) 2. **Impaired lower body movement**: Needle the Lambdoid Suture (If the left body is paralyzed, the needle the right side of the Lambdoid Suture) , *Zusanli* (ST 36), *Tiaokou* (ST 38), *Heding*, *Dubi* (ST 35), *Yanglingquan* (GB 34), *Xuanzhong* (GB 39), *Xiajuxu* (ST 39) 3. **Lower limb deformity, pronated foot**: add the point 1 cun lateral to *Chengshan* (BL 57) 4. **Lower limb deformity, supinated foot**: add the point 1 cun medial to *Chengshan* (BL 57) 5. **Inability to extend or straighten the fingers**: add *Linggu* (T 22.05), *Baxie*, Wrist 4,5,6 points (three points approximately 2 cun above the wrist, spread evenly across on the dorsal side, needled distally towards the hand), Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針 6. **Inability to make a fist or grip**: add *Quchi* (LI 11), *Quze* (PC 3), Wrist 1,2,3 points (three points approximately 2 cun above the wrist, spread evenly across on the ventral side, needle distally towards the hand), Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針 7. **Swollen palm**: *Baxie*, Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針 8. **Swollen foot**: *Bafeng*, Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針 9. **Inability to do toe extension**: add *Xiajuxu* (ST 39), Extra Point Naoqing which is located 1.5 cun above *Jiexi* (ST 41). 10. **Inability to straighten the toes**: add *Bafeng* 11. **Heel pain**: add *Tianzhu* (BL 10), *Daling* (PC 7）, *Taixi* (KI 3), Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針 12. **Hand numbness**: add Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針, CORONAL SUTURE AREA 冠狀縫區, *Muchuang* (GB 16), *Tianzhu* (BL 10) 13. **Foot numbness**: add Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles戴氏感覺四神針, LAMBDOID SUTURE AREA 人字縫區, *Tianzhu* (BL 10), *Jianzhongshu* (SI 15) 14. **Deviated eyes or mouth**: add bilateral *Dicang* (ST 4), Coronal Sphenoid Speech Face Area (Scalp-KT17) 冠蝶言語顏面區 , *Xiaguan* (ST 7), *Jiache* (ST 6), *Yingxiang* (LI 20), *Chengjiang* (CV 24) 15. **Swallowing difficulty**: add *Shenting* (GV 24) (strongly stimulate with the right hand while massaging the throat using the left hand). 16. **Drooling**: add *Dicang* (ST 4), Auricular Sympathetic point, *Zhixian* (T 11.25) 17. **Inability to close the eyes:** *Zanzhu* (BL 2), *Zhiyin* (BL 67) on the healthy side, Coronal Sphenoid Speech Face Area (Scalp-KT17) 冠蝶言語顏面區 18. **Facial Prolapse, inability to open the eyes:** on the affected side, add *Xuehai* (SP 10), *Taibai* (SP 3), *Taichong* (LR 3), *Yangbai* (GB 14) Parkinson's 1. Sishencong (Ex-HN1) 2. Jin’s Cognitive Three Needles 靳氏智三針 3. Occipital Balance Area (Scalp-KT24) 枕旁平衡區 4. Tai’s Sensory Si Shen Needles 戴氏感覺四神針

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