Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Protocols
Acupuncture for Urinary Disorders - Treatment Protocols
Below you will find some of the more common tcm diagnoses and acupuncture treatment protocols for urinary disorders (also known as "lin disease" in tcm theory). There are many ways to treat this condition with Eastern Medicine and our presentation is only one of many possible options.
- Differentiation - 5 Types of Lin Disease:
- Qi Lin
- Signs & Symptoms:
- Treatment Points:
- Blood Lin
- Signs & Symptoms:
- Treatment Points:
- Valaskatagis Point Selection:
- UB 27 - SI Shu, clear heat from the SI
- SI 2 - water point, clear heat from the SI
- HT 8 - clear heat from the HT
- UB 28 - UB Shu
- CV 3 - clear excess in the lower abdomen
- SP 6 - move Blood in the lower abdomen
- SP 9 - clear damp
- SP 10 - clear heat in the Blood
- UB 17 - hui meeting of the Blood
- UB 22 - TH Shu, clear heat from the UB
- Damp Lin
- Signs & Symptoms:
- Treatment Points:
- Valaskatagis Point Selection:
- Damp-Heat Treatment
- SP 6 - tonify SP
- SP 9 - resolve damp
- CV 12 - ST Mu, tonify ST/SP
- CV 3 - clear excess from lower abdomen
- UB 22 - TH Shu
- UB 28 - UB Shu
- Damp w/KD Yin Deficiency
- KD 6 - tonify KD Yin
- KD 3 - tonify KD
- CV 4 - tonify Yin
- SP 9 - resolve damp
- UB 22 - TH Shu
- UB 28 - UB Shu
- Stone Lin
- Signs & Symptoms:
- Treatment Points:
- Valaskatagis Point Selection:
- UB 39 - lower he sea, resolves stagnation causing urinary issues
- KD 2 - clear KD heat
- SP 6 - clear damp from lower warmer
- SP 9 - resolve damp
- CV 3 - clear excess in lower abdomen
- UB 28 - UB Shu, clear UB heat
- CV 12 - ST Mu, tonify ST/SP
- UB 20 - SP Shu
- Acute Passing of a Stone
- Use electrical stimulation from UB 23 to GB 25 (Shu/Mu Combination) on the side of the pain, higher frequency works best
- You can use CV 4 w/SP 6 to help relax the ureter
- Fatigue Lin
- Signs & Symptoms:
- Treatment Points:
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were consulted within this section:
- St. John, Meredith: New England School of Acupuncture, Etiology and Pathology Lecture Notes
- Valaskatgis, Peter: New England School of Acupuncture, Etiology and Pathology Lecture Notes
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