Acupuncture Treatment for Bi Syndrome (painful obstruction)

Bi Syndrome (painful obstruction)
Principle of treatment is to invigorate the Qi (main points Du 14)

Wind (moving) Bi

Acupuncture – Du 14, GB 20, BL 17, SP 10

Cold (painful) Bi

Acupuncture – Du 14, BL 12, 23, Ren 4

Damp (heavy) Bi

Acupuncture – Du 14, BL 17, 20, SP 9, ST 36

Heat (Re) Bi

Acupuncture – Du 14, LI 4, 11



Use local, distal, and adjacent points.



Modifications: according to specific area.

- shoulder- 3 shoulder needles, 1. extra Jian Qian, LI 15, SJ 14, 2. LI 15, SJ 14,

SI 9, 3, LI 15, SJ 14, LI 14

- elbow- LI 10, 11, SJ 5, 10, LU 5, LI 4

- wrist- LI 5, SJ 4, SI 5, LI 4

- spine- Du 3, 12, 26, Yintang

- hip- GB 29, 30, 39

- buttocks- BL 36, 54, SP 9

- knee- ST 34, 35, GB 33, 34

- ankle- BL 60, 62, KI 6, GB 40, ST 41





Alternative Treatment Methods

auricular- shenmen, sympathetic, local area, use points detection

injection- local Dang Gui, Fang Feng, Wei Ling Xian solution (0.5-1ml), *do not inject into joint)

7 star- local points