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BL 15 Xinshu L1-L2
BL 17 Geshu L3-L4
L4-L5
Shenmen
BL 10 Tianzhu (shoulder BL 20 Pishu
and back pain) BL 40 Weizhong
(lumbar pain) BL 23 Shenshu
BL 24 Qihaishu
BL 57 Chengshan
(relaxes sinews, BL 25 Daqangshu
activates meridian)
BL 60 Kunlun
(removes stagnation)
BL 53 Baohuang

Figure 1. illustration of bladder (BL) acupunture points used in phase 1 treatment. The prescription was formulated because of their anatomical
placement, in the bladder (BL) and spleen, doubling as local points along the affected channel to tonify the kidney Qi and yin.