Table 2. Some selected acupoints, locations, and clinical applications involving musculoskeletal disorders.
| Treatment | 2nd week | 4th week |
|---|---|---|
| LI-1 | Proximal to the coronary band at the craniomedial aspect of the hoof of the forelimb | Lameness of the forelimb, laminitis, navicular disease, pharyngitis, nasal discharge |
| LI-3 | Over the interosseous muscle on the craniomedial aspect of the fetlock, distal to the end of the second metacarpal | Toothache, inflammation of tendon, fetlock pain |
| LI-4 | Between the second and third metacarpal bones at the medial aspect of the forelimb at about proximal one-third of the distance between the carpus and fetlock | Immunosuppression, nose bleeding, facial paralysis, tendinitis, dental disorders, sore throat |
| LI-15 | Located at the shoulder region on the cranial margin of the acromial head of the deltoideus, cranial and distal to the acromion process | IVDD, cervical pain, shoulder pain, and lameness |
| ST-31 | Caudoventral to the tuber coxae in the depression at its lower border | Arthritis or pain of the stifle, colic |
| ST-34 | Belly of vastus lateralis, proximal and lateral to the patella | Hind limb paralysis, inflammation of the stifle |
| ST-35 | The depression lateral and distal to the patellar ligament and patella, respectively | Ligament disorders, pain, and osteoarthritis of stifle, paresis of pelvic limb |
| ST-41 | Between the long and lateral digital extensor at the ventral edge of the lateral malleolus | Hind limb paralysis, constipation |
| SP-9 | The depression about the level of the ligament of patellar in front of the saphenous vein | Arthritis and pain of the stifle, jaundice, stranguria |
| SP-21 | About same level of the point of shoulder on the lateral thorax at seventh intercostal space | Generalized body pain, dyspnea, digestive disorders, fore and hind limb weakness |
| BL-11 | Few distance away from the dorsal midline at the level of second thoracic vertebral space | Stiffness of the cervical vertebrae, forelimb paralysis, arthritis, IVDD |
| BL-37 | At the level of the tuber ischia in the groove between the semitendinosus and biceps femoris muscles | Lameness of hip, stifle and hock origin, hind limb paralysis, muscle atrophy |
| TH-5 | In the interosseous space of radius and ulna on the lateral surface of the fore limb, a bit proximal to the carpus | IVDD, fever, otitis, cervical pain |
| TH-9 | At the terminal of the groove between the lateral ulnaris and the common digital extensor muscle | Paralysis, general analgesia point |
| GB-29 | In the depression halfway between the greater trochanter of the femur and iliac wing | Hip dysplasia, coxofemoral joint arthritis, hind limb paralysis or pain |
| GB-30 | Between the greater trochanter of the femur and ischial tuberosity in the depression about the mid-way | Coxofemoral osteoarthritis, pain of the gluteus, hind limb paralysis, or paresis |
| LIV-3 | Proximal one-third of the distance from the tarsus to fetlock on the craniomedial surface of the third metatarsus | Paralysis of hind limb, fetlock pain |
| SI-3 | On the lateral aspect of the fifth metacarpal proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint | Thoracolumbar pain, IVDD, shoulder pain, pharyngitis |
| SI-9 | The depression at the junction of the lateral and ling heads of triceps brachii with the deltoidues muscle caudal to the humerus | Paresis or paralysis of the forelimb, generalized pain |
| KID-7 | On the cranial border of the Achilles tendon at the caudomedial surface of the hind limb | Varying edema, paralysis, or paresis of the hind limb |
Adapted from Hulea and Cristina (2012); Xie and Preast (2007).