Looking for acupuncture points for elbow bursitis

Thanks for your assistance with the points. I don&#39t understand what you mean by "Mills Sign" positive though?

Useful information! Are the same points applicable for a so called golf elbow?

Just to get you headed in the right general direction our page on acupuncture for arthritis is generally applicable to all types of pain and has a section of local and distal points for many specific areas of the body.

There are a few things I would add to what feng said above - one, I always focus with strong tuina on the neck of the affected side in the C6, C7, T1 area as well as the SI 16/17 area to open circulation to the arm. Generally the points Feng mentions are fine, the ashi points, however, are important and will often be what makes the difference treatment wise. You choose those by palpating locally and selecting the areas of most pain, but also slightly distally by choosing areas that are either painful or feel extremely tight to you. Tuina around the area is helpful. Finally, while it is more for acute injuries (broken bones, sprains, etc.) the herbal formula Jin Gu Die Da Wan often aids tendon related overuse conditions such as these even in cases where the improvement from acupuncture is minimal. It is not a long term treatment, generally, just one round (each bottle is ~10 days at a normal dose) will get relief, which is often permanent so long as the area is kept loose after events that previously triggered the discomfort.

Golf elbow is the same as tennis elbow if check Mills Sgin "+", you can use the same acupuncture points or tuina with herb wine.

i have had this condition ( elbow bursitis) a couple of times and it can become quite ugly. last time i stimulated the points you mentioned here in a couple of sessions and the symptoms more or less disappeared within days. however, i have 2 questions regarding this issues:

1. i was tought that point SI3 is one of the most effective points or might even be considered a cardinal point for any inflammation, yet is not among the ones you mention. can that explained to a tcm-aficionado that has not received a complete training on tcm but has a resonable understanding of its basic pinciples?

2. since this is a condition that i am confronted with every couple of years, i wonder if i can use tcm, or rather needling in particular, to make the structures in the elbow stronger and thus increase the likelhood that this particular condition will not again bother me. my impression is that there has always remained some kind of a tender spot in my elbow that is likely to be the point where the next inflammation is going to start. do you have any recommendations that i can try to prevent this in the long run?

chad and all you others, thanks a lot for your help! i love this site!

miguelin

concerning long-term treatment and one particular point w

thanks,

feng mei, i will try how that works out in the long run, hoping that the recommended points will work regardless of me actually not being much of a runner, be it long or short distance ;-)

For pain on the outside of the elbow, check the corresponding meridians on the opposite knee. For instance, if the pain is on the TaiYang (SI) meridian, check for ashi points on the TaiYang (BL) meridian at the opposite knee. If the pain is more towards the YangMing (LI) or ShaoYang (SJ) then check for ashi points in the corresponding meridians of the opposite knee (ST & GB.) If the pain is not directly on a meridian, say between LI and SJ, check for ashi points between those meridians at the knee. You can also look for ashi points on the clock opposite meridians, on either knee. Have the patient flex the joint a little while the needles are in.

Try it; it works!

Hi Everyone!

I have seen some acupuncturists using moxa together with needles for healing tennis elbow. Since this is an inflammatory condition, is it proper to use heat?

The discussion up to now has been mainly on channel points, but for any condition of this kind, don&#39t under-estimate the importance of ashi points.

Palpate the surrounding area, including up and down the arm, for tender points, and needle them. It is very important to use a number of ashi points, in my experience.

Yeah, I definitely do bodywork as well. Thats another reason I use the distal points since it keeps the elbow totally free for work with by hands! Super helpful!