Treating Postlaparoscopic Surgery Shoulder Pain with Acupuncture

Table 5

Acupuncture point selection according to TCM syndrome.

Syndrome	Key point
Phlegm	Pc5—a key point that was used every time that phlegm was diagnosed.; St 40, Tw10, Liv 2, Gb 40—one or two points where combined depending on the TCM syndrome
Heat	Li 11, St 40, Liv 2, Gb 40, Sp 6, Kid 2.
Blood and Qi stagnation	Li4, Liv 3, Pc 6, Pc 7, Sp 10.
Dampness	Lu 5, Sp 9, Sp 6, Sp 3.
Blood and Qi deficiency	St 36, St 37, St 38, St 39, Sp 6, Liv 3, Liv 4, Sp, Sp 10.

The number of points chosen in each treatment ranged from four to eight.