Hua Tuo Jia Ji, Hua Gu Yi, 华佗夹脊
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| Categories |
| Location |
| A group of 34 points on both sides of the spinal column, 0.5 cun lateral to the lower border of each spinous process from the first thoracic vertebrae to the fifth lumbar vertebra[35] • 0.5 to 1 cun lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the twelve thoracic and five lumbar vertebrae.[36] |
| Needling |
| Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun |
| Description: Thoracic region: perpendicular 0.5-1.0 cun. [42] • Perpendicular-oblique insertion towards the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun.[36] |
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| Notes |
| Energetics 1 |
| Goiters: Hua Tuo Jia Ji points T-1 and T-2. [34] • T1-T4 Lung and upper limb. T4-T7 seventh Heart. T7-T10 Liver and Gallbladder. T10-T12 Spleen and Stomach. L1-L2 Kidneys. L3-L5 Bladder, Large and Small Intestines, uterus and lower limbs. T1-T7 neck. All points treat herpes zoster at the level of the affected segmental nerve. All the points treat pain and stiffness of the local area. [36] • Tl-T3 (Diseases in the upper limbs),Tl-T8 (chest region), T6-L5 (abdominal Points region), L1-L5 (lower limbs) [35] |
| Energetics 2 |
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