DU-07, Zhōng Shū, 中枢, Middle Pivot

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Location
in the depression below the spinous process of T10. This point is located five intervertebral spaces above the line connecting the highest points of the two iliac crests (this line is level with the lower border of L3).[36]
Needling
Type: Perpendicular, Oblique    Depth:  0.1 to 0.2 cun, Prick to bleed
Description: Perpendicular-oblique superior insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.[36]
Caution: the spinal canal lies between 1.25 and 1.75 cun deep to the skin surface, varying according to body build.[36]
Notes
Energetics 1
Benefit the spine and Middle Jiao. Pain of the lumbar region and back. Abdominal fullness, no desire to eat, jaundice, amenorrhea.[36]. This point is rarely used.
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