REN-04, Guān Yuán, 关元, Origin Pass Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories SI Front Mu Point • Meeting point of Ren, SP, LV, KD channel Location Midline • 3 cun below umbilicus Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun….
Continue ReadingDU-12, Shēn Zhù, 身柱, Body Pillar Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location Below the T3 spinous process. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique Depth: 0.1 to 0.2 cun, Prick to bleed Description: Perpendicular-oblique superior insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Caution: Spinal canal is about 1.25 and 1.75 cun…
Continue ReadingKD-25, Shén Cáng, 神藏, Spirit Storehouse Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location In the second intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the midline. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Transverse-oblique insertion, directed laterally along the intercostal space 0.5 to 1 cun. Caution: Deep…
Continue ReadingKD-03, Tài Xī, 太溪, Supreme Stream Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Location In the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the prominence of the medial malleolus. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to…
Continue ReadingBL-23, Shèn Shū, 肾俞, Kidney Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Kidney Back Shu Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2). Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique …
Continue ReadingBL-13, Fèi Shū, 肺俞, Lung Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Back Shu Point of the Lung Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3). Needling Type: Transverse, Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to…
Continue ReadingSP-06, Sān Yīn Jiāo, 三陰交, Three Yin Intersection Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Spleen, Liver, and Kidney meeting point Location On the medial side of the lower leg • 3 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression close to the medial crest…
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