Jian Qian, Jiān Qián, 肩前, Shoulder Front Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location Adduct arm, locate point on the anterior aspect of the deltoid at the midpoint between the anterior axilla margin and LI15.[39] Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 1 to 1.5 cun Description: Caution: Notes Energetics…
Continue ReadingJian Qian, Jiān Qián, 肩前, Shoulder Front Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location Adduct arm, locate point on the anterior aspect of the deltoid at the midpoint between the anterior axilla margin and LI15.[39] Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 1 to 1.5 cun Description: Caution: Notes Energetics…
Continue ReadingJian Qian, Jiān Qián, 肩前, Shoulder Front Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location Adduct arm, locate point on the anterior aspect of the deltoid at the midpoint between the anterior axilla margin and LI15.[39] Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 1 to 1.5 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.5…
Continue ReadingTun Zhong, Tún Zhōng, 臀中, Middle of Buttock Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location 3.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline, Level with S4 (4th sacral foramen) • Lateral to BL54 • Halfway between the midline and the edge of the buttock. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: …
Continue ReadingDU-20, Bǎi Huì, 百会, Hundred Meetings Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sea of Marrow, Meeting point for Du, BL, GB, SJ, and LV Location At the vertex on the midline, in the depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 7 cun superior to the posterior…
Continue ReadingKD-04, Dà Zhōng, 大钟, Great Bell Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point Location First find KID-5, which is 1 cun directly below KID-3. Then locate KID-4 which is midway between and 0.5 cun posterior to these two points. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to…
Continue ReadingBL-62, Pū Cān, 仆参, Servant’s Respect Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Confluent point of the Yang Qiao Mai • Ghost point Location On the lateral side of the foot, approximately 0.5 cun inferior to the inferior border of the lateral malleolus, in a depression posterior to the…
Continue ReadingBL-60, Kūn Lún, 昆仑, Kunlun Mountains Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Jing-River Point • Heavenly Star Point Location Behind the ankle joint, in the depression between the prominence of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon. Locate in the centre of the depression, midway between the prominence…
Continue ReadingBL-54, Zhì Biān, 秩边, Order’s Limit Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories None Location On the buttock, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the sacro-coccygeal hiatus. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 1.5 to 2 cun Description: i. Perpendicular insertion 1.5 to 2.5 cun; ii. Slanted towards the…
Continue ReadingBL-26, Guān Yuán Shū, 关元俞, Gate of Origin Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5). Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: …
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