GB-41, Zú Lín Qì, 足临泣, Foot Governor of Tears Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream Point • Confluent point of Dai Mai • Horary Point • Empirical – waist pain, stop lactation Location In the depression distal to the junction of the 4th and 5th metatarsal bones,…
Continue ReadingGB-40, Qiū Xū, 丘墟, Mound of Ruins Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Yuan Source Point Location In depression at the intersection the lines from lateral border and inferior border of the lateral malleolus. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 1 to 1.5 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 1 to…
Continue ReadingGB-34, Yáng Líng Quán, 阳陵泉, Yang Mound Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sinew Hui Point • He-Sea Point • BL Lower He-Sea Point • Heavenly Star Point Location Below the lateral aspect of the knee, in the tender depression approximately 1 cun anterior and inferior to…
Continue ReadingGB-31, Fēng Shì, 风市, Wind Market Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of GB and BL • Heavenly Star Point • Empirical – itching Location On the lateral aspect of the thigh, directly below the greater trochanter, 7 cun superior to the popliteal crease. Needling Type:…
Continue ReadingSJ-05, Wài Guān, 外关, Outer Pass Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point • Confluent point of Yang Wei Mai Location 2 cun from SJ-4 . In depression between ulna and radius on the radial side of the extensor digitorum communis • The point is located…
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 • Empirical – difficult labor 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…
Continue ReadingBL-36, Chéng Fú, 承扶, Hold and Support Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories None Location Just below the buttock, on a line directly superior to BL-40, in the centre of the transverse gluteal crease in a depression between the hamstring muscles. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 1 to…
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