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 • Empirical – Qi, Yin, Yang, Essence Location Midline • 3 cun below umbilicus Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun…
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-52, Zhì Shì, 志室, Residence of the Will Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories None Location 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2) and level with BL-23. When the shoulder is relaxed, the three…
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-15, Xīn Shū, 心俞, Heart Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Heart Back Shu Point Location Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Transverse, Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun Description: 0.5 to 1 cun, oblique or…
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