REN-15, Jiū Wěi, 鸠尾, Turtledove Tail Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point Location Midline • 7 cun from umbilicus Needling Type: Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun, directed inferiorly Caution: i. deep insertion, especially in thin subjects,…
Continue ReadingBL-17, Gé Shū, 膈俞, Diaphragm Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Hui-Meeting Point of Blood Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7) • Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles. Needling Type: Transverse,…
Continue ReadingHE-8, Shǎo Fǔ, 少 府, Lesser Palace Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring Point • Horary Point Location On the palm • In the depression between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones • Where the tip of the little finger rests when a fist is made •…
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…
Continue ReadingST-40, Fēng Lóng, 丰 隆, Abundant Bulge Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point Location Above ST-39 but same level as ST-38 • On the lower leg • Midway between the tibiofemoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the lateral malleolus • Two finger-breadths…
Continue ReadingLI-11, Qu Chi, 曲 池, Pool at the Crook Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories He-Sea Point • Ghost Point • Mother Point Location At the elbow • Midway between LU-5 and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus • At the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease…
Continue ReadingLU-10, Yu Ji, 鱼 际, Fish Border Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring point Location Located at level with the middle of the first metacarpal bone • On the Thenar Eminence of the hand • In a depression between the midpoint of the shaft of the first…
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