REN-06, Qì Hǎi, 气海, Sea of Qi Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location Midline • 1.5 cun below umbilicus Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.8 to 1.5 cun. Caution: CC Pregnancy • Deep needling may penetrate…
Continue ReadingREN-03, Zhōng Jí, 中极, Central Pole Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Bladder Front Mu Point • Meeting point of REN, SP, LV, and KD channel • 3 Foot Yin Sinew Meeting Point Location Midline • 4 cun below umbilicus Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1…
Continue ReadingKD-02, Rán Gǔ, 然谷, Blazing Valley Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring and Fire Point Location The navicular tuberosity is the prominence found superior to the midpoint between the ball of the foot and the heel. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun Description: Perpendicular…
Continue ReadingBL-63, Jīn Mén, 金门, Golden Gate Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Xi-Cleft point • Meeting point of BL and Yang Wei Mai Location On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression posterior to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone • The tuberosity of the…
Continue ReadingBL-39, Wěi Yáng, 委阳, Outside of the Crook Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Lower He-Sea point of the Sanjiao Location At the back of the knee, on the popliteal crease and towards its lateral end, in the depression medial to the tendon of biceps femoris. Locate with…
Continue ReadingBL-28, Páng Guāng Shū, 膀胱俞, Bladder Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Back Shu Point of the Bladder Location 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, at the level of the second posterior sacral foramen • As the inner line of the Bladder channel on the back descends…
Continue ReadingBL-22, Sān Jiāo Shū, 三焦俞, San Jiao Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Back Shu Point of the San Jiao Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra (L1). Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique Depth: 1 to 1.5…
Continue ReadingSP-09, Yīn Líng Quán, 陰 陵 泉, Yin Mound Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories He-Sea point Location On the medial side of the lower leg • In a depression in the angle formed by the medial condyle of the tibia and the posterior border of the…
Continue ReadingST-28, Shuǐ Dào, 水 道, Water Passage Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Location On the lower abdomen • 2 cun lateral to the midline and 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus • Level with REN-4 • Finding 2 cun: From midpoint of the collar bone, go down…
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