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ACUPUNCTURE
Acupressure and acupuncture points explained: where each point is, its traditional use, how to press it yourself and what to expect.
- Tiao Yue: TCM Acupoint Guide TIAOYUE Tiao Yue (Tiaoyue) is 2 cun posterior and inferior to the highest point of the iliac crest. Needling: straight insertion, 2 to 3 cun. Indications: sequelae.
- Chang Qiang: TCM Acupoint Guide CHANGQIANG NAME CHANGQIANG LOCATION This point is located midway between the coccyx and the anus.
- Zhu Bin: TCM Acupoint Guide ZHUBIN Zhu Bin (Zhubin). On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to KI-3 Taixi, on the line drawn between KI-3 Taixi and KI-10 Yingu, about 1 cun.
- Shang Ming: TCM Acupoint Guide SHANGMING Shang Ming (Shangming) is directly below the arch of the eyebrow, just under the superior border of the orbit. Needling: straight insertion along the.
- Ti Tuo: TCM Acupoint Guide TITUO Ti Tuo (Tituo) is 4 cun lateral to REN-4 Guanyuan, on the lower abdomen. Actions: raises and regulates qi. Indications: prolapsed uterus, lower abdominal.
- Yao Shu: TCM Acupoint Guide YAOSHU Yao Shu (Yaoshu). On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus. Note: the sacro-coccygeal hiatus is located between the cornua of the sacrum and the.
- Yin Gu: TCM Acupoint Guide YINGU Yin Gu (Yingu). At the medial end of the popliteal crease, between the semitendinosus and semimembranosus tendons. Note: locate and needle with the knee.
- Shang Tian Zhu: TCM Acupoint Guide SHANGTIANZHU Shang Tian Zhu (Shangtianzhu) is 0.5 cun superior to UB-10 Tianzhu. Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.8 cun. Caution: do not point the needle upward, where.
- Tong Bian: TCM Acupoint Guide TONGBIAN Tong Bian (Tongbian) is 3 cun lateral to the navel. Needling: straight insertion, 1 to 2 cun. Indications: constipation due to paraplegia.
- Yao Yang Guan: TCM Acupoint Guide YAOYANGGUAN Yao Yang Guan (Yaoyangguan) is below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra. Caution: the spinal cord lies between 1.25 and 1.75 cun deep..
- Heng Gu: TCM Acupoint Guide HENGGU Heng Gu (Henggu) is 0.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu. Caution: deep needling will penetrate a full bladder. Meeting point of the Kidney and Chong channels..
- Shen Ji: TCM Acupoint Guide SHENJI Shen Ji (Shenji) is 0.5 cun lateral to the lower end of the second lumbar vertebra. Needling: straight insertion, 1.5 to 2 cun. Indications: spondylitis.