ACUPUNCTURE

NAME TIAOYUE LOCATION 2 cun posterior and inferior to the highest point of the iliac crest. NEEDLING Straight insertion 2 to 3 cun. COMMAND FUNCTIONS ACTIONS INDICATIONS Sequelae of infantile

NAME CHANGQIANG LOCATION This point is located midway between the coccyx and the anus. This point is located on the midline, midway between the coccyx and the anus. NEEDLING Perpendicular insertion 0

NAME ZHUBIN LOCATION 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 posterior to the medial border of the tibia

NAME SHANGMING LOCATION Directly below the arch of the eyebrow, just under the superior border of the orbit. NEEDLING Straight insertion along the superior border of the orbit, 1 to 1.5 cun.

NAME TITUO LOCATION 4 cun lateral to REN-4 Guanyuan, on the lower abdomen. NEEDLING Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness in the lower abdomen and sometimes a lifting

NAME YAOSHU LOCATION On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus. The sacro-coccygeal hiatus is located in between the cornua of the sacrum and the coccyx, in the depression inferior to the fourth

NAME YINGU LOCATION At the medial end of the popliteal crease, between the semitendinosus and semimembranosis tendons. Locate and needle with the knee slightly bent. On the medial aspect of the back

NAME SHANGTIANZHU LOCATION 0.5 cun superior to UB-10 Tianzhu NEEDLING COMMAND FUNCTIONS Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cun.Caution: Do not point the needle upward whereit might puncture the

NAME TONGBIAN LOCATION 3 cun lateral to the navel. NEEDLING Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun. COMMAND FUNCTIONS ACTIONS INDICATIONS Constipation due to paraplegia COMBINATIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS

NAME YAOYANGGUAN LOCATION On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra. Note: this point is located one intervertebral space below the