NAME
FUFEN
LOCATION
3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra level with UB-12 Fengmen.
Note: when the shoulder is relaxed, the 3 cun line corresponds to the medial border of the scapula.
3 cun lateral to the DU channel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
NEEDLING
Oblique insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Caution: deep perpendicular or deep oblique needling in a medial direction carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.
Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the Small Intestine channel
ACTIONS
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
Expels Wind and Cold
INDICATIONS
Contraction of the scapula, shoulder and back
Soreness and pain of the shoulder, neck and back
Pain and stiffness of the neck
Numbness of the elbow and upper arm
Wind-Cold lodged in the interstices
Wind-taxation
Back pain radiating to the head