TONGBIAN

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 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 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 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

NAME HENGGU LOCATION Located 0.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu, on the lower abdomen. Located 5 cun below the umbilicus, on the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu.

NAME SHENJI LOCATION 0.5 cun lateral to the lower end of the second lumbar vertebra. NEEDLING Straight insertion 1.5 to 2 cun. COMMAND FUNCTIONS ACTIONS INDICATIONS SpondylitisInflammation of the