PMID: 29071933Aug 25, 2016Paper

Anatomical Study on Acupuncture Needle-insertion Routes of the "Nape Four Acupoints" in Human Corpse

Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research
Xu Yao, Xianming Lin

Abstract

To observe the routes of acupuncture needle-insertion of the "nape four acupoints"(BL 10,GB 20,GB 12, SJ 16)in the human cadavers and to explore the possible trigger-point location of cervical headache, so as to provide anatomic evidence for their clinical application. Five human cadavers (male 3, female 2) were used in the present study. The needle inserting routes of the four acupoints Tianzhu (BL 10),Fengchi (GB 20),Wangu (GB 12) and Tianyou (SJ 16) at the nape were labeled with gentian violet first. The occipital tuberosity was taken as the original point, the horizontal projection of superior nuchal line as the abscissa, and the posterior median line as the ordinate, then, a two-dimension rectangular coordinate system was established to measure the horizontal projection of the "nape four points" and to estimate the trigger-point location, followed by making an analysis on their spatial relationship, and determining the reasonable routes of needle-insertion of the 4 acupoints. For the "nape four points", six needling-inserting routes or spots could be taken:(1) Tianzhu (BL 10) Ⅰ(perpendicular insertion), i.e., about 0.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline in parallel to BL 10; (2) Tianzhu (BL 10)Ⅱ(perpendicular insertion),...Continue Reading

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