Location
On the anterior lower leg, 8 cun below ST35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
Needling
Depth:
1.0–1.5 cun, or threaded toward BL57
Angle:
Perpendicular, or threaded posteriorly toward BL57
Functions
- Activates the channel and relieves shoulder pain
- Expels wind and damp from the leg
Indications
Frozen shoulder and shoulder painknee and leg painnumbness and weakness of the lower limbabdominal pain
Clinical Notes
The classical distal point for frozen shoulder: needle deeply on the opposite side while the patient actively mobilises the affected shoulder.
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