T.77.01

Zheng Jin

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正筋 (Zhèng Jīn) — Upright Sinew

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位) · point 77.01

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

Headaches
Dizziness
Pain & joints

Location

On the Achilles tendon, at the level of the tip of the lateral malleolus, on the midline of the tendon.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, back: T.77.01 · Heel — Fig. — T.77.01 · Heel After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the foot, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the foot, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

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Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun, through the tendon

Angle: Perpendicular, passing through the Achilles tendon

⚠ Cautions: Needling through the tendon is uncomfortable; warn the patient. Avoid in patients with Achilles tendinopathy or on fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

Functions

Relieves pain and stiffness of the cervical spine
Relaxes the sinews of the whole spine

Indications

Neck pain and stiffness — a primary indicationcervical spondylosis and disc diseaseoccipital headachespinal paindizziness from the neck

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位)

Correspondence: The Achilles tendon images the cervical spine — Tung's most-cited correspondence for neck disorders.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.77.02, T.77.03

Clinical Notes

Needled with Zheng Zong and Zheng Shi as a three-needle Dao Ma. The single best-known Tung treatment for neck pain, usually with the patient rotating the neck during retention.

Combinations Using This Point

Zheng Jin, Zheng Zong and Zheng Shi

Three points up the Achilles tendon, which in Tung's mapping images the cervical spine — the system's principal neck treatment.

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