T.77.02

Zheng Zong

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正宗 (Zhèng Zōng) — Upright Ancestor

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位) · point 77.02

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

Headaches
Pain & joints

Location

On the Achilles tendon, 2 cun above Zheng Jin, on the midline of the tendon.

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

Body map, back: T.77.02 · Heel — Fig. — T.77.02 · Heel After Albinus, 1747

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

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Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun, through the tendon

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Relieves pain and stiffness of the cervical and thoracic spine

Indications

Neck and upper back paincervical spondylosisoccipital headachebrain and cerebellar disorders

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位)

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.77.01, T.77.03

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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