T.88.28

Jie Mei Yi

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解穴 (Jiě Mèi Yī) — Releasing Point

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 8 — Thigh (八八部位) · point 88.28

Traditionally used for

Dizziness
Mood & calm

Location

On the lateral aspect of the thigh, 3 cun above the upper border of the patella, on the anterior border of the iliotibial band.

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

Body map, front: T.88.28 · Thigh — Fig. — T.88.28 · Thigh After Albinus, 1747

The femur — Gray's Anatomy plate — The femur Gray's Anatomy, 1918 Marker hidden while its position on this plate is re-checked.

3D view

Approximate placement, carried over from our 2D body map onto a single adult male model (BodyParts3D) and checked against the point's location text. Shown on one side of the body. Locate the point on your patient by the location text and palpation, not by this model.

Cun on this part of the body: From the superior border of the pubic symphysis to the base of the patella: 18 B-cun (WHO 2008, General Guidelines, Proportional Bone (Skeletal) Measurements, p. 13).
Needle angle and depth: Needling not assessed: no cited needling data for this point.

3D anatomy: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 International (licence). Subset, simplified and recoloured by Verscienta — changes and licence details.

Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Releases stagnation from injury or shock
Calms the spirit

Indications

Pain and stiffness after a fall or blowemotional shock and frightdizziness after traumaqi stagnation from injury

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 8 — Thigh (八八部位)

Clinical Notes

Tung's point for the aftermath of physical or emotional shock — the residual stuck feeling after a fall, an accident or a fright.

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