分枝上 (Fēn Zhī Shàng) — Branch Upper
Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 11 — Back (後背部位) · point DT.01
Traditionally used for
- Pain & joints
- Skin
Location
On the upper back, 3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T1, at the medial border of the scapula.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
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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.
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
- Between the bilateral medial borders of the scapula: 6 B-cun; this scale is half of the 6 B-cun between the two medial borders (posterior midline to one border), 3 B-cun (WHO 2008, General Guidelines, Proportional Bone (Skeletal) Measurements, p. 12).
- 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
Functions
- Resolves toxicity and clears heat
- Relieves shoulder and back pain
Indications
In Master Tung's System
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