| TRANSLATION: | Branch from the Main; Branch of the Upright |
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| TYPE: | Luo-connecting |
| LOCATION: | On the line joining SI 5 and SI 8, 5 cun above SI 5, in the groove between the anterior border of the ulna and the muscle belly of flexor carpi ulnaris |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
Small Intestine Meridian 小肠经
| TRANSLATION: | Small Sea |
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| TYPE: | He-sea, Earth, Sedation |
| LOCATION: | When elbow is flexed, in the depression between the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 45° distal or proximal instertion, b) 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.5-1.0 cun, b) 0.3-0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Shoulder Integrity; True Shoulder |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | On the posterior aspect of the shoulder, 1 cun superior to the posterior axillary crease ahen the arm hangs in the abducted position |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Scapula's Hollow; Upper Arm Hallow; Upper Arm Transporter |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Small Intestine meridian with the Urinary Bladder meridian, and the Yang Qiao and Yang Wei vessels |
| LOCATION: | On the posterior aspect of the shoulder, in the depression inferior to the scapular spine, directly superior to the posterior axillary crease when the arm hangs in the abducted position |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Heaven's Worship; Heavenly Gathering |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | On the scapula, in a tender depression one third of the distance from the midpoint of the inferior border of the scapular spine to the inferior angle of the scapula |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Grasping Wind |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Small Intestine meridian with the Large Intestine, Gall Bladder, and San Jiao meridians |
| LOCATION: | In the center of the suprascapular fossa, directly above SI 11, in a depression formed when the arm is lifted |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 45° medial insertion towards spine |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |