Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Point of the Window of Heaven
Regulates Qi and pacifies windBenefits the head and sensory orifices Calms the spirit Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Headache, nasal obstruction, sore throat, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.
Where is BL-10 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 263): On the lateral aspect of the trapezius muscle, 1.3 cun lateral to Yamen DU-15.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 176): 1.3 cun lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of m. trapezius.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
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