Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Meeting Point of the Bladder and Small Intestine Channels
Activates the channel and alleviates painExpels wind and cold
Stiffness and pain of the shoulder, back and neck, numbness of the elbow and arm.
Where is BL-41 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 301): 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra (T2) and level with Fengmen BL-12.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 184): 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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