Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Unbinds the chest and regulates QiActivates the channel and alleviates pain
Asthma, cardiac pain, palpitation, stuffy chest, cough, stiffness and pain of the back.
Where is BL-44 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 304): 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra (T5) and level with Xinshu BL-15.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 185): 3 cun lateral to Shendao (DU-11), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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