Acupuncture Points on the The Extra Points
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Lumbar pain, thigh pain, paralysis of lower extremities, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea
Where is Shi Qi Zhui Xia located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 573): On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5).
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
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