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PointLocationsandMeridiansI(OMT520)[email protected]
*ChineseAcupunctureandMoxibustion,2ndEd.,ChengXinnongForeignLanguagePress(1995)7119017586,or3rdEd.,(2010)
*AManualofAcupuncture,2ndEd.preferredPeterDeadmanJournalofChineseMedicinePublications(1998or2007)0951054678or0951054651
APPNotabilityDeadmanAppPen(78)for$6Ipadpens
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NeedleInsertion Transverse(subcutaneous) Oblique45degrees// Perpendicular90degreesII
Cun Thehumanbodyhastraditionallybeenmeasuredaccordingtoproportional
measurementsknownasacun.equallyapplicabletoadults,childrenandthinanobese.
NOdefinitivemeasurementforacun
CunMeasurements:HeadandBack
Distancebetweentheglabellaandthehairlineo 3cun Distancebetweentheanteriorandposteriorhairline(midline)o 12cun Cornertocornerofforeheado 9cun C7toposteriorhairlineiso 3cun Betweenmedialboardersofthescapulao 6cun
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ArmsandTorso Midclavicletomidclavicleo 8cuno usedinplaceofthenipplemeasurementbctoovariable Sternalcostalangletoumbilicuso 8cun Anterioraxillaryfoldtocubitalcreaseo 9cun Elbowbendtowristbendo 12cun Umbilicustoupperboarderpubicsympysiso 5cun
Legs Greatertrochantertopoplitealcrease(lateralside)o 19cun Patellaiso 2cun Glutealfoldtopoplitealcrease(posterior)o 14cun Medialmalleolustopoplitealcrease(medial)o 15cun Lateralmalleolustopoplitealcrease(lateral)o 16cun
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Cunmeasurementshortcuts(usethepatientsthumborfingers) Thumbfromknuckletoknuckle 1cun Acrossthemiddleknuckleof4fingers 3cun Twofingersmiddleknuckles 1.5cun Tipofpointerfingertoknuckle 2cun
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Channels AKAmeridiansorMaimy Wewillcoverthreetheorieso Primaryo Divergento Luos Itisbyvirtueofthetwelvechannelsthathumanlifeexists,thatdiseasearises,thathuman
beingscanbetreatedandillnesscured.Thetwelvechannelsarewherebeginnersstartandmastersend.SpiritualPivotchapter17
Primarychannels 12primarychannels,runningvertically,bilaterallyandsymmetrically Eachcorrespondswithoneofthe12zangfuororgans(zangfu=organ) Thezangareyinandthefuareyang
o Therefore6yinand6yango Threeyinchannelsandthreeyangchannelsonthearmo Threeyinchannelsandthreeyangchannelsontheleg
LungChannelisyinbecausethelungisyin RecallYinareontheyinportionofthebodyandyangontheyangportionofthebodyo Stomachistheonlyexception(runningalongfrontofthebodybutisyang)
TheoryI STANDINGWITHBACKTOTHESUNo Yangisthesidewhichthesunshineso Yinportionshadowed
DivergentChannels Noacupuncturepoints,butstillexist BUThelpexplainwhatacupuncturedoes The12divergentchannelsbranchoutfromthe12primarychannelsandhavenospecific
pointsoftheirown Itisimportant,however,tobefamiliarwiththeprinciplefeaturesofthedivergent
channels,sincetheirpathwaysmakeinternallinkages,thatmaynotbemadebytheprimarychannels,andthereforeservetoexplaintheactionsandindicationsofmanypoints.
HelptoexplainLI4and **thepathwayofthedivergentchannelexplainstheuseofneedling ALSOyinandyangdivergentchannelso Yangdivergentchannelscomeoffoftheyangprimarychannels Theyentertheirrelatedorganaswellastheirinternallyexternallyrelatedorgano Divergentchannelwillstemfromaprimarychanneltheconvergewiththepairedorgano Basicallyitisjusttheyin/yangparingo Yinandyangcomeinpairs.o Ex:bladderdivergentchanneltravelstothebladderfuandthentothekidneyzang
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Recallyinandyangornotdefinitive(dependsonwhatyouarecomparingitto)o Yinyangsimpleissignifyingthatthatthereisnotcompleteyinoracompleteyango MoonismoreyangincomparisontoastarBUTthesunismoreyangthanthemoon ***LOOKATTHEYANGANDYINchannels
Luoconnectingchannels Strengthentheconnectionsbetweentherelatedchannelsandtheirorgans(bcthe
channelandtheorgansaretwodifferentthings) Theyspreadfromtheluoconnectingpointoftheirownchanneltoconnectwiththeir
internallyexternallyperiodchannel ***PointswillbelearnedinEnergetics Afterjoiningwiththeirpairedchannel,theyusuallycontinuetofollowtheirown
pathway Breakofftheprimarychannelthencombinebacktothepairedchannelo Ayinluoconnectingchannelwillconnecttoayangprimarychannel
Sinewchannels(wontquizbutgoodtoknowespiftxpain) Sinewchannelscirculatetheperipheryofthebodyo Thinkmuscles,tendonsligamentsetco Hugewithpainandsportsmedicine Donotpenetratethezangfu(organs) Areassociatedwithandtaketheirnamesfromthetwelveprimarycannels(ex:thelung
sinewchannel) Alloriginateintheextremities(unliketheprimarychannels)andascendtotheheadand
trunk
Onlywillquizwithinformationfromslidesusepicturesfromdeadmeanapporbook
LUNGMeridianHandTaiYin
endsonthehand
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isyin Consideredthemostexternalmostcontactwiththeenvironment
Originates middlejiao(intheregionofthestomach)Descends toconnecttotheLI(bcistheexternallyinternallypairedorgan)Returns upwardstopassthecardiacorificeftheStomachandtransverses
thediaphragmPenetrates thelungAscends tothethroatPasses obliquelydownwardstowardsLUIwherethechannelemergesAscends OneribspacetoLU2inthecenterofthehallowofthedelto
pectoraltriangle
LungLuoConnecting LuoconnectingpointforlungchannelisLU7(needtoknowforenergetics) BreaksoffofLU7goestothenareminenceandspreadsthroughthethenareminence ?thelungluoconnectingchannelbreaksoffofLU7andspreadsto_____?
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LungDivergentChannel BreaksofffromtheLUprimarychannelanddispersestotheLI Alsoapartofthechannelthatgoesupandascendsacrossthethroat RECALL:primarychannelgoestothethroatandthedivergentchannelgoestothethroat
LungSinewChannelFYI Wouldneedlelocalintheareaforsportsmedicinekindofinjury SinewchannelscirculatetheperipheryofthebodydoNOTpenetratethezangfu.
Moresuperficialandfollowthelinesofmajormuscles,tendons&ligaments. Alloriginatefromtheextremities(unlikeprimarychannels)&ascendtoheadandtrunk
LU2 Yunmen/CloudGate
Inthedepressionoftheinfraclavicularfossa6cunlateraltothemidline(extendarmwithresistance)
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0.50.8//awayformmidline
Deadman:Anterolateralaspectofthechest,belowthelateralextremityoftheclavicle6cunlateraltotheRenmeridianInthecenterofthehallowofthedeltopectoraltriangleCaution:pneumothorax
LU1 Zhongfu/MiddlePalace
Levelwiththe1stIntercostalspace6cunlateraltothemidline
1cunbelowLU2(extendthearmwithresistance)
0.50.8//awayformmidline
Lateralaspectofthechest6cunlateraltotheRenmeridian1cunbelowcun2
Caution:Pneumothorax
LU5 Chize/CubitMarsh LANDMARKwillbeusedtofindotherpts
OnthecubitalcreaseInthedepressionontheradialsideofthebicepsbrachiitendon(locatewithbentarm)
0.51.0II
OnthecubitalcreaseInthedepressiononthelateralsideofthetendonofm.bicepsbrachii
LU3 Tianfu/PalaceofHeaven
Ontheanterolateralaspectoftheupperarm3cunbelowtheendoftheaxillaryfoldontheradialsideofm.bicepsbrachii6cunabovethecubitalcrease
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0.51.0II
anteriolateralaspectoftheupperarm3cuninferiortotheaxillaryfoldinthedepressionbetweenthelateralbicepsmuscleandthenumerous
LU4 Xiabai/ClaspingtheWhite
Ontheanteriolateralaspectoftheupperarm4cunbelowtheendoftheaxillaryfoldontheradialsideofm.bicepsbrachii(5cunabovethecubitalcrase)
0.51.0II
Anterolateralaspectoftheupperarm4cuninferiortotheaxillaryfoldInthedepressionbetweenthelateralbicepsmuscleandthehumerus
LU9 Taiyuan/SupremeAbyss LANDMARK
AttheradialendofthetransversewristcreaseInthedepressiononthelatersideoftheradialartery
0.20.3II
AtthewristjointInthedepressionbetweentheradialarteryandthetendonofm.abductorpollicuslongusLevelwithHT7
Caution:radialartery
*12cunbtLU5andLU9
LU6 Kongzui/MaximumOpening
OnthepalmaraspectoftheforearmOnthelinejoiningLU9andLU57cunabovethetransversewristcrease(5cunbelow
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cubitalcrease)LocateLung9first
0.51.0II
LU7Lieque/BrokenSequenceBrokensequencebcoffofthenicelinebetweenLU5andLU9
Superiortothestyloidprocessoftheradius(longitude)Approx1.5cunabovethetransversewristcreaseBetweenM.brachioradialisandthetendonofthelongabductormuscleofthethumb(latitude)
0.30.5//or=
OntheradialaspectoftheforearmApproximately1.5cunproximaltoLI5inthecleftbetweenthetendonsofthem.brachioradialsandabductorpollicuslongus
LU8Jingqu/ChannelGutter
1cunabovethetransversewristcreaseinthedepressiononthelateralsideoftheradialartery
0.10.3II
1cunproximaltolung9onlinewithlung9andlung6inthedepressionatthebaseofthestyloidprocessoftheradiusontheradialsideoftheartery
*noteLU8isdistaltoLU7LU10Yuji/FishBorder
Ontheradialaspectofthemidpointofthe1stmetacarpalboneAtthejunctionoftheredandwhiteskin(dorsalandpalmar)
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0.50.8II
onthemajorthenareminenceinthedepressionbetweenthemidpointoftheshaftofthe1stmetacarpalboneandthethenarmuscle
*greatforsorethroatandsoretonsils
LU11Shaoshang/LesserShang
OntheradialsideofthethumbApproximately0.1cunproximaltothecornerofthenail
0.1 orpricktobleed
OntheextensoraspectothethumbAtthejunctionofthelinesdrawnalongtheradialboarderandbaseofthenail0.1cunformthecornerofthenail
*Drawalinealongtheradialandinferiornailborder*thispointtakesheatoutofthebody*usefulforsorethroatsandfevers