Anatomical Study on Acupuncture Needle-insertion Routes of the "Nape Four Acupoints" in Human Corpse

To observe the routes of acupuncture needle-insertion of the "nape four acupoints"(BL 10,GB 20,GB 12, SJ 16)in the human cadavers and to explore the possible trigger-point location of cervical headache, so as to provide anatomic evidence for their clinical application. Five human cadavers...

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Published inZhēncì yánjiū Vol. 41; no. 4; p. 351
Main Authors Yao, Xu, Lin, Xian-Ming
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 25.08.2016
Subjects
Acupuncture - education
Acupuncture Points
Acupuncture Therapy
Cadaver
Female
Headache - therapy
Humans
Male
Needles
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Summary:To observe the routes of acupuncture needle-insertion of the "nape four acupoints"(BL 10,GB 20,GB 12, SJ 16)in the human cadavers and to explore the possible trigger-point location of cervical headache, so as to provide anatomic evidence for their clinical application. Five human cadavers (male 3, female 2) were used in the present study. The needle inserting routes of the four acupoints Tianzhu (BL 10),Fengchi (GB 20),Wangu (GB 12) and Tianyou (SJ 16) at the nape were labeled with gentian violet first. The occipital tuberosity was taken as the original point, the horizontal projection of superior nuchal line as the abscissa, and the posterior median line as the ordinate, then, a two-dimension rectangular coordinate system was established to measure the horizontal projection of the "nape four points" and to estimate the trigger-point location, followed by making an analysis on their spatial relationship, and determining the reasonable routes of needle-insertion of the 4 acupoints. For the "nape four points",
ISSN:1000-0607