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extra point(s)
yao tong dian
acupuncture

definition

yao tong dian = lumbar pain point
location: on the dorsum of the hand, one cun distal to the wrist skin crease, one point each between the second and third (a), third and fourth (b), and fourth and fifth (c) metacarpals
• N-UE-19 (a - c)
actions: resolves Stagnation of Qi and Xue (Blood) in back
indications: pain from injury to head, lower back and limbs (a), chest or limbs (b), or low back and limbs (c) (Shanghai, p. 354); low back pain, esp. acute pain above UB-23 (Valaskatgis, p. 16); acute lumbar sprain; diabetes; orchitis; gynecological disorders
needle technique: oblique insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 cun, toward the wrist, producing a sensation of local distention and numbness; usually needle only on affected side


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