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extra point(s)
shen xi
acupuncture

definition

shen xi = kidney's connection
location: 1.0 cun distal to St-32 (Shanghai, p. 389); with knee flexed, 3 cun above the upper margin of the patella (Lee and Cheung, p. 384)
• M-LE-29
actions: dissipates Wind; disperses Damp and Cold; benefits the Kidney; facilitates flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); facilitates the joints, esp. the knees; relaxes the muscles and sinews; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: diabetes; lower extremity paresthesias, pain and paralysis; arthritis of the knee
needle technique: perpendicular or oblique insertion, 1.0 - 2.0 cun
combinations:
» with LI-15, LI-11, LI-4, TW-5, lan wei xue and bi zhong (also consider TW-14, LI-10, TW-4, TW-3 etc., select and match accordingly) for sequelae of cerebrovascular accident effecting the upper limb(s) (Lee and Cheung, p. 249)


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