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PointLocationsandMeridiansI(OMT520) ChadPowell 4802520828 cpowell@pihma.edu 2bornot2beeInternetpassword

*ChineseAcupunctureandMoxibustion,2ndEd.,ChengXinnongForeignLanguage Press(1995)7119017586,or3rdEd.,(2010) *AManualofAcupuncture,2ndEd.preferredPeterDeadmanJournalofChinese MedicinePublications(1998or2007)0951054678or0951054651

APPNotability DeadmanApp Pen(78)for$6Ipadpens

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NeedleInsertion Transverse(subcutaneous) Oblique45degrees // Perpendicular90degrees II Cun Thehumanbodyhastraditionallybeenmeasuredaccordingtoproportional measurementsknownasacun.equallyapplicabletoadults,childrenandthinan obese. NOdefinitivemeasurementforacun CunMeasurements: HeadandBack Distancebetweentheglabellaandthehairline 3cun Distancebetweentheanteriorandposteriorhairline(midline) 12cun Cornertocornerofforehead 9cun C7toposteriorhairlineis 3cun Betweenmedialboardersofthescapula 6cun

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ArmsandTorso Midclavicletomidclavicle 8cun usedinplaceofthenipplemeasurementbctoovariable Sternalcostalangletoumbilicus 8cun Anterioraxillaryfoldtocubitalcrease 9cun Elbowbendtowristbend 12cun Umbilicustoupperboarderpubicsympysis 5cun

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Legs Greatertrochantertopoplitealcrease(lateralside) 19cun Patellais 2cun Glutealfoldtopoplitealcrease(posterior) 14cun Medialmalleolustopoplitealcrease(medial) 15cun Lateralmalleolustopoplitealcrease(lateral) 16cun

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Cunmeasurementshortcuts(usethepatientsthumborfingers) Thumbfromknuckletoknuckle 1cun Acrossthemiddleknuckleof4fingers 3cun Twofingersmiddleknuckles 1.5cun Tipofpointerfingertoknuckle 2cun

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Channels AKAmeridiansorMaimy Wewillcoverthreetheories Primary Divergent Luos Itisbyvirtueofthetwelvechannelsthathumanlifeexists,thatdiseasearises,thathuman beingscanbetreatedandillnesscured.Thetwelvechannelsarewherebeginnersstartand mastersend.SpiritualPivotchapter17

Primarychannels 12primarychannels,runningvertically,bilaterallyandsymmetrically Eachcorrespondswithoneofthe12zangfuororgans(zangfu=organ) Thezangareyinandthefuareyang o Therefore6yinand6yang o Threeyinchannelsandthreeyangchannelsonthearm o Threeyinchannelsandthreeyangchannelsontheleg o o o LungChannelisyinbecausethelungisyin RecallYinareontheyinportionofthebodyandyangontheyangportionofthebody Stomachistheonlyexception(runningalongfrontofthebodybutisyang) TheoryI STANDINGWITHBACKTOTHESUN Yangisthesidewhichthesunshines Yinportionshadowed

DivergentChannels Noacupuncturepoints,butstillexist BUThelpexplainwhatacupuncturedoes The12divergentchannelsbranchoutfromthe12primarychannelsandhavenospecific pointsoftheirown Itisimportant,however,tobefamiliarwiththeprinciplefeaturesofthedivergent channels,sincetheirpathwaysmakeinternallinkages,thatmaynotbemadebythe primarychannels,andthereforeservetoexplaintheactionsandindicationsofmany points. HelptoexplainLI4and **thepathwayofthedivergentchannelexplainstheuseofneedling ALSOyinandyangdivergentchannels o Yangdivergentchannelscomeoffoftheyangprimarychannels Theyentertheirrelatedorganaswellastheirinternallyexternallyrelatedorgan o Divergentchannelwillstemfromaprimarychanneltheconvergewiththepairedorgan o Basicallyitisjusttheyin/yangparing o Yinandyangcomeinpairs. o Ex:bladderdivergentchanneltravelstothebladderfuandthentothekidneyzang

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Recallyinandyangornotdefinitive(dependsonwhatyouarecomparingitto) Yinyangsimpleissignifyingthatthatthereisnotcompleteyinoracompleteyang MoonismoreyangincomparisontoastarBUTthesunismoreyangthanthemoon ***LOOKATTHEYANGANDYINchannels

Luoconnectingchannels Strengthentheconnectionsbetweentherelatedchannelsandtheirorgans(bcthe channelandtheorgansaretwodifferentthings) Theyspreadfromtheluoconnectingpointoftheirownchanneltoconnectwiththeir internallyexternallyperiodchannel ***PointswillbelearnedinEnergetics Afterjoiningwiththeirpairedchannel,theyusuallycontinuetofollowtheirown pathway Breakofftheprimarychannelthencombinebacktothepairedchannel o Ayinluoconnectingchannelwillconnecttoayangprimarychannel o o Sinewchannels(wontquizbutgoodtoknowespiftxpain) Sinewchannelscirculatetheperipheryofthebody Thinkmuscles,tendonsligamentsetc Hugewithpainandsportsmedicine Donotpenetratethezangfu(organs) Areassociatedwithandtaketheirnamesfromthetwelveprimarycannels(ex:thelung sinewchannel) Alloriginateintheextremities(unliketheprimarychannels)andascendtotheheadand trunk Onlywillquizwithinformationfromslides usepicturesfromdeadmeanapporbook

LUNGMeridian
HandTaiYin endsonthehand

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isyin Consideredthemostexternal mostcontactwiththeenvironment Originates Descends Returns Penetrates Ascends Passes Ascends middlejiao(intheregionofthestomach) toconnecttotheLI(bcistheexternallyinternallypairedorgan) upwardstopassthecardiacorificeftheStomachandtransverses thediaphragm thelung tothethroat obliquelydownwardstowardsLUIwherethechannelemerges OneribspacetoLU2inthecenterofthehallowofthedelto pectoraltriangle

LungLuoConnecting LuoconnectingpointforlungchannelisLU7(needtoknowforenergetics) BreaksoffofLU7 goestothenareminenceandspreadsthroughthethenareminence ?thelungluoconnectingchannelbreaksoffofLU7andspreadsto_____?

LungDivergentChannel BreaksofffromtheLUprimarychannelanddispersestotheLI Alsoapartofthechannelthatgoesupandascendsacrossthethroat RECALL:primarychannelgoestothethroatandthedivergentchannelgoestothethroat

LungSinewChannelFYI Wouldneedlelocalintheareaforsportsmedicinekindofinjury Sinewchannelscirculatetheperipheryofthebody doNOTpenetratethezangfu. Moresuperficialandfollowthelinesofmajormuscles,tendons&ligaments. Alloriginatefromtheextremities(unlikeprimarychannels)&ascendtoheadandtrunk

LU2

Yunmen/CloudGate

Inthedepressionoftheinfraclavicularfossa 6cunlateraltothemidline(extendarmwith resistance)

0.50.8//awayformmidline Deadman: Anterolateralaspectofthechest,belowthelateralextremityoftheclavicle 6cunlateraltotheRenmeridian Inthecenterofthehallowofthedeltopectoraltriangle Caution:pneumothorax LU1 Zhongfu/MiddlePalace

Levelwiththe1stIntercostalspace 6cunlateraltothemidline 1cunbelowLU2(extendthearmwith resistance) 0.50.8//awayformmidline Lateralaspectofthechest 6cunlateraltotheRenmeridian 1cunbelowcun2 Caution:Pneumothorax LU5 pts Chize/CubitMarsh LANDMARKwillbeusedtofindother

Onthecubitalcrease Inthedepressionontheradialsideofthebicepsbrachiitendon(locatewithbentarm) 0.51.0II Onthecubitalcrease Inthedepressiononthelateralsideofthetendonof m.bicepsbrachii

LU3

Tianfu/PalaceofHeaven

Ontheanterolateralaspectoftheupperarm 3cunbelowtheendoftheaxillaryfold ontheradialsideofm.bicepsbrachii 6cunabovethecubitalcrease

0.51.0II anteriolateralaspectoftheupperarm 3cuninferiortotheaxillaryfold inthedepressionbetweenthelateralbicepsmuscleandthenumerous

LU4

Xiabai/ClaspingtheWhite

Ontheanteriolateralaspectoftheupperarm 4cunbelowtheendoftheaxillaryfold ontheradialsideofm.bicepsbrachii(5cun abovethecubitalcrase) 0.51.0II Anterolateralaspectoftheupperarm 4cuninferiortotheaxillaryfold Inthedepressionbetweenthelateralbiceps muscleandthehumerus

LU9

Taiyuan/SupremeAbyss

LANDMARK

Attheradialendofthetransversewristcrease Inthedepressiononthelatersideoftheradial artery 0.20.3II Atthewristjoint Inthedepressionbetweentheradialarteryand thetendonofm.abductorpollicuslongus LevelwithHT7 Caution:radialartery *12cunbtLU5andLU9

LU6

Kongzui/MaximumOpening

Onthepalmaraspectoftheforearm OnthelinejoiningLU9andLU5 7cunabovethetransversewristcrease(5cunbelow

cubitalcrease) LocateLung9first 0.51.0II

LU7 Lieque/BrokenSequence BrokensequencebcoffofthenicelinebetweenLU5andLU9 Superiortothestyloidprocessoftheradius(longitude) Approx1.5cunabovethetransversewristcrease BetweenM.brachioradialisandthetendonofthelong abductormuscleofthethumb(latitude) 0.30.5//or= Ontheradialaspectoftheforearm Approximately1.5cunproximaltoLI5inthecleft betweenthetendonsofthem.brachioradialsand abductorpollicuslongus LU8 Jingqu/ChannelGutter 1cunabovethetransversewristcrease inthedepressiononthelateralsideoftheradial artery 0.10.3II 1cunproximaltolung9 onlinewithlung9andlung6 inthedepressionatthebaseofthestyloidprocessof theradius ontheradialsideoftheartery *noteLU8isdistaltoLU7 LU10 Yuji/FishBorder Ontheradialaspectofthemidpointofthe1stmetacarpalbone Atthejunctionoftheredandwhiteskin(dorsalandpalmar)

0.50.8II onthemajorthenareminence inthedepressionbetweenthemidpointoftheshaftofthe1stmetacarpalbone andthethenarmuscle *greatforsorethroatandsoretonsils LU11 Shaoshang/LesserShang Ontheradialsideofthethumb Approximately0.1cunproximaltothecornerofthenail 0.1 orpricktobleed Ontheextensoraspectothethumb Atthejunctionofthelinesdrawnalongtheradialboarderand baseofthenail 0.1cunformthecornerofthenail *Drawalinealongtheradialandinferiornailborder *thispointtakesheatoutofthebody *usefulforsorethroatsandfevers