Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-long and short peroneal muscle-anterior intermuscular septum-long extensor muscle of toes-long extensor muscle of great toe.
In the superficial layer, there is the lateral sural cutaneous nerve. In the deep layer, there are the superficial and deep peroneal nerves and the anterior tibial artery and vein.
Location:
Upright sitting or lateral position; on the lateral side of the shank, 7 cun above the tip of lateral malleolus, on the anterior border of fibula.
Function:
Removing heat from the liver and detoxifying, relieving rigidity of muscles and activating the collaterals.
Indications:
Pain in the neck, chest, leg and hypochondriac region, and rabies.
Prescription:
Combined use with DabaoSP21 (Dabao (SP21) Major Luo-Connecting Point of the Spleen [3]) for treatment of intercostal neuralgia; and with ShangqiuSP5 (Shangqiu (SP5) Jing-Well Point [4]) for treatment of inflammation of ankle joint.
Methods:
Insert the needle perpendicularly to 1-1.5 cun depth; needling response: local numbness and distention, radiating downward; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones, or mild moxibustion for 15 min.
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