LOCATION
On the nape of the neck, in the depression on the lateral border of the trapezius muscle, 1.3 cun lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline.
Features
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Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
Occipital nerve trunk and occipital artery and vein trunk.
Indication
Headache,hysteria,neurasthenia,insomnia;chronic rhinitis,nosebleed,faucitis;cervical spondylosis,back sprain;cold.Neck issues, stiffness, ROM, occipital headache. For stiffness on one-side of the neck combine with SI 3 on the same side & GB 39 on the opposite side.Secondary point to release the exterior in wind-cold conditions, primary is GB 20.
Combinations
Eye rednesss and sore throat:BL 10 & LI 04 & EX-HN5.
Dizziness,blurred vision:BL 10 & GV 13.
Shoulder pain:BL 10 & SI 06.
Headache:BL 10 & GV 13 & BL 11 & LU 06 & SI 03.
Reversal cold of the extremities,vertigo,dizziness,fainting:BL 10 & BL 11.
Headache,stiff neck:BL 10 & LU 07 & SI 03.
Stiff neck,chill:BL 10 & BL 65.
Chronic tonsillitis:BL 10 & BL 11 & LU 10 & TE 02.
穴位
在項部,大筋(斜方肌)外緣之後髮際凹陷中,約當後髮際正中旁開1.3寸。
特點
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同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
枕大神經幹和枕動、靜脈幹。
適應症
後頭痛,癔病,神經衰弱,失眠;慢性鼻炎,鼻出血,咽喉炎;頸椎病,腰扭傷;感冒等。
穴位配伍療法
目赤腫痛:1.天柱 2.合谷 3.太陽
目眩,目不明,目如脫:1.天柱 2.陶道
目覺、肩痛欲折:1.天柱 2.養老
頭痛:1.天柱 2.陶道 3.大杼 4.孔最 5.後溪
厥逆,頭重眩暈:1.天柱 2.大杼
頭痛,項強:1.天柱 2.列缺 3.後溪
項強惡風:1.天柱 2.束骨
項強:1.天柱 2.落枕穴
慢性扁桃腺炎:1.天柱 1.大杼 3.魚際 4.液門