Table 2 Treatment sites for thread-embedding acupuncture in the dorsal area of the human body
Localization | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle | Skeleton | Direction of insertion | Needle length | Number of pieces inserted | |
➀ | Intrinsic muscle (spinalis, rotatores) | L3–4, L4–5, L5–S1 | Perpendicular insertion | 40 mm | 6 pieces |
➁ | Multifidus muscle | L4–5 | Oblique insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➂ | Lumbar erector spinae | Sacrum–L5, L3–L1 | Transverse insertion | 60 mm | 4 pieces |
➃ | Iliolumbar ligament | L5–iliac crest | Oblique insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➄ | Sacroiliac ligament | Posterior inferior iliac spine–coccyx | Oblique insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➅ | Gluteus medius | – | Transverse insertion | 40 mm | 2 pieces |
➆ | Piriformis | – | Perpendicular insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➇ | Thoracic vertebrae erector spinae | T7–10 | Transverse insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➈ | Thoracic vertebrae erector spinae | T3–5 | Transverse insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➉ | Trapezius, levator scapulae | C7 | Transverse insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
⑪ | Cervical vertebrae erector spinae | C4–7 | Transverse insertion | 40 mm | 2 pieces |
Total | 28 pieces | ||||