Table 1 Tuina acupoints, manipulation times, and methods
Acuponits | Location | Methods | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
Tianmen | Located from the middle of the eyebrows to the front hairline in a straight line | Linear-pushing with the finger | 24 |
Kangong | Located on a horizontal line connecting both brows | Wiping with the finger | 24 |
Taiyang (temple) | Flat part at each side of the forehead | Pressing-kneading with the finger | 24 |
Wangu (GB12) | Located in the posterior inferior depression of the mastoid behind the ear and above the attachment of the sternocleidomastoid muscle | 24 | |
Yamen (GV15) | Located on the nape, 0.5 Cun above the middle of the posterior hairline, and below the first cervical vertebra. | 100 | |
Fengfu (GV16) | Located on the nape, when the posterior hairline is straight up 1 Cun, the extraoccipital protuberance is straight down, and the depression between the trapezius muscles | 100 | |
Baihui (GV20) | Located on the head, 5 Cun above the middle of the front hairline. | 100 | |
Shuigou (GV26) | Located on the face, at the intersection of the upper 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the sulcus | 100 | |
Du Meridian | Located on the midline of the back. Tuina therapy is mainly performed from the thoracic spine to the sacral spine. | Pressing-kneading with the finger | 20 |
Pinching with the finger | 20 | ||
Pushing with the finger | 300 | ||
Jianjing (GB21) | Located under the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, on the midpoint of the line with the acromion | Grasping with the finger | 10 |