Equine Points

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drcecile  on November 1, 2011

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Equine Points

LU1
shoulder
middle of pectoralis descendis

alarm for LU
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LU1 shoulder
middle of pectoralis descendis

alarm for LU
LU5 elbow
lateral to biceps tendon
LU6 antebrachium
5 cun from LU5 on cranial muscle groove
LU7 antebrachium
level with distal chestnut, cranial to cephalic

master for head/neck
confluent for Ren Mai (CV)
LU9 carpus
at CMC joint just distal to medial radial styloid process

influential for pulse/vessels
LU10 metcarpus
mid-canon, between susp and vasc bundle & DDFT
opposite HT8
LU11 front foot
caudomedial coronary band (4:00)
LI1 front foot
craniomedial coronary band (2:00)
LI2 front fetlock
cranial to medial susp ext branch
LI3 front fetlock
distal to button of splint
LI4 carpus
caudodistal to head of splint, opposite SI4

aspirin pt
master for face/mouth
LI5 carpus
between C2 and C3, craniomedial carpus
LI6 antebrachium
5 cun above LI5, in groove between ECR & CDE
LI10 elbow
2 cun below LI11

Qi tonic, front 3 mile point
LI11 elbow
at proximal caudal border of extensor carpi radialis
LI15 shoulder
cranial point of shoulder

Dx: shoulder
LI16 shoulder
at junction of dorsal brachiocephalicus and shoulder, on sternocephalicus

Dx: shoulder, front fetlock
LI17 neck
2 cun cranial to LI16

Dx: carpus
LI18 neck
ventral brachiocephalicus, level w/ mandible when head elevated

Dx: front foot
LI20 head
caudal to caudal nares (of contralateral meridian)
ST1 head
lower eyelid, 1/3 of way from medial canthus
ST2 head
in V of angular vein
ST5 head
along rostral border of masseter, level with medial canthus, between dental arcades
ST6 head
center of masseter, level with lateral canthus, between dental arcades
ST8 head
ventral to TMJ, opposite GB3
ST9 head
under corner of mandible
ST10 shoulder
with heel of hand on point of shoulder, grab neck, index at ventral brachialis

Dx: stifle
ST25 abdomen
2 cun lateral to umbilicus (GV 8)

alarm for LI
ST31 tuber
= Ju Liao
1.5 cun caudoventral to tuber coxae

Dx: stifle
ST34 stifle
with web of hand on prox patella, thumb lands on ST34, and index on SP10
ST35 stifle
= Lue cao, over lateral patellar joint
opposite SP10
ST36 stifle
caudodistal to tibial crest

Qi tonic, hind 3 mile point
master for abdomen
ST37 gaskin
2 cun proximal to ST38
ST38 gaskin
middle of gaskin, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
ST39 gaskin
1 cun distal to ST38

lower He-sea for SI
ST40 gaskin
0.5 cun caudal to ST38

influential for Phlegm
ST41 hock
cranial to malleolus, between LoDE and LaDE
ST42 hock
just lateral from dorsal midline, just distal to TMT
ST43 hind fetlock
just proximolateral to dorsal fetlock
ST44 hind fetlock
just distolateral to dorsal fetlock
ST45 hind foot
dorsal coronary (12:00)
SP1 hind foot
caudomedial coronary (4:00)
SP2 hind fetlock
caudal to susp ext branch
SP3 hind fetlock
distal to button of splint, plantar to DDFT
SP4 hock
caudodistal to head of splint

confluent for Chong Mai
SP5 hock
0.5 cun caudal to medial malleolus
SP6 hock
3 cun proximal to medial malleolus, at caudal tibia, caudal to saphenous

master for caudal abdomen/urogenital
SP8 gaskin
3 cun distal to SP9 (stifle), caudal to tibia, cranial to DDF
SP9 stifle
level with patellar ligaments, 0.5 cun cranial to saphenous
SP10 stifle
w/ web of thumb at proximal patella, index lands on SP10, thumb on ST34

Sea of Blood
SP11 tuber
= Dan Tian, 1.5 cun cranioventral to most ventral extent of tuber coxae

Dx: stifle
SP12 tuber
just ventral to fibrous band extending cranially from tuber coxae

Dx: stifle
SP13 tuber
just dorsal to fibrous band extending cranially from tuber coxae

Dx: hock
SP20 flank
4th ICS, level with elbow (PC5 at ICS5)
SP21 flank
10th ICS, level with shoulder
HT1 elbow
center of axillary space
HT3 elbow
half way between olecranon and med epicondyle, on medial elbow
opposite SI8
HT4 antebrachium
1.5 cun proximal to HT7
HT5 antebrachium
1.0 cun proximal to HT7
HT6 antebrachium
0.5 cun proximal to HT7
HT7 carpus
just lateral to insertion of ulnaris lateralis
HT8 metacarpus
mid-canon, between susp and vasc bundle & DDFT
opposite LU10
HT9 front foot
caudolateral coronary (8:00)
SI1 front foot
craniolateral coronary (10:00)
SI2 front fetlock
caudal to susp ext branch
SI3 front fetlock
just plamaro-distal to splint button

confluent for Du Mai (GV)
SI4 carpus
caudodistal to head of splint
opposite LI4
SI5 carpus
between CU and C4 on lateral carpus
SI6 carpus
proximo-caudal to lateral styloid process of radius
SI7 antebrachium
5 cun proximal from SI5
SI8 elbow
half way between olecranon and lat epicondyle
opposite HT3
SI9 shoulder
caudal border of deltoid, between long and lateral triceps

Dx: shoulder
master for forelimb
SI10 shoulder
2 cun craniodorsal to SI9

Dx: shoulder
SI16 neck
C2-C3, on dorsal border of brachiocephalicus

Dx: front limb tend/lig
SI19 head
ventral to ear base, caudo-dorsal to TMJ
BL1 head
medial canthus
BL2 head
1 cun dorsal to BL1, at eyebrow
BL7 head
1 cun lateral to midline at GV20, along cranial border of nuchal crest
BL10 neck
C1-C2, 2 cun off midline

permission/calming
BL11 neck
T2-T3 (T3 is first palpable spine), 1.5 cun off midline

influential for Bone
BL12 and 41 withers
T4 (highest point of withers) 1 cun off midline; outer pt is 5 cun lateral

influential for Wind/trachea
BL13 and 42 back
ICS8 at caudal edge of scapula

BL13 thru BL23: 3 cun from midline (at longissimus and iliocostalis): inner pt
6 cun from midline: outer pt

Back-shu for LU
BL14 and 43 back
ICS9

Back-shu for PC
BL15 and 44 back
ICS10

Back-shu for HT
BL16 and 45 back
ICS11

Back-shu for GV
BL17 and 46 back
ICS12

Back-shu for Blood
influential for Blood
BL18 and 45 back
ICS13 & 14

Back-shu for LIV
BL19 and 48 back
ICS15

Back-shu for GB
BL20 and 49 back
ICS17

Back-shu for SP
BL21 and 50 back
T18-L1

Back-shu for ST
BL22 and 51 back
L1-L2

Back-shu for TH
BL23 and 52 back
L2-L3 (level with most caudal aspect of 18th rib)

Back-shu for KID
BL24 back
L4-L5

Back-shu for Qi
BL25 back
L5-L6

Back-shu for LI
BL26 back
L6-S1 (level with Ba Hui, Shen Shu)
BL27 croup
S1-S2

Back-shu for SI
BL28 croup
S2-S3

Back-shu for BL
BL35 croup
in groove b/w biceps femoris and semitendinosis, level with tail head

Dx: hock
BL36 croup
in groove b/w biceps femoris and semitendinosis, level with anus

Dx: stifle
BL37 croup
in groove b/w biceps femoris and semitendinosis, level with tuber ischium

Dx: stifle
BL38 croup
in groove b/w biceps femoris and semitendinosis, 1/2 way between 37 & 39

Dx: stifle
BL39 stifle
in groove b/w biceps femoris and semitendinosis, distal limit

Dx: hock
lower He-sea for TH
BL40 stifle
popliteal fossa

master for back/hips
BL53 tuber
w/ heel of hand on tuber coxae, middle finger points to tail & lands on pt

Dx: hip
BL54 croup
= Ba Shan, at intersection of line from tuber coxae to tail, and from greater trochanter to Bai Hui (continue inchworming from BL53)

Dx: hip
master for hindlimb
BL58 gaskin
on caudal border of fibula, 7 cun from to BL60
BL59 hock
3 cun proximal to BL60
BL60 hock
between lateral malleolus and calcaneal tuber (with of hand on tuber, index lands on KID3, thumb on BL60)
opposite KI3
BL62 hock
caudo-distal to lateral malleolus

confluent for Yang Qiao Mai (coordination
BL63 hock
caudoproximal to head of splint, at injection site for TMT joint
BL64 hock
caudodistal to head of splint
opposite LIV3
BL65 hind fetlock
distal to button of splint, caudal to suspensory ligament
BL66 hind fetlock
distal to lateral sesamoid
BL67 hind foot
caudolateral coronary (8:00)
KID1 hind foot
between heel bulbs (6:00)
KID3 hock
between medial malleolus and calcaneal tuber (with of hand on tuber, index lands on KID3, thumb on BL60)
opposite BL60
KID4 hock
0.5 cun caudodistal to KID3 (medial border of calcaneus)
KID5 hock
1.0 cun distal to KID3 (distal end of tibia)
KID6 hock
between calcaneal tuber and talus
level with SP5

confluent for Yin Qiao Mai (coordination)
KID7 hock
2 cun proximal to KID3 (on cranial border of calcanean tendon)
KID8 gaskin
0.5 cun cranial to KID7 (on caudal border of tibia)
KID9 gaskin
on distal border of gastrocnemius muscle, on a line from KID3 to KID10
KID10 stifle
medial popliteal fossa, between semis
KID27 shoulder
2 cun lateral to most cranial/proximal sternum (~ CV22)
PC1 flank
5th ICS (if standing square, elbow is at 4th), level with elbow

Dx: front foot
PC3 elbow
superficial to HT1 in axilla
PC4 antebrachium
5 cun above PC7, 2 cun above PC5
PC5 antebrachium
at proximal chestnut, between flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris
PC6 antebrachium
at distal chestnut, between flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris
level with LU7

master for chest/cranial abd
confluent for Yin Wei Mai (stability)
PC7 carpus
just medial to insertion of ulnaris lateralis
opposite HT7
PC8 metacarpus
2/3 from carpus, at communicating branch
opposite TH3
PC9 front foot
between heel bulbs (6:00)
TH1 front foot
1 cun lateral to midline coronary band (12:00)
TH2 front fetlock
1 cun lateral to midline, cranial to lateral extensor branch, just distal to joint
TH3 metacarpus
1 cun lateral to midline, 2/3 from carpus
opposite PC8
TH4 carpus
at radiocarpal jt, just lateral to common digital extensor
TH5 antebrachium
2 cun proximal to TH4, along line from TH4 to olecranon

confluent for Yang Wei Mai (stability)
TH6 antebrachium
1 cun proximal to TH5, along line from TH4 to olecranon
TH7 antebrachium
1 cun caudal to TH6
TH8 antebrachium
1 cun proximal to TH6
TH10 elbow
1 cun cranial to proximal aspect of olecranon
TH14 shoulder
caudal margin of shoulder joint

Dx: shoulder
TH15 neck
cranial scapular border at junction of bone and cartilage

Dx: front limb tend/lig
TH16 neck
C1-C2, on dorsal brachiocephalicus, cranial to SI16

Dx: front fetlock
TH23 head
at eyebrow, dorsal to lateral canthus (feel for notch)
GB1 head
1 cun caudoventral to lateral canthus, over transverse facial vein
GB3 head
depression caudodorsal to TMJ
GB20 neck
caudal to occipital condyle, cranial to atlas wings, 1 cun off midline
level with GV16

Pond of Wind
GB21 shoulder
cranial scapula at ventral edge of cervical trapezius approximately halfway along the scapula
GB24 flank
ICS14 level with elbow, caudodorsal to LIV14

alarm for GB
GB25 tuber
center of paralumbar fossa

alarm for KID
GB27 tuber
0.5 cun craniodorsal to tuber coxae
GB29 croup
midway between illial wing and greater trochanter
GB30 hip
caudoventral margin of greater trochanter

piaffe pt
GB34 stifle
caudal to ST36, between long and lateral digital extensors

influential for tendon
GB35 gaskin
1 cun caudal to GB36
GB36 gaskin
2 cun above GB37 (b/w LaDE and DDE)
GB37 gaskin
1 cun above GB38 (b/w LaDE and DDE)
GB38 gaskin
1 cun above GB39 (b/w LaDE and DDE)
GB39 gaskin
3 cun proximal to lateral malleolus, on caudal tibia, between lateral and deep digital extensors
opposite SP6

influential for marrow
GB40 hock
craniodistal to to lateral malleolus, over tendon of LaDE, level with BL62
GB41 metatarsus
cranial to head of splint
opposite LIV3, level with BL64

confluent for Dai Mai (girdle)
GB43 hind fetlock
caudal to lateral extensor tendon, OR half way between ST44 and BL66
GB44 hind foot
craniolateral coronary (10:00)
LIV1 hind foot
craniomedial coronary (2:00)
LIV2 hind fetlock
cranial to medial extensor tendon
LIV3 hock
cranioventral to head of splint, within Pasteur's triangle
LIV4 hock
within "waist" of saphenous vein at level of hock, medial to cunean
LIV5 gaskin
2 cun cranio-proximal to SP6 on cranial border of tibia, 5 cun proximal from medial malleolus
LIV6 gaskin
2 cun proximal to LIV5
LIV8 gaskin
2 cun cranial to KID10 (and BL40)
LIV13 flank
distal end of 18th rib

alarm for SP
influential for Zang organs
LIV14 flank
13th ICS, level with elbow

alarm for LIV
GV1 genitoanal
between tail root and anus (but angle to SI joint to avoid rectum)
GV3 back
L4-L5
GV4 back
L2-L3
straight up dorsally from last rib
GV5 back
L1-L2
part of Duan Xue
GV14 withers
C7-T1 (follow line of shoulder to midline)
GV16 head
AO joint
GV20 head
highest point of poll, just rostral to nuchal crest

Shen conditions
GV26 head
upper lip between ventral limit of nostrils
GV28 head
deep to GV26
CV1 genitoanal
between root of scrotum/vulva and anus
CV3 ventrum
4 cun caudal to CV8

alarm for BL
CV4 ventrum
3 cun caudal to CV8

alarm for SI
CV5 ventrum
2 cun caudal to CV8

alarm for TH
CV8 ventrum
umbilicus (do not needle)
CV12 ventrum
between xyphoid and umbilicus (4 cun cranial to umbilicus); most dependent

influential for Fu organs
alarm for ST
CV14 ventrum
at tip of xyphoid

alarm for HT
CV15 ventrum
1 cun cranial to CV14
CV17 ventrum
level with elbow/4th ICS

influential for Qi
alarm for PC
CV22 shoulder
cranial to sternum
CV23 neck
cranial to laryngeal head
can use 1/2 cun to either side (a & b) to apply EA
CV24 head
lower lip cranial to chin
knee point neck
2 cun cranial to LI17

Dx: carpus
Da feng men head
3 pts: GV24 (at rostral root of forelock); 1 cun rostrolateral to GV24 L & R
Tong guan head
on ventral tongue over sublingual veins
Er jian head
ear tips
Jiang ya head
alar cartliage at lateral corner of nostril
An shen head
at root of ears, mediocaudally

Shen disturbance
8-12 cc vit B12 per side
Jiu wei neck
9 points evenly distributed between Fu Tu and TH15, along ventral nuchal ligament
Hou shu neck
ventral midline at at 3rd tracheal ring
Mi jiao gan neck
between cranial and middle 1/3 of neck, dorsal to jugular vein
Ding chuan withers
0.5 cun lateral to GV14
Duan xue back
= GV5 (L1-L2)
+ GV6 (T18-L1)
+ GV7 (T17-T18)
Qi hai shu back
along BL meridian at 16th ICS, between BL19 and BL20

Qi
Bai hui back
L6-S1 on midline
Shen shu back
2 cun lateral to Ba Hui
Shen peng back
2 cun cranial to Shen Shu
Shen jiao back
2 cun caudal to Shen Shu
Ba jiao croup
= BL31, 32, 33, 34
1.5 cun lateral to midline at S1-S2, S2-S3, S3-S4, S4-S5
Wei jian tail
tip of tail
Hua tuo jia ji back
0.5 cun lateral to midline at the caudal border of each dorsal spinous process from T1 to L6
Fei men shoulder
= SI 14, on cranial border of scapula, 1/3 way from dorsal
between GB21 and TH15
Fei pan shoulder
on caudal border of scapula, 1/3 way from dorsal
Gong zi shoulder
= SI13, just caudal to tuber of scapular spine
Qian ti men front foot
junction of pastern with both heels
Lu gu croup
1/3 of distance from greater trochanter to Ba Hui
Yan chi croup
midway between tuber coxa and Shen peng
Dan tian croup
= SP11
Ju liao croup
= ST31
Chui jing head
in temporal fossa
Jing shu head
at midpoint of brow

eye association pt
Yan mai head
2.5 cun caudo-ventral from lateral canthus, on transverse vein
Yao qian back
L1-L2, 2 cun lateral from midline
Yao zhong back
L2-L3, 2 cun lateral from midline
Yao hou back
L3-L4, 2 cun lateral from midline
Wei duan croup
S5-Cd1, 1.5 cun lateral from midline (~ 5th Ba Jiao)
Wei gen croup
= GV2, Cd1-Cd2 (first mobile jt), on midline
Wei ben genitoanal
1 cun caudal to base of tale, on ventral midline
Yan zhou elbow
medially, 1.5 cun cranioproximal to olecranon
Cheng deng elbow
medially, 2 cun craniodistal to olecranon
Xiong tang antebrachium
over cephalic where it joins body
Zhou shu elbow
= SI8
opposite HT3
Ming tang fetlock
immediately distal/under ergot
Ba shan croup
= BL54
Huan tiao croup
2 cun cranial to greater trochanter
Huan zhong croup
2 cun craniodorsal to greater trochanter
Huan hou croup
2 cun caudodorsal to greater trochanter
Yang ling stifle
4 cun caudal to stifle, in muscle mass
Lue cao stifle
=ST35
Hou chan wan metatarsus
2/3 down cannon over medial and lateral plantar veins
Hou ti men hind foot
junction of pastern with both heels

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