B11 Dazhu ( Influential Point of Bone , V11 )

Location - - 1 . 5 cun lateral to Du13 , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra .

Indications Headache , pain in the neck and back , pain and soreness in the scapular region , cough , fever , neck rigidity .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 5 - 0 . 7 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein .

Innervation The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the first and second thoracic nerves ; deeper , their lateral cutaneous branches .