B44 Shentang ( V44 )

Location 3 cun lateral to Du11 , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra , on the spinal border of the scapula

Indications Asthma , cardiac pain , palpitation , stuffy chest , cough , stiffness and pain of the back .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein , the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery .

Innervation The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fourth and fifth thoracic nerves ; deeper , their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve .