G30 Huantiao ( VB30 )

Location At the junction of the lateral 1/3 and medial 2/3 of the distance between the great trochanter and the hiatus of the sacrum Du2 . When locating the point , put the patient in lateral recumbent position with the thigh flexed

Indications Pain of the lumbar region and thigh , Muscular atrophy of the lower limbs , hemiplegia .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - - 1 . 5 2 . 5 inches . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature Medially , the inferior gluteal artery and vein .

Innervation The inferior gluteal cutaneous nerve , the inferior gluteal nerve ; deeper , the sciatic nerve .