B37 Yinmen ( V37 )

Location 6 cun below B36 on the line joining B36 and B40

Indications Pain in the lower back and thigh , Muscular atrophy , pain , numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities , hemiplegia

Method Puncture perpendicularly - - 1 . 02 . 0 inches . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature Laterally , the third perforating branches of the deep femoral artery and vein .

Innervation The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve ; deeper , the sciatic nerve .