Li17 Tianding , Gi17

Location On the lateral side of the neck , 1 cun below NeckFutu ( Li18 ) , on the posterior border of m . sternocleidomastoideus

Indications Sudden loss of voice , sore throat , scrofula , goiter .

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

Vasculature The external jugular vein

Innervation Superficially , the supraclavicular nerve . It is on the posterior border of m . sternocleidomastoideus just where the cutaneous cervical nerve emerges . Deeper , the phrenic nerve .