Atlas of Acupuncture

3.3 Shoulder and Arm 3.3.2 Elbow Elbow, tendon of the biceps muscle (
Figs 3.52, 3.53) The anterior aspect of the elbow is marke ...

3 Anatomical Orientation Olecranon (
Figs 3.55, 3.56) The olecranon forms the tip of the elbow. Located in the ulnar sulcus, bet ...

3.3 Shoulder and Arm Styloid process of the radius (
Figs 3.57, 3.58) The styloid process forms a flat mound on the anterior and ...

3 Anatomical Orientation Anterior wrist joint space (‘most distal wrist crease’) (
Figs 3.61, 3.62) Chinese textbooks on acupunc ...

3.3 Shoulder and Arm Dorsal wrist joint space (‘dorsal wrist crease’) (
Fig. 3.63) For the location of points on the dorsal aspe ...

3 Anatomical Orientation 3.4 Spine and Sacroiliac Region The spinous processes of the vertebrae are in most cases good markers f ...

3.4 Spine and Sacroiliac Region Vertebra prominens (spinous process of C7) (
Figs 3.67, 3.68) Two fingers (for example the index ...

3 Anatomical Orientation 3.4.2 The Thoracic Spine A slightly kyphotic position can help with palpation and point location on the ...

3.4 Spine and Sacroiliac Region 3.4.3 Lumbar Spine Iliac crest, Tuffier’s Line (
Figs 3.71, 3.72) The iliac crests and the assoc ...

3 Anatomical Orientation Lumbosacral junction Following orientation in the lumbar region with the help of the iliac crests (
Ili ...

3.4 Spine and Sacroiliac Region 3.4.4 Sacrum and Sacroiliac Joint Sacrum (
Figs 3.75, 3.76) On the sacrum, landmarks for palpati ...

3 Anatomical Orientation Iliosacral joint (
Figs 3.80, 3.81) The iliosacral joint can be palpated bilaterally as a shallow groov ...

3.5 Anterior and Lateral Aspect of the Thorax and Abdomen 3.5 Anterior and Lateral Aspect of the Thorax and Abdomen Clavicle (
F ...

3 Anatomical Orientation 1st rib, 1st intercostal space (
Fig. 3.86) By palpating parasternally in an inferior direction, the fi ...

3.5 Anterior and Lateral Aspect of the Thorax and Abdomen Midclavicular line (
Fig. 3.88) The midclavicular line provides a furt ...

3 Anatomical Orientation Axillary line (
Fig. 3.92) The axillary line is an imaginary line for orientation on the lat- eral aspe ...

3.5 Anterior and Lateral Aspect of the Thorax and Abdomen Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) (
Figs 3.93–3.95) By palpating al ...

3 Anatomical Orientation Pubic symphysis, umbilicus (
Fig. 3.98) The upper border of the pubic symphysis is an important orienta ...

3.6 Lower Extremity 3.6.1 Knee Region For locating and needling points in the knee region, the patient should be in a relaxed su ...

3 Anatomical Orientation Tibial shaft and medial condyle of the tibia (
Fig. 3.103) Below the medial aspect of the knee joint, t ...