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The classic front-mu points

THE CLASSIC FRONT-MU POINTS

(or Jing Bie Front-Mu points)

the left thoracic center controls the following 3 therapeutic levels:

the Jing Bie Front-Mu points
the Jing Bie Back-Shu points located on the inner pathway of the Urinary Bladder channel
the function Back-Shu points located on the inner pathway of the Urinary Bladder channel

(see the study of the left thoracic center)

STUDY OF THE JING BIE FRONT-MU POINTS

Reminder of the List of the Front-Mu points :

LU -> LU1
LI -> ST25
ST -> RM12
SP -> LV13
HT -> RM14
SI -> RM4
UB -> RM3
KD -> GB25
TW -> RM5
GB -> GB24
LV -> LV14

The Front-Mu points allow to enhance the Yin energy of the organs and viscera. They are related to the structural aspect of the organs and viscera. They are storage points of the Jing Qi.

OVERALL CONTROL

Different tests are possible. They give the same result. Among them:

the transverse interrogation of the dermis at the upper extremity of the anterior face of the thigh (picture 1)

the transverse interrogation of the epidermis on the dorsal face of the 3rd metatarsal base (picture 2)

DETERMINING THE DISTURBED ENERGY FUNCTION

It is done through the transverse interrogation of the radius bone above the radial pulses, with the same distribution of the energy positions (Water-Wood-Fire..) (photo 3). To find out which organ or viscera in the energy position is disturbed, the therapist palpates the corresponding Front-Mu points. The point is then closed (it does not respond to a vertical interrogation on the surface).

Correction

The therapist puts one hand on the Front-Mu point of the disturbed organ or viscera and, with the other hand, searches in the left thoracic center for the area connected to the point (picture 4).

NOTE : We remind you that the therapist does not choose to use a Front-Mu point, it is the body that tells him that it is in need at this level. Let’s listen to it!

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He may also proceed to a mental interrogation. “Energy follows Thought” is a fundamental principle…

For instance, the therapist finds …

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A – THE EMOTIONAL CHAIN OF THE DU MAI

Two types of blockage are possible:

In resonance
- Depending on the nature (Wood, Metal, Water…) of the emotions that turn into fire
- Example : A fire related to Metal, which has been insufficiently drained by the Liver, can lead to a stagnation at DM 3 and DM 12 (“Metal points”) on the vertebral pathway of Du Mai or at DM 17 and DM 25 (“Metal points”) on the cranial pathway.

In energy circulation: a local obstruction on the Du Mai pathway.

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II – DETERMINING THE DISTURBED VERTEBRAL OR CRANIAL AREA

Interphalangeal (IP) thumb articulation (surface) → cranial part. (resonance blockage
- 2^nd phalanx (P2) of the thumb, below the nail (surface) → vertebral part (resonance and circulation blockages)

Sacrum (palm/surface) → cranial part (resonance blockage)
- T12 – L1 area (palm/surface) → vertebral part
- either crosswise → resonance blockage
- or lengthways → circulation blockage

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C – THE EMOTIONAL CHAIN OF THE GALL BLADDER

Trunk level:

- LV 13 -> Earth SP
- LV 14 -> Wood LV

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PLATE 22 : THE EMOTIONAL CHAIN OF THE GALL BLADDER

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D – THE MASTER POINTS

Each Extraordinary Channel is linked to one specific channel to which it distributes the energies…

The master points are also used to regulate the flow of Energy in the different planes of space and to balance the local Yin/Yang.

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II – DETERMINING THE DISTURBED ENERGETIC FUNCTION

Concerning the Yang phases, …
- Example: If the Metal position is blocked, the patient presents then an inflammatory phase (phase II related to LI – ST).
Concerning the Yin phases, …

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XVIII-THE PATHWAY OF LIQUIDS

A – THE TRIPLE WARMER

Description of the centres

Chapter VI

Reminder :

Palpatory observations and research have allowed us to determine regions of the body called « centres » which are both ENTRY DOOR AND CORRECTION ZONE. Each centre is related to one or more energy functions. These are not the chakras of the Indo-Tibetan Tradition. The control of the centres is done through a horizontal transverse interrogation on the surface (epidermis) with the last 4 fingers laid flat. On photo 1, the location of the centres and the therapeutic levels or energy functions that are linked to them.

Study of 2 centres

The vertex centre controls the 3 emotional chains of the Du Mai, Stomach and Gall Bladder channels, and the cephalic control points of the Extraordinary Channels (from GB 1 to GB 9- Ben Shen, current GB 13).

The points are located on the foot channels, at the trunk and head level. A blockage of the vertex centre indicates a disturbance in at least 1 emotional chain or in the cephalic control points of the Extraordinary Channels.

The interrogation of one half-centre makes it possible to determine the laterality of the blockage.

The left thoracic centre controls :

the Jing Bie Back-Shu points (classic Back-Shu points such as UB13, UB 15, UB 18…)
the function Back-Shu points (UB 11, UB12, UB 14…)
the Jing Bie Front-Mu points (classic Front-Mu points)

The blockage of this centre indicates a disturbance in at least 1 of these 3 therapeutic levels, on the right or on the left. Specific controls determine first the therapeutic level disturbed and then the energetic function (Liver, Spleen, Stomach…) to be corrected in this level.

Each point in a chain having its own energetic orientation (for example, UB 13 -> LU, UB 15 -> HT, UB 18 -> LI…), it is easy to find the point to be used. At palpation, this point is closed (it does not respond to a vertical interrogation on the surface). For corrections, the general principle is to connect the point with the centre.

We would like to draw the reader’s attention to the fact that in chronic pathologies the main points are located at the trunk and head level (Extraordinary Channels and “chains” of points).

The point/organ correspondences were established by Jacques Pialoux (Guide to Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fondation Cornélius Celsus publisher).

The corrections of energetic disorders based on his decoding confirm their accuracy.

The birth trauma

The disturbances of birth on the cranial bones of the newborn can cause disorders such as excessive crying, disturbed sleep, agitation, digestive (colic, regurgitation) and muscular problems (congenital torticollis, head always turned to the same side).

Reminder

The sensation of mobility of the cranial bones under the therapist’s hands is caused by a movement of energy in the bones and not by a movement of the bones in the 3 planes of space (see the topic about the energy movement of the cranial bones).

The control of the energy movement, which gives malleability and flexibility to the skull, is done by a vertical interrogation at the bone level: the therapist, with fingers flat, studies the response of the bone to a light impulse directed vertically from the surface to the center of the skull.

If the energy circulates freely, he perceives a return movement, a rebound; the bone « breathes ». If there is a blockage or stagnation of energy, there is little or no response from the bone; it appears hard, without “elasticity” (pictures 1-2-3).

ONLY THIS CRITERION IS IMPORTANT.

The therapist can quickly interrogate the different cranial bones.

These disturbances may be related to the physical trauma of childbirth, during the passage through the pelvis, especially if it was complicated, long, with the use of instruments (forceps, vacuum…) or even during the intrauterine period (wrong foetal position, cord around the neck, etc.).

Corrections are made from the traumatic center of the ankle, on the lateral side of the body (essentially the head and neck, in this case) in an area located at the height of the blockage (see photo 4 and topic about physical trauma).

Blockage of the « Window of the Sky » points (DM 16, GB 20, UB 10…) can disturb the energy movement of the occiput; they are specifically corrected (see photos 5-6 and chapter XVII).

The most frequent corrections are at the occiput and the occiput-1st cervical articulation (C0-C1).

The birth trauma can also and above all be emotional, the anxiety experienced in the canal causing fears, night terrors, abdominal pain in the infant and young child. It is considered as the basic model for all future anxieties (see Otto Rank’s work and Stanislav Grof’s perinatal matrices).

Corrections are made on the outer pathway of the Urinary Bladder channel, from the occipital center (see chapter XIII and various previous articles), with 2 essential points:

UB 52 (L2), in relation to the Kidneys
UB 53 (S2), in relation to the Pericardium

After the complete treatment of the reading grid, the therapist can ensure the effectiveness of the corrections made by re-testing the cranial bones.

Organ energy controls

In this article, we come back to the palpatory controls that indicate a possible disturbance in the different organic functions.

These are:

1) the control of the movement of energy in an organ or in a viscera as described in chapter III of our book and in topic 3 on this site.

2) the control of a channel by interrogating the dermis facing the muscle of the lower limb which is in resonance with this channel, in a defined area.

These tests are realized by a HORIZONTAL interrogation in the DERMIS layer of the skin. The therapist studies the response of the tissue (the dermis, in this case) to an impulse, an energetic thrust of low amplitude that he/she exerts in this tissue. The therapist can then either « cross » the tissue or feel some resistance, a barrier that prevents him from doing so in case of blockage. We remind you that the therapist must be able to mobilize the dermis on the underlying tissue before interrogating it, and that the possible blockage appears in only 1 well-defined direction.

To illustrate our point, we will take as examples the Liver and the Kidneys.

the liver

The control of the energy movement of the Liver is done by interrogating the dermis with the palm of the hand, through an impulse directed cephalically and laterally at 45° (pictures 1 and 2).

The control of the Liver channel is done by interrogating the dermis, with the fingers laid flat, in the lower 1/3 of the lateral face of the leg (facing the fibula brevis muscle), in an upward or downward direction (photo 3). Note that the muscles in resonance with the channels are not located on their path.

The kidneys

The control of the energy movement of the Kidneys is done by interrogating the dermis with the palm of the hand at the level of the 12th rib, in an upward vertical direction (this direction is given by the « migration » of the kidney from the sacral region to the 12th rib during embryogenesis) (photo 4).

The control of the Kidney channel is done by interrogating the dermis, with the fingers laid flat on the plantar face of the foot, at the level of the 1st metatarsal (facing the flexor hallucis longus muscle), in an antero-posterior or postero-anterior direction (photo 5).

Controls for other organs and viscera are detailed in chapters II and III.

Notes

These tests indicate a possible disturbance of an energetic function but not its origin or how to correct it. The therapist will find this information in the reading grid.

They can be confirmed by other tests which will give the same result, namely

the horizontal interrogation of the epidermis of the fingers’ phalanges in the longitudinal axis, which are in resonance with channels
the palpation of the channel along their path by vertical surface interrogation
the vertical and horizontal interrogation of the metacarpals which are in resonance with the 5 Elements
the palpation of the muscles in relation to the 5 Elements

They are also detailed in chapters II and III.

These controls allow us to assess the effectiveness of the corrections made either by using our reading grid, or by a more traditional approach of acupuncture or even by another therapy (homeopathy, osteopathy…).

In chronic pathologies, not reversible (diabetes, renal failure…), a disturbance in these controls persists after treatment.

The energy movement of the cranial bones

As all tissues derived from the mesoderm (bones, muscles, dermis), the cranial bones are animated by rhythmic micromovements that have a frequency of 10 coming and going per minute – this is the Primary Respiratory Mechanism described in osteopathy.

The rhythm is slower for the mucous membranes of the organs derived from the endoderm.

The source of this energy movement, of this vital rhythm, are the energies of the Earlier (Pre-) Heaven (the manifested energies of the embryonic and foetal period) which are distributed by the Extraordinary Channels to the channels and throughout the body after birth. The organs related to the Earlier Heaven are the brain and all the marrow, the bones (with the uterus and the Gall bladder, they are called the Extraordinary Yang organs in the Chinese tradition).

To illustrate this study, we will take the example of the Temporal bone (see the complete study of the cranial bones in chapter II).

When « listening » as it is practiced in cranial osteopathy (photo 1), the therapist has the SENSATION that the Temporal bone makes an anterior rotation movement, the squamous moves laterally and the styloid process medially (photo 2), for 3 seconds, then the opposite movement during the next 3 seconds, and so on if the practitioner does not induce anything. This sensation is produced by AN ENERGY MOVEMENT WITHIN THE BONE RATHER THAN BY A MOVEMENT OF THE BONE IN THE 3 PLANES OF SPACE, IN RELATION TO THE OTHER BONES.

To verify that this energy flows correctly into the bone, rather than listening, we propose 2 faster and more reliable tests:

– a vertical interrogation at the osseous level of the Temporal (does the bone respond to a vertical thrust from surface to depth? this is possible for the other bones accessible to palpation) (photo 3)

– a vertical interrogation at the osseous level of the proximal phalanx (p1) of the index finger (photo 4). As Régis Blin has shown in L’ Hexagramme Tridimensionnel, the 14 phalanges of the fingers are in resonance with the 14 bones of the skull and face. In the case of energy stagnation within the temporal bone, p1 of the index finger does not respond.

These tests, however, do not give the ORIGIN, THE CAUSE of the energy stagnation in the cranial bone which the therapist will find in the exploration of the reading grid. It could be:

traumatic (shock to the head, cranial compression during childbirth, orthodontic treatment…), the correction will be made from the traumatic centre of the ankle, on the lateral side of the head (see chapter XV about the physical trauma)
related to an energy imbalance in the channels, the correction is then made from the other controls in the reading grid.

Notes:

1) the relation Temporal bone – Kidney channel

The 14 phalanges of the fingers are also in resonance with the 14 channels (12 main channels + Ren Mai + Du Mai).

The proximal phalanx of the index finger is in relation with the Kidney channel. Palpatory observations have shown that if the Kidney channel is disturbed, the therapist feels a resistance when interrogating horizontally the phalanx on the surface, in its longitudinal axis (photo 5).

An energy stagnation in the Temporal bone (–> p1 of the index finger does not respond to the vertical interrogation) can be related to a disturbance of the Kidney channel (–> p1 of the index finger is then also blocked if interrogated horizontally) or not (–> p1 of the index finger is free if interrogated horizontally). We can also find a disturbance of the Kidney channel (p1 of the index finger blocked if interrogated horizontally) which is not expressed at the temporal bone level (p1 of the index finger responds to a vertical interrogation). We use the same method for the other bones of the head (with some particularities for the occiput and the sphenoid bones).

2) the mobility of the cranial bones is a controversial subject, including in osteopathic circles.

Various theories have emerged since W.G. Sutherland who conceptualized the cranial approach in osteopathy. For our part – and this only commits us – we do not agree with the biomechanical theory (H.I. Magoun, J.E. Upledger..), i.e. to the action of the reciprocal tension membranes, to the role of the dura mater in the transmission of the cranial movement to the sacrum, to the fluctuation of the cerebrospinal fluid, to the shape of the sutures which would explain the cranial mobility (see french osteopath Jacques Vigier Latour’ s articles about dura mater and CSF – osteo-perfectionnement.com).

The therapists feel that « something » happens when they put their hands on the skull but this « something » is, from our point of view, an energy movement in the bones and not a movement of the bones in the 3 planes of space (except in the newborn). The absence of scientific proof of the mobility of the cranial bones is therefore not surprising. This energy movement, this vital rhythm can be observed in all tissues and not only in the skull or sacrum.

Spleen and rheumatism • TW and Thyroid gland

Spleen and rheumatism

SPLEEN governs the connective tissue. In local or diffuse rheumatic pain, a disturbance of Spleen must be sought.

The essential points :

SP 17 point, corresponding to Spleen on the Spleen chain which is linked to the 6 phases of the disease (see chapter XI). Rheumatism is a characteristic of phase IV = toxin impregnation, related to the Tai Yin (SP-LU). Controls and correction (picture1) are detailed in chapter XI.

circulation blockage in the Spleen channel (picture 2).

We recall the immune function of the Spleen is affected in the present covid-19 pandemic.

TW and thyroid gland

In thyroid disorders the TRIPLE WARMER- YANG WEI MAI axis is disturbed. Yang Wei Mai is in resonance with thyroid and parathyroid glands. This often affects people who run out of time.

The essential points :

TW 15 – GB 21 are the points corresponding to TW on the Spleen chain, although not located on the Spleen channel (see picture 3).
circulation blockage in the TW channel.
TW 5, Yang Wei Mai master point
GB 4, Yang Wei Mai cephalic control point (see chapter IX)
circulation blockage in the Ren Mai at the throat level.

Patients under treatment (levothyroxine…) have a blockage of the TW channel that persists even at the end of the session. One of the 5 Shu points on the TW channel responds less well.

Parathyroid glands disturbance results in muscle spasms causing stiff neck, lumbago, viscera spasms (at the laryngeal, abdominal… levels). Frequent in people who are stressed and tense, after a contrariety (Shao Yang axis).

The proposed corrections are not exhaustive. The fundamental principle is to correct what is found. We underline the importance of the Spleen chain in treatments.

The Ren Mai

THE REN MAI is known as the Sea of Yin (see chapter IX: The Extraordinary Channels). It can be used to nourish the body’s yin energy, particularly for problems relating to conception, fertility, pregnancy, menopause. The Ren Mai is closely related to the uterus and to the female genital tract. Pelvic congestion causes chronic pelvic pain, fibroids, ovarian cysts but also migraine, pain in joints (shoulder, wrist, knee, neck, lower back).

Specific controls

crosswise interrogation of the thumb’s first phalanx at the osseous level (picture1). The upper burner, middle burner and lower burner are located from its head to its base (picture 2).
dermis crosswise interrogation of the pubic bone with the fingers (picture 3).

To differentiate resonance and circulation blockages :

resonance blockage

surface (epidermis) crosswise interrogation of the inguinal fold with the palm of hand (picture 4).
surface crosswise interrogation of the upper front thigh (picture 5). This area is the center for Ren Mai and Chong Mai.

The resonance blockages are located at the lower burner region (from RM 1 to RM 8)

circulation blockage

surface crosswise interrogation of the lower extremity of the sternum, with the palm of hand (picture 6).

The circulation blockages can be located on any part of the Ren Mai (frequent at the solar plexus level). Note that the therapist knows in advance its approximative location by interrogating the thumb’s first phalanx.

Correction

Resonance blockage

The therapist puts one hand on the center, the other one searches the point, from RM 1 to RM 8, connected to the center (picture7) (see principle of correction in previous post dated November 8th).

Circulation blockage

The therapist strokes the Ren Mai with his/her fingertips until he/she feels an « obstacle » under the hand (picture 8) (see “the circulation blockages in the 12 channels”).

Many Front-Mu points (storage points of acquired Jing Qi) are located on the Ren Mai. They are studied separately in chapter VII (the Back-Shu points and the Front-Mu points). Ren Mai master point and cephalic control point are studied in chapter IX.

The back-shu points

The Back-shu points (see chapter VII)

On the inner pathway of the Urinary Bladder channel, Jacques Pialoux (« Guide to Acupuncture and Moxibustion ») distinguishes the classic assent points of organs and viscera, called Jing Bie Back-Shu points, from the function Back-Shu points (great shuttle, wind gate, diaphragm, sea of energy…).

List of back-shu points of jing bie

UB 13 (T3) -> LU
UB 15 (T5) -> HT
UB 18 (T9) -> LV
UB 19 (T10) -> GB
UB 20 (T11) -> SP
UB 21 (T12) -> ST
UB 22 (L1) -> TW
UB 23 (L2) -> KD
UB 25 (L4) -> LI
UB 27 (S1) -> SI
UB 28 (S2) -> UB

In our approach, the JING BIE BACK-SHU POINTS are used to facilitate the elimination of disturbing energies (Xie) coming from EXTERNAL causes (climatic aggressions, toxins, toxic products, infectious agents) that remain blocked on the surface of the organs and viscera.

Specific control

Several possible tests give the same result:

epidermis crosswise interrogation of the lateral side of the 5th metatarsal base (see picture 1)

dermis crosswise interrogation of the medial side of the knee (see picture 2)
epidermis crosswise interrogation of the scapular spine, with the palm of hand (this test is the same one for the function Back-Shu points)

Determining the disturbed energetic function : it is done through a dermis crosswise interrogation of the radial groove, above the radial pulses (with the classic distribution of the different positions- Water, Wood…). This test is the same one for the function Back-Shu points (see picture 3).

Confirmation by the palpation of the related Jing Bie Back-Shu points.

Related to the Jing Bie level, the He-Sea point of the disturbed organ or viscera also is closed.

Correction

2 steps

a) the therapist puts one hand on the He-Sea point and, with the other hand, looks among the other Shu points (Jing, Ying, Shu…) of the same channel for the one that begins to open the He-Sea point.

b) the therapist keeps one hand down on the He-Sea point and covers the organ or viscera and the related anatomical areas (throat and nose for Lung, pancreas for Spleen, duodenum for Stomach and Gall Bladder..), with the other hand, to look for a zone that corresponds to the « imprint » of the disturbing agent on the organ or viscera ( the therapist then has the sensation of a « rope » between his/her two hands) ( see picture 4 : correction SP 9/ spleen)

After correction, the Back-Shu and He-Sea points are open again and the different tests are blockage free.

A clinical case

A clinical case n°1

Summary of the anamnesis : Mrs. B., 45 years old, consults for a right cervical pain which goes up to the back of the skull, radiating towards the right scapula, persistent at rest and not relieved by analgesics. This pain occurred 3 weeks ago with no apparent cause. Also, this patient complains of sleep disorders (she wakes up several times with difficulty to go back to sleep) currently aggravated by pain, chronic fatigue, some anxiety at the end of the day, spasms and bloating of the digestive tract. She feels tense, irritable, stressed by work.

Here is what we FIND TO CORRECT IN THE READING GRID (we remind you that it is the body that shows us where it is in need and not the therapist who chooses the points to use) :

the right TW 5 point : Yang Wei Mai master point.
the left and right GB 35 points : Yang Wei Mai points
the left and right UB 11 points : the KD function Back-Shu points allow to increase the Yin energy of the Kidneys
circulation blockage in the GB channels
the right GB 4 point: Yang Wei Mai cephalic control point
the left GB 2: Yin Wei Mai cephalic control point (--> anxiety)
the GB 20 zone on the right side
circulation blockage in the Ren Mai at the level of the solar plexus
the left GB 1 point
the right GB tendino-muscular channel
the diaphragm (the left and right Great Luo of Stomach)

It is important to understand that if we had to treat this patient without questioning, we would have made the same corrections. Only the body tissues know !

A clinical case n°2

Anamnesis : Mrs G., 48 years old suffers chronically from spasmodic abdominal pain, bloating, irregular transit (alternating constipation and diarrhea). The intestinal disorders started in childhood. They are aggravated by emotional stress. Currently in acute phase with weight loss since an emotional shock four months ago. The medical diagnosis is chronic functional colopathy (irritable bowel) and suspicion of Crohn’s disease. She is on a gluten-free diet, she does not eat fruits and cabbage. She also complains of fatigue, lower back pain and anxiety.

Here is what we find to correct this day in the reading grid :

the GB 41, Dai Mai master-point
the ST 25, LI Front-Mu point
the SP 15, the point in relation to the LI on the Spleen chain (LI in phase Yin of the disease - see chapter XI about the Spleen chain)
the ST 27 point, correction of a local energy stagnation from GB 42 point (see chapter XIX: Stomach chain and energy stagnation)
the UB 43, the point related to the LI on the outer pathway of UB channel, therefore at a deep level (Ancestral memory, birth trauma, conflicts during early childhood are imprinted on the outer pathway of the UB channel) (see chapter XIII: the occipital centre)
the DM 3, LI barrier (guan) point (see chapter XVI: the barriers)
the ST tendino-muscular channels
the diaphragm (Great Luo of Stomach)

We verify that in chronic cases the main points are located on the trunk (and the head).

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THE CLASSIC FRONT-MU POINTS

(or Jing Bie Front-Mu points)

STUDY OF THE JING BIE FRONT-MU POINTS

OVERALL CONTROL

DETERMINING THE DISTURBED ENERGY FUNCTION

Correction

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Description of the centres

Chapter VI

Study of 2 centres

The birth trauma

Reminder

Organ energy controls

the liver

The kidneys

Notes

The energy movement of the cranial bones

Spleen and rheumatism

The essential points :

TW and thyroid gland

The essential points :

The Ren Mai

Specific controls

To differentiate resonance and circulation blockages :

resonance blockage

circulation blockage

Correction

Resonance blockage

Circulation blockage

The Back-shu points (see chapter VII)

List of back-shu points of jing bie

Specific control

Correction

A clinical case n°1

A clinical case n°2