How to Insert Acupuncture Needles into the Subacromial Space through LI15
LI15 is an important acupuncture point to treat shoulder pain. There are 4 needling methods for LI15 in the textbook; 1 method requires the insertion of the needle horizontally between the acromion and the great tuberosity of the humerus with the arm lowered for supraspinatus tendonitis. This method...
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| description | LI15 is an important acupuncture point to treat shoulder pain. There are 4 needling methods for LI15 in the textbook; 1 method requires the insertion of the needle horizontally between the acromion and the great tuberosity of the humerus with the arm lowered for supraspinatus tendonitis. This method is also applicable for all conditions of rotator cuff disease, but it has not previously been described in detail. Providing X-ray scans and describing needle direction and depth of insertion will provide evidence for needling with the arm down as an effective stimulation of the subacromial space. Firstly, for this technique, with the arm raised, a concave point is located between the front edge of the acromion and the humerus, and the lower upper arm. Secondly, the acupuncture needle is inserted slightly posteriorly towards the supraspinous fossa, in the direction of the supraspinatus tendon and to a depth of 30–40 mm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-258d371bac2d48d6943290ae236ace392024-04-16T13:45:50ZengMEDrang Inc.Journal of Acupuncture Research2586-288X2586-28982021-08-0138324224410.13045/jar.2021.001292542How to Insert Acupuncture Needles into the Subacromial Space through LI15Kwang Ho Lee0Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, KoreaLI15 is an important acupuncture point to treat shoulder pain. There are 4 needling methods for LI15 in the textbook; 1 method requires the insertion of the needle horizontally between the acromion and the great tuberosity of the humerus with the arm lowered for supraspinatus tendonitis. This method is also applicable for all conditions of rotator cuff disease, but it has not previously been described in detail. Providing X-ray scans and describing needle direction and depth of insertion will provide evidence for needling with the arm down as an effective stimulation of the subacromial space. Firstly, for this technique, with the arm raised, a concave point is located between the front edge of the acromion and the humerus, and the lower upper arm. Secondly, the acupuncture needle is inserted slightly posteriorly towards the supraspinous fossa, in the direction of the supraspinatus tendon and to a depth of 30–40 mm.http://www.e-jar.org/upload/pdf/jar-2021-00129.pdfli15subacromial spacerotator cuff diseasesupraspinatus tendonitis |
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| title | How to Insert Acupuncture Needles into the Subacromial Space through LI15 |
| title_full | How to Insert Acupuncture Needles into the Subacromial Space through LI15 |
| title_fullStr | How to Insert Acupuncture Needles into the Subacromial Space through LI15 |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to Insert Acupuncture Needles into the Subacromial Space through LI15 |
| title_short | How to Insert Acupuncture Needles into the Subacromial Space through LI15 |
| title_sort | how to insert acupuncture needles into the subacromial space through li15 |
| topic | li15 subacromial space rotator cuff disease supraspinatus tendonitis |
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