Lung Meridian

Question 1

LU 2 location, insertion and needle depth, use?

Answer 1

Medial to the coracoid process, inferior to the clavicle fossa, 6 cun lateral to midline.

Insertion: Ant to post, slightly medial to lateral and superior at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cun.

Myofascial pain, inflammation, and restriction of pec major and minor, AC joint separation and frozen shoulder

Question 2

LU 3 location, insertion and needle depth, use?

Answer 2

Anterolateral aspect of the arm, 3 cun below the axillary fold, in the groove between the biceps and the humerus.

Insertion: radial to ulnar on a horizontal plane at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cun

Bicipital tendinitis

Question 3

LU 5 location, insertion and needle depth, use?

Answer 3

Transverse cubital crease on the lateral aspect of the bicipital aponeurosis

Insertion: intra articular, perpendicular at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cun

OA and RA of the elbow, tendinitis of supinator, anconeus, brachioradialis, ECRL, ECRB

Question 4

LU 7 location, insertion and needle depth, use?

Answer 4

1.5 cun proximal to the radiocarpal joint (LI5), on the radial side of the radial styloid process proximal to the insertion of the brachioradialis muscle

Insertion: Oblique, proximal to distal at a depth of 0.3 - 0.5 cun

Pain and motor problems of the thumb and wrist

Question 5

Trace the Lung Meridian, count out the number of points and say if it is yin or yang.

Answer 5

11 points, Yin,