Needle Insertion Flashcards
Where do you needle - Shallow Depth Insertion = 0.3” - 0.5”?
Head, Face, Neck
Upper Torso
Wrist
Hand, Foot
Where do you needle - Medium Depth Insertion = 0.5” - 1.0”?
Midsection Lower Abdomen Upper Back Shoulder Blade Upper Arm and Lower Arm Lower Leg
Where do you needle - Deep Depth Insertion = 0.8” - 1.5”?
Waist (front and back)
Upper Leg, Hip
Where do you needle subcutaneous?
Over bone
Where do you needle oblique?
Over ribs, over internal organs
How do you needle on the head?
Shallow insertion, 0.3-0.5” subcutaneously
How do you needle on the face?
Shallow insertion, 0.3-0.5” perpendicularly (ST or in front of ear) or subcutaneously (GB, SJ)
How do you needle on the neck?
Shallow insertion, 0.3-0.5” perpendicularly
How do you needle upper torso (rib cage)?
Shallow insertion, 0.3-0.5” oblique
LU 1 = 0.5-0.8” oblique
How do you needle midsection (just below ribcage)?
Medium depth, 0.5-1.0” perpendicular
How do you needle the abdomen?
Medium depth: KD = 0.5-1.0” perpendicular
Deep depth: ST 25, SP 15, Ren 4, 6, 7 = 0.8-1.2” perpendicular
How do you needle lower abdomen?
Medium depth: Ren 2, 3 = 0.5 - 1.0” perpendicular
How do you needle upper back?
Rib Cage: 0.5 - 0.7” oblique (UB)
Shoulder Blade: 0.5 - 1.0” perpendicular
How do you needle back below the ribs?
(including lower back, sacrum)
0.8 - 1.2” perpendicular
How do you needle upper/lower arm?
0.5 - 1.0” perpendicular (He Sea points can go deeper)
