The Extra Points, Shiqizhuixia
shiqizhuixia, "Below the Seventeenth Vertebra"

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Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
M-BW-25

	Meridian: The Extra Points		Reference Source: Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAM) [revised ed. 1999]		Point Location: CAM Below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra Deadman On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra How To Find It Slide a finger upwards along the midline of the sacrum until it meets the significant depression inferior to the lumbar spine.
	Innervation: No innervation data at this time		Vasculature: No vasculature data at this time
	Cautions: The spinal canal lies between 1.25 and 1.75 cun deep to the skin surface, varying according to body build avoid use during Pregnancy		Technique: CAM Puncture perpendicularly .8-1.2 cun Deadman Perpendicular insertion .5-1 cun

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Shiqizhui Extra Points Point