Ex-8 B

NOMIEx-8 B SHIQIZHUI : LOCALIZZAZIONE [protected] Location (  Ex-8B Below the 17th Vertebra SHIQIZHUI/SHIQIZHUIXIA ) On the midline, below the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra (L5). How to find Locate the Tuffier’s line and L4 (➞ 3.4.3). Next, palpate in an inferior direction to the next vertebra (L5) and locate Ex-8B below the border of its spinous process, at the lumbosacral joint. Located on the same level are a point of ➞ Ex-2B / 26BL (0.5/1.5 cun lateral to the midline). Needling 0.5–1 cun vertically to the skin or obliquely in an inferior direction. The patient’s back should be straight or slightly flexed to avoid a spinal puncture. Oblique insertions in a superior direction should only be carried out by experienced practitioners, as in small persons (regardless of their weight), the spinal canal can be reached after only 1.25 cun. Caution: In pregnant women about to go into…