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GB9 · 足少阳胆经

Tianchong tiān chōng · 天冲

Location. On the head, directly above the posterior border of the root of the ear, 2 cun within the hairline.

The name means "heavenly surge." It is the upper landmark of the curved line behind the ear along which GB10 and GB11 are placed above GB12.

定位。头部,耳根后缘直上,入发际 2 寸处。

穴名意为"天部冲要"。为耳后弧形连线的上端标志,浮白与头窍阴依次排列于其与完骨之间。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Over the scalp behind and above the ear, where the occipital vessels run beneath the skin. Classical texts describe shallow needling here. Practitioner skill.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder

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FengchiGB20 · 风池JianjingGB21 · 肩井HuantiaoGB30 · 环跳YanglingquanGB34 · 阳陵泉QiuxuGB40 · 丘墟ZulinqiGB41 · 足临泣XuanzhongGB39 · 悬钟JingmenGB25 · 京门RiyueGB24 · 日月TongziliaoGB1 · 瞳子髎TinghuiGB2 · 听会ShangguanGB3 · 上关HanyanGB4 · 颔厌XuanluGB5 · 悬颅XuanliGB6 · 悬厘QubinGB7 · 曲鬓ShuaiguGB8 · 率谷FubaiGB10 · 浮白TouqiaoyinGB11 · 头窍阴Wangu (Mastoid)GB12 · 完骨BenshenGB13 · 本神YangbaiGB14 · 阳白ToulinqiGB15 · 头临泣MuchuangGB16 · 目窗ZhengyingGB17 · 正营ChenglingGB18 · 承灵NaokongGB19 · 脑空YuanyeGB22 · 渊腋ZhejinGB23 · 辄筋DaimaiGB26 · 带脉WushuGB27 · 五枢WeidaoGB28 · 维道Juliao (Hip)GB29 · 居髎FengshiGB31 · 风市Zhongdu (Thigh)GB32 · 中渎XiyangguanGB33 · 膝阳关YangjiaoGB35 · 阳交WaiqiuGB36 · 外丘GuangmingGB37 · 光明YangfuGB38 · 阳辅DiwuhuiGB42 · 地五会XiaxiGB43 · 侠溪ZuqiaoyinGB44 · 足窍阴

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