Names Of Tiaokou
ST 38 Acupuncture Point
- English Name: Ribbon Opening
- Pinyin Name: Tiaokou
- Chinese Character: 條口
Where Is ST 38 ?
ST 38 Location
- 8 cun below ST 35, one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia.
- For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.
What Is ST 38 Used For?
ST 38 Clinical Usages
- Empirical point for shoulder issues - pain, motor control, adhesive capsulitis or "frozen shoulder."
- Local point for lower leg issues - pain, atrophy, numbness.
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What Diagnostic Patterns May Use ST 38 ?
This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:
For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".
What Conditions May Use ST 38 ?
This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:
For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".
What Points Are Near ST 38 ?
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- Strong spirit disorders - anger, cursing, mania.
- Deficient yang, cold, in the abdomen - shan disorder, hernia, pain a/or retraction of the scrotum.
- Useful in a detox prescription to assist the cleansing, especially with respect to emotional outbreaks
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