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GB-42 Diwuhui (地五會) — Five Meeting Places on the Ground

GB-42
Diwuhui
地五會
Five Meeting Places on the Ground · Earth Five Meetings
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GB-42 Diwuhui — Five Meeting Places on the Ground
Depth
00.5–0.8 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
Location (classical)
On the dorsum of the foot, between the 4th and 5th metatarsal bones, in the depression proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joints.
How to find it (practical)
Seated with the feet supported, locate the point between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones, medial to the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus, 1.5 cun proximal to the interdigital fold.
Anatomy
Fourth dorsal interosseous muscle. Innervated by the intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve.
Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5–0.8 cun.
Etymology
Di (地), ground; Wu (五), five; Hui (会), confluence. Di Wu Hui (GB-42) is the point that treats arthralgia of the five toes.
CLASSICAL SOURCEJia Yi Jing

Clinical Relations

Adjacent Points on the Meridian

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