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ST-44 Neiting (内庭) — Inner Court
Depth
00.3–0.5 cun3.0
Oblique insertion
Precautions
No standard precaution.
Location (classical)
On the dorsum of the foot, between the 2nd and 3rd toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the interdigital web.
How to find it (practical)
Supine or seated, locate the point at the junction between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones.
Anatomy
Dorsal interosseous muscle, lumbricals. Innervated by the proper plantar digital nerve and the dorsal digital nerve.
Needling
Perpendicular or oblique insertion in a proximal direction 0.3–0.5 cun.
Etymology
Nei (内), inner; Ting (庭), courtyard. This point lies near Li Dui (ST-45).
CLASSICAL SOURCELing Shu
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian