百勞 : Bailao : Hundred Taxations

Location Guides:

Classifications:

Trigger point (Travell & Simons, 1998, Trigger Point Manual)

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Location:

At the back of the neck, 2 cun superior to Dazhui Du-14, 1 cun lateral to the midline.

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Needling:

Perpendicular insertion 0.5 - 0.8 cun

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TCM Actions:

Transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules
Stops cough and calms dyspnoea

TCM Indications:

• Scrofula, cough, dyspnoea, Lung consumption, night sweating, spontaneous sweating, Steaming Bone Disorder with Tidal Fever, stiffness and pain of the neck.

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Neuroanatomy:

Superficial Innervation: Dorsal rami of C3 - C5

Dermatome Segment: C3

Trigger Point Associations:

Muscle:
Upper splenius cervicis, middle semispinalis capitis and multifidi (deep)

Myotome Innervation:
Spenius capitis: dorsal rami of C3 - C4; Semispinalis capitis: Greater occipital nerve (C2); Multifidi: Posterior branches of dorsal rami from C3 - C5

Pain Referral Pattern:

Upper splenius cervicis: To outer canthus of eye
Middle semispinalis capitis: To back of head (also see Tianzhu Bl-10 for upper semispanilis capitis)
Multifidi: to base of occiput and medial spine of scapula with spillover all the way between these points and across the trapezius

Indications:
Whiplash injury ; Headache ; Pain in neck, head and eyes

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Martial Applications & Effects of Injury:

See Montaigue, Dim Mak Locations, Taijiworld.com for explanation of effects.

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Major Combinations:

• Scrofula:
    Bailiao Ex-HN-15 and moxa Zhoujian Ex-UE-1 one hundred times (usually on opposite side to symptom)
    (Liao Runhong, 廖润鸿, 1874: Zhen Jiu Ji Cheng, 針灸集成, Compilation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion).

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Reference Notes:

Basic information on location, needle depth, TCM actions, indications and combinations is taken from Deadman et al (2001): A Manual of Acupuncture with additional anatomical information researched by reference to Gray's Anatomy (38th Ed., 1995) unless otherwise referenced. Images were found on acupunctureschoolonline.com and can be traced back to Claudia Focks (2008) Atlas of Acupuncture originally. I cannot claim any credit or rights over them. Other sources should be quoted in the text.

For some of the more unusual terms I have created a glossary here

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