Table 1.
Acupuncture points, their innervations, and their anatomical positions
| Points | Segmental innervation | Tissue localisation |
| GV 20 | N trigeminus (V), occipitalis minor (C2), occipitalis major (C2-3) | Aponeurosis epicrani tissue |
| LI 4 bilateral | N ulnaris medianus (C8, Th 1) | M interosseus.dorsalis I lumbricalis II, adduktor pollicis |
| BL 26 bilateral | N thoracodorsalis (C6-8), toracicus (Th 9–12), lumbalis (L1-3) | N. thoracolumbalis, m erector spinae |
| BL 32 bilateral | N thoracodorsalis (C6-8), toracicus (Th 9–12), lumbalis (L1-3) | Fascia thoracolumbalis, m erector spinae |
| BL 33 bilateral | N. thoracodorsalis (C6-8) toracicus (Th 9–12), lumbalis (L1-3) | Fascia thoracolumbalis, m erector spinae |
| BL 54 bilateral | N gluteus inferior (L5, S1-2) | M gluteus maximus |
| KI 11 bilateral | N thoracicus (Th 6–12), subcostalis | Vagina m. recti abdominis |
| BL 60 bilateral | N. suralis (S2) | Fibrotic tissue |
| EX 21 bilateral | N lumbalis, sacralis (L4-5, S1-2) | Fascia thoracolumbalis, m. erector spinae |
| GB 30 bilateral | N gluteus inferior (L5, S1), obturatorius internus (L4-5, S1) | M gluteus maximus, gemellus superior, piriformis |
| SP 12 bilateral | N. thoracicus, lumbalis (Th 7–12, L1) | Aponeurosis mm. obliquus externus, abdominus internus |
| ST 36 bilateral | N. peroneus profundus (L4-5) | M tibialis anterior |
LI, large intestine channel; BL, bladder channel; KI, kidney channel; GB, gall bladder channel; ST, stomach channel; GV, governor vessel channel