Table 3.

Acupuncture points, locations and related nerve innervations for the study of dysphagia

Name	Chinese Pinyin Name	Location	Innervations
GV24	Shenting	0.5 cun§§ directly above midpoint of anterior hairline.	The branch of the frontal nerve.
GV20	Baihui	On the midline of the head; 7 cun directly above posterior hairline; approximately on midpoint of line connecting apexes of two auricles.	The branch of the great occipital nerve.
SI16	Tianchuang	In the lateral aspect of the neck, in the posterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus, posterosuperior to Futu.	The cutaneous cervical nerve, the emerging portion of the great auricular nerve.
GB20	Fengchi	In the depression between the upper portion of m. sternocleidomastoideus and m. trapezius, on the same level with Fengfu.	The branch of the lesser occipital nerve.
CV24	Chengjiang	In the depression in the centre of the mentolabial groove.	The branch of the facial nerve.
CV23	Lianquan	Above the Adam’s apple, in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.	The branch of the cutaneous cervical nerve, the hypoglossal nerve, and the branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
ST7	Xiaguan	At the lower border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible. This point is located with the mouth closed.	The zygomatic branch of the facial nerve and the branches of the auriculotemporal nerve.
ST6	Jiache	One finger-breadth anterior and superior to the lower angle of the mandible where m. masseter attaches at the prominence of the muscle when the teeth are clenched.	The great auricular nerve, facial nerve and masseteric nerve.
ST5	Daying	Anterior to the angle of mandible, on the anterior border of the attached portion of m. masseter, in the groove-like depression appearing when the cheek is bulged.	The facial and buccal nerves.
LI2	Erjian	On the radial side of the index finger, distal to the metacarpal-phalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin. The point is located with the finger slightly flexed.	The dorsal digital nerve of the radial nerve, and the palmar digital proprial nerve of the median nerve.
LI11	Quchi	When the elbow is flexed, the point is in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease, midway between Chize and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.	The posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve; deeper, on the medial side, the radial nerve.
ST36	Zusanli	3 cun below Dubi, one finger-breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia, in m. tibialis anterior.	Superficially, the lateral aural cutaneous nerve and the cutaneous branch of the saphenous nerve; deeper, the deep peroneal nerve.
Sp9	Yinlingquan	On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the depression on the medial border of the tibia.	Superficially, in the medial crural cutaneous nerve; deeper, the tibial nerve.
Sp6	Sanyinjiao	3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the medial aspect of the tibia.	Superficially, the medial crural cutaneous nerve; deeper, in the posterior aspect, the tibial nerve.
K3	Taixi	In the depression between the medial malleolus and tendo calcaneus, at the level with the tip of the medial malleolus.	The medial crural cutaneous nerve, on the course of the tibial nerve.
Extra	Yintang	Midway between the medial ends of the two eyebrows.	N/A

^§§cun, a measuring unit in acupuncture, approximately 1 inch