Outer BL Channel points location discrepancy

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

I would appreciate feedback from any and all.

 

Yesterday, revising through A Manual of Acupuncture by Peter

Deadman & Mazin Al-khafaji with Kevin Baker. I noted that the Outer

Bladder points were not where I expected them to be.

 

I was shocked on 2 accounts One that I had not noted the discrepancy

before. and two That I doubted my own experiences.

I happen to regard the 'Manual' highly as it is extremely well

written and graphically descriptive.

 

on getting to my clinic I looked at point reference guides from two

colleges in the Uk. and also in 'Acupuncture a comprehensiv e text'

by the Shanghai College of traditional Medicine. All 3 disagree with

the point location for 'The Manual'

 

I have no reason to doubt the quality of the information as supplied

in 'The Manual' yet they can not all be right.

 

'The Manual' places the Outer BL Pts., in line with the lower border

of the relevant Thoracic. Were as all my other sources place them in

the same intercostal gap as the back Shu points.

 

For example up till now if I wanted to find BL-50 I would feel

under the last Rib for the location. However in 'The Manual' this is

BL-51.

 

This is such a major discrepancy that I would appreciate any info.

 

many thanks

salvador

[Guest guest]

No need to be alarmed Salvador.. In principle you're right, the

points on the outer bladder route are situated in the same

intercostal gap as the back Shu points, as you say. The discrepancy

is the result of bad graphical presentation and bad verbal

description. Sometimes, the intercostal gap is in almost straight

line, especially in thin people, but the drawings in Peter's book

show the ribs cage in somewhat 3-D exaggerated pose.

Why not Email Peter Deadman and ask him to correct this on his next

edition?

 

Shmuel................ www.acumedico.com

 

 

 

> Hi all,

>

> I would appreciate feedback from any and all.

>

> Yesterday, revising through A Manual of Acupuncture by Peter

> Deadman & Mazin Al-khafaji with Kevin Baker. I noted that the

Outer

> Bladder points were not where I expected them to be.

>

> I was shocked on 2 accounts One that I had not noted the

discrepancy

> before. and two That I doubted my own experiences.

> I happen to regard the 'Manual' highly as it is extremely well

> written and graphically descriptive.

>

> on getting to my clinic I looked at point reference guides from

two

> colleges in the Uk. and also in 'Acupuncture a comprehensiv e

text'

> by the Shanghai College of traditional Medicine. All 3 disagree

with

> the point location for 'The Manual'

>

> I have no reason to doubt the quality of the information as

supplied

> in 'The Manual' yet they can not all be right.

>

> 'The Manual' places the Outer BL Pts., in line with the lower

border

> of the relevant Thoracic. Were as all my other sources place them

in

> the same intercostal gap as the back Shu points.

>

> For example up till now if I wanted to find BL-50 I would feel

> under the last Rib for the location. However in 'The Manual' this

is

> BL-51.

>

> This is such a major discrepancy that I would appreciate any info.

>

> many thanks

> salvador

[Guest guest]

Chinese Medicine , " Shmuel Halevi

Ph.D " <halevis@a...> wrote:

> No need to be alarmed Salvador.. In principle you're right, the

> points on the outer bladder route are situated in the same

> intercostal gap as the back Shu points, as you say. The

discrepancy

> is the result of bad graphical presentation and bad verbal

> description. Sometimes, the intercostal gap is in almost straight

> line, especially in thin people, but the drawings in Peter's book

> show the ribs cage in somewhat 3-D exaggerated pose.

> Why not Email Peter Deadman and ask him to correct this on his

next

> edition?

>

> Shmuel................ www.acumedico.com

 

 

Many thanks, my panic has passed and common sense based on

experience restored

salvador