Back transport point

Any of a group of points on the bladder channel, 1.5 cùn either side of the spinal column, each associated with, and named after, an organ whose qì is said to pass through their locations. The back transport points of the bowels and viscera are given in the list below.

Application: Back transport points are used to diagnose and treat the bowels and viscera with which they are associated. When the qì of a particular bowel or viscus is inhibited, qì collects at the transport point, and tenderness or other abnormalities can be detected by palpation. Thus, the transport points are primarily used to treat diseases of the five viscera and the tissues and sense organs to which they are related. This usage accords with The Classic of Difficult Issues (难经 nàn jīng), which states that yīn disease moves to the yáng, i.e., disease in the yīn aspect of the body, the viscera, manifests in the yáng aspect of the body, the back. Back transport points are also appropriate for the treatment of acute diseases. They are drained to treat repletion of the bowel or viscus with which they are associated, and supplemented to treat vacuity.

Combinations: The transport points may be combined with alarm points of the respective bowels and viscera. See front alarm and back transport point combination.