bubble_chart Category extra point.
bubble_chart Etymology
Tuan, a gathering circle; Gang, the same hill, refers to the ridge. The point is located on the gluteus maximus muscle next to the sacrum. When the muscle contracts, it looks like a round hill, hence the name Tuangang.
bubble_chart Location
It is located in the sacral region, 2 cun below the first dorsal sacral hole, 1.5 cun to the left and right of the midline. There are 2 points on the left and right.
bubble_chart Anatomy
In the gluteus maximus muscle, there are the lateral branches of the posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein, the branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein, the lateral branches of the posterior branches of the first, second, and third sacral nerves, and the posterior branch of the fifth lumbar nerve.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 cun, local swelling. Moxibustion 3 to 7 times.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Pain in lower back and chest, difficulty in urination and defecation.
bubble_chart Combinations