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Wang Yan-ping, Zhang Hong-lin, Miao-Yanhuan, Yun-Jie

Abdominal acupuncture and its management

of musculoskeletal disorders
Abdominelle Akupunktur im Management
muskuloskelettaler Störungen
Abstract
Abdominal acupuncture, developed by Dr. Bo Zhi-yun, is a
method of acupuncture directed at specific points on the abdo-
men. Through clinical observation, Dr. Bo Zhi-yun discovered
two new regulatory systems with orderly distributed acupoints
around the umbilicus in the abdomen.
Abdominal acupuncture is commonly used for chronic Zang-fu
organ disorders, such as sequelae of stroke, insomnia, menopau-
sal syndrome, irregular menstruation and simple obesity, etc. In
addition, musculoskeletal disorders such as cervical spondylosis,
prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc (PLID), knee osteoarthritis
and shoulder periarthritis have been successfully treated with
Abdominal acupuncture. An overview of Abdominal acupuncture
and its management of musculoskeletal disorders is presented.
Zusammenfassung
Die von Dr. Bo Zhi-yun entwickelte Abdominelle Akupunktur
bedient sich spezifischer Punkte auf dem Abdomen. Auf der Ba-
sis klinischer Beobachtung entwickelte Dr. Bo zwei neue Regu-
lationssysteme mit regelhaft um den Nabel herum verteilten
Akupunkturpunkten.
Die Abdominelle Akupunktur wird meist für Störungen der
Zangfu-Organe eingesetzt – wie Schlaganfall, Schlaflosigkeit,
Menopausensyndrom, unregelmäßige Menstruation und Über-
gewicht. Darüber hinaus wurden auch muskuloskelettale Leiden
wie HWS-Syndrom, LWS-Prolaps, Gonalgie und Arthritis der
Schulter erfolgreich mit Abdomineller Akupunktur behandelt.
Dieser Artikel bietet eine detaillierte Übersicht über Diagnostik
und Therapie muskuloskelettaler Störungen.

Keywords Schlüsselwörter
Abdominal acupuncture, musculoskeletal disorders, holograph, Abdominelle Akupunktur, muskuloskelettale Störungen, Holo-
somatotope, microsystem gramm, Somatotop, Mikrosystem

Introduction
Based on the theories of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), of the body could be treated through needling their correspond-
Abdominal acupuncture is a method of acupuncture and moxi- ing holographic points on the abdomen.
bustion directed at specific points on the abdomen [1]. Abdom- At the deep layer of the abdominal wall, there exists a Zang-fu
inal acupuncture was invented by Dr. Bo Zhi-yun in 1972 and organ system. The projection of the five interiorly-exteriorly
was formally established in 1991, known as Bo’s Method of Ab-
dominal Acupuncture (BMAA). Dr. Bo found out that besides
the traditional meridian system in Chinese medicine, there are
another two regulatory systems at different layers of abdomen
wall. They developed from the Shenque fetal circulatory system,
which served as a regulatory system of the human body by de-
livering blood and nutrients to the fetus via the umbilical cord.
Immediately after birth, the infant transits to the postnatal cir-
culatory system. However, elements of the prenatal system and
its ability to distribute qi and blood still exist, and are centered
at navel, where the acupuncture point Shenque (CV8) is located.
Needling an abdominal acupoint at different depth may perform
different functions because different layers of the abdominal
wall are attributed to different regulatory systems.

Materials and Methods

Abdominal acupoints and their locating methods

According to Dr. Bo’s research, at the superficial layer of the
abdominal wall, from skin to the subcutaneous fatty tissue, there
is a holographic reflex zone around the umbilicus that repre-
sents the whole body. The shape of these bands of points (Ta-
ble 1) is similar to a tortoise. Therefore, Dr. Bo named it “The
Miraculous Tortoise” (Figure 1) [2]. Diseases in different parts Fig. 1: The Miraculous Tortoise

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paired zang-fu organs and the upper, middle and lower Energiz-
ers are distributed in eight zones around the navel, called eight
Kuo, which are represented by eight acupoints in each zone. The
eight acupoints are summarized with the post-heaven Eight Tri-
gram in eight orientations (Table 2, Fig. 2).
Between the superficial and deep layers is the traditional merid-
ian system. There are 48 meridian points on six meridians: 14
on Conception vessel, 11 on Kidney meridian, 12 on Stomach
meridian, 5 on Spleen meridian, 2 on Liver meridian and 4 on
Gallbladder meridian.
In order to locate acupuncture points accurately, the abdominal
points are located with a combination of traditional bone pro-
portional measurement method and ruler measurement method.
The distance from Zhongting (CV16) to Shenque (CV8) is 8 cun.
The distance from Shenque (CV8) to Qugu (CV2) is 5 cun. The
horizontal line between the right and the left lateral borders of
the abdomen at the level of the center of the umbilicus is 12
cun. The practitioner measures these horizontal and vertical lines
with a ruler and converts the corresponding cun into centimeter.
Then acupoints are located with the help of ruler and marked
with a pen.
Needles and manipulation procedure
Abdominal acupuncture is administered with tube guided dis-
posable stainless acupuncture needles. The needle diameters are
0.16, 0.18, 0.20 and 0.22 mm, and needle bodies are 30, 40 and
50 mm in length. Needle gauge selection is based on the pa-
tient’s physique and condition. The needle insertion depth is
limited to the anterior abdominal wall, the needle should not
invade the abdominal cavity. The needling depths are divided
into 3 levels: superficial (heaven) level for regulation of the dis-
eased part of the body, middle (Human being) level for regula-
tion of meridians and deep (earth) level for regulation of Zang-
fu organs. Needles are firstly all inserted to the superficial level,
Table 1 Holographic reflex acupoints at the superficial layer of abdomen wall
and then further inserted to the middle or deep level if meridian
and Zang-fu organs need to be adjusted. Then, the practitioner
needs to confirm whether there is change of the presenting
symptoms. If there is no change, then mildly twists the needle,
but does not lift and thrust it. If there is still no change after 3
to 5 mins, try to adjust the depth and the needle tip direction a
little bit to promote the effect. Since needles used in Abdominal
acupuncture are thin and manipulations are mild, it is almost
painless. In Abdominal acupuncture, no conventional needle
sensations, such heaviness, soreness, numbness, or distention
(deqi) are required. Needle retention is approximately 20–30
minutes.
Abdominal acupuncture formulae
Dr. Bo has established standard formulae for commonly seen
conditions. The formula specifies the acupoints, sequence and
depth of needle insertion. The practitioner may add or elimi-
nate certain acupoints based on the individual patient’s situ-
ation. At present, fourteen standard formulae have been issued
formally and thirty formulae are under research. Nine of the
formal issued formulae are for disorders and five for regula-
tion of the zang-fu and meridian functions [1]. Six out of the
nine formal issued standard formulae are for musculoskeletal
conditions.
Example of a standard formula for cervical spondylosis
Basic points: Zhongwan (CV12), Guanyuan (CV4), Shangqu
(KI17) (both sides), Huaroumen (ST24) (both sides)
Sequence: CV12 ൺ CV4 ൺ KI17 ൺ ST24
Depth: CV12 (medium), CV4 (deep), KI17 (shallow), ST24
(medium)
Supplementary points: Add Shiguan (KI18) for nerve root type
of cervical spondylosis; the location of KI18 varies with the
painful area on the nape. If the painful area near the spine,

Representing area Acupoints Location

Mouth Zhongwan (CV12) 4 cun above Shenque (CV8)
Head Yindu (KI19) 0.5 cun lateral to Zhongwan (CV12)
C7 Xiawan (CV10) 2 cun above Shenque (CV8)
Neck and shoulder region Shangqu (KI17) 0.5 cun lateral to Xiawan (CV10)
T7 to neck and shoulder region Shuifen (CV9) 1 cun above Shenque (CV8)
Shoulder Huaroumen (ST24) 2 cun lateral to Shuifen (CV9)
Elbow Superior Wind-Rheum point (AB1) 0.5 cun lateral and superior to Huaroumen (ST24)
Wrist Superior-Lateral Wind-Rheum point (AB2) 1 cun lateral to Huaroumen (ST24)
Loin Tianshu (ST25) 2 cun lateral to Shenque (CV8)
L2/L3 Qihai (CV6) 1.5 cun inferior to Shenque (CV8)
Lateral to L2/L3 Qipang (AB-7) 0.5 cun lateral to Qihai (CV6)
L4/L5 Guanyuan (CV4) 3 cun inferior to Shenque (CV8)
Lateral to L4/L5 Qixue (KI13) 0.5 cun lateral to Guanyuan (CV4)
Hip Wailing (ST-26) 2 cun lateral to Yinjiao (CV-7)
Knee Inferior Wind-Rheum point (AB4) 0.5 cun inferior and lateral to Wailing (ST-26)
Ankle Inferior-Inferior Wind-Rheum point (AB6) 3 cun lateral to Shimen (CV-5)

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Table 2 Eight Kuo acupoints at the deep layer of

abdominal wall
Eight Trigrams Orientations Acupoints Representing Zang-fu Organs
around the navel
Li – Fire ᄍ South Zhongwan (CV12) Heart (HT), Small intestine (SI)
Kan – Water ᄐ North Guanyuan (CV4) Kidney (KI), Bladder (BL)
Kun – Earth ᄒ Southwest Left Superior Wind- Spleen (SP), Stomach (ST)
Rheum point (AB1)
Dui – Marsh ᄌ West Left Daheng (SP15) Lower Energizer (LE)
Qian – Heaven ᄋ Northwest Left Inferior Wind- Lung (LU), Large intestine (LI)
Rheum point (AB4)
Xun – Wind ᄏ Southeast Right Superior Wind- Liver (LR), Middle Energizer (ME)
Rheum point (AB1)
Zhen – Thunder ᄎ East Right Daheng (SP15) Liver (LR), Gallbladder (GB)
Gen – Mountain ᄑ Northeast Right Inferior Wind- Upper Energizer (UE)
Rheum point (AB4) Fig. 2: Eight Kuo acupoints

then locate the KI18 closer to the anterior abdominal midline
from its standardized location; if the painful area on the lat-
eral side of nape, then KI18 is located laterally to its original
location.
Add point Superior Xiawan (CV10) for vertebral artery type of
cervical spondylosis: for osteoproliferation at C7 select CV10,
for osteoproliferation at C4–C5 select the point 0.5 cun superior
to CV10, and points for osteoproliferation at other cervical ver-
tebrae can be deduced by analogy;
Add Huaroumen (ST24) Triangle for pain and tingling sensation
on upper limbs: ST24 Triangle refers to a group of three points.
Taking Huaroumen (ST24) as the vertex of an equilateral trian-
gle with the side being 0.3–0.5 cun in length, the three vertexes
are the points;
Add Qixue (KI13) (both sides) for headache, dizziness or memory
loss;
Add Qipang (AB7) (both sides) for tinnitus or blurred vision.
Analysis: Cervical spondylosis is the degeneration of cervical
vertebra and it is related with the dysfunction of muscles around
the cervical vertebra. In TCM theory, kidney controls bone and
spleen controls muscle, thus cervical spondylosis patients are
considered as spleen and kidney deficiency. CV12 and CV4 is a
pair point formula in Abdominal acupuncture call Heaven-earth
Needling. CV12 is the Front-mu point of Stomach, needling on
the medium level functions to regulating spleen and stomach,
improving muscle function. The deep layer of CV4 represents
Kidney and Bladder. Thus, needling on these two points have
the function of tonifying Spleen and Kidney, strengthening mus-
cle and bone. ST24 is the point of the Foot-yangming meridian,
which is abundant of qi and blood. Needling on the medium
layer, it has the function of dredging meridians and promoting
qi and blood movement, helps to make the joint, muscle and
tendon movement freely and smoothly. Dr. Bo believes that ST24
is a necessary point for neck, shoulder, elbow and wrist disor-
ders. KI17 is the representative point of the junction of neck and
shoulder, where most cervical spondylosis patients complain
pain and stiffness. Shallow needling on KI17 helps to relieve
the symptoms on the neck and shoulder. The above four points
are the basic points for all types of cervical spondylosis. Sup-
plementary points should be selected as needed, which help to
resolve sufferings for individual patient.
Discussion
Mechanism of Abdominal acupuncture
Abdominal acupuncture can be categorized as a kind of holo-
gram acupuncture or microsystem. However, compared with
other hologram acupuncture systems, such as the auricle acu-
puncture, scalp acupuncture and hand acupuncture, abdomen
acupuncture is unique in its location. Abdomen is an important
part in the body. In TCM theory, the abdomen is where all the
Fu organs and most of their interiorly-exteriorly related Zang
organs reside. Original qi, the dynamic motive force that arouses
and moves the functional activities of all the organs [3], also
lodges in abdomen. Thus, stimulating abdominal point may treat
systemic disorders through regulating the imbalance of Zang-
fu organs. Modern research find out that the enteric nerve sys-
tem is quite similar to the central nervous system in structure.
They use the same structure of sensory and motor neurons, in-
formation processing circuits and same neurotransmitters.
Hence, the enteric nerve system has been referred to as a second
brain – the abdominal brain. The enteric nerve system provides
evidence for the existence of the Shenque circulatory system in
abdomen, which functions to regulate the whole body. Dr. Bo
Zhiyun maintains that the Shenque system performs the func-
tion of transporting qi and blood to the whole body of the fetus
from mother through umbilical cord during pregnancy. After
birth, though human body does not use this system to transport
nutrition any more, the systemic regulation system still exists.
Dr. Bo Zhi-yun believed that there are three regulatory systems
in the Abdominal acupuncture. The whole body from the head,
face, torso and four limbs to meridian and Zang-fu organs could
all be regulated by inserting needles on corresponding points at
three different levels of the front abdominal wall. The distinc-
tions among various levels of systems come from the long time
clinical experience of Dr. Bo Zhi-yun.

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Other formulae for musculoskeletal disorders are:

Stiff neck
Basic points: Zhongwan (CV12), Shangqu (KI17) (affected side), Huaroumen (ST24) (affected side)
Sequence: CV12 ൺ KI17 ൺ ST24
Depth: CV12 (medium), KI17 (shallow), ST24 (medium)
Supplementary points: Select KI17 and ST24 on both sides for pain on both sides of the nape.
Add Xiawan (CV10) and KI17 on both side for pain on the midline of the nape.

Shoulder periarthritis
Basic points: Zhongwan (CV12), Shangqu (KI17) (healthy side), Huaroumen (ST24) Triangle (affected side)
Sequence: CV12 ൺ KI17 ൺ ST24
Depth: CV12 (medium), KI17 (medium), ST24 (shallow)
Supplementary points: If shoulder pain is located in a larger area, then the side length of the Huaroumen (ST24) Triangle are longer,
while the shoulder pain area is small, then the side length of the Huaroumen (ST24) Triangle are shorter, which means that the distance
between the three points vary with the size of the shoulder pain area.

Elbow and wrist pain

Basic points: Zhongwan (CV12), Shangqu (KI17) (healthy side), Huaroumen (ST24) (affected side), Superior Wind-Rheum point (AB1)
(affected side),
Sequence: CV12 ൺ KI17 ൺ ST24 ൺ AB1
Depth: CV12 (medium to deep), KI17 (medium), ST24 (shallow), AB1(shallow)
Supplementary points: Add Superior Wind-Rheum point (AB1) Triangle for severe pain in elbow: AB1 Triangle refers to three points with
AB1 as the vertex of an equilateral triangle. The distance between the points vary with the size of the wrist pain.
Add Superior-Lateral Wind-Rheum point (AB2) (affected side ) for wrist pain.
Add Lieque (LU7) on the affected side for pain on the radial side of the wrist.
Add Waiguan (SJ5) for wrist pain on the medium portion of the wrist.

Middle and Lower back pain

Basic points: Zhongwan (CV12), Qihai (CV6), Guanyuan (CV4), Daheng (SP15) (both sides),
Sequence: CV12 ൺ CV6 ൺ CV4 ൺ SP15
Depth: deep
Supplementary points: Add Huaroumen (ST24), Taiyi (ST23), Shiguan (KI18), Superior Wind-Rheum point (AB1) all on both sides for more
pain on middle back.
Add Wailing (ST26), Qipang (AB 7) on both sides for more pain on lower back:
Add Shangqu (KI17) and Tianshu (ST25) on both sides for severe pain on both middle and lower back.
Add Superior Wind-Rheum point (AB1) and Inferior Wind-Rheum point (AB4) on both sides for cold-damp pattern.
Add Shangqu (KI17), Siman (KI14) and Qixue (KI13) for strain pattern.
Add Inferior Wind-Rheum point (AB4) and Shuidao (ST28) on both sides for Kidney deficiency pattern.

Appendix: Lumbar disk hernia in lower back pain

Basic points: Shuifen (CV9), Qihai (CV6), Guanyuan (CV4)
Sequence: CV9 ൺ CV 6 ൺ CV 4
Depth: CV9 (medium), CV6 (deep ), CV4 (deep)
Supplementary points: Add Shuigou (GV26), and Yintang (EX-HN3) for acute cases.
Add Qixue (KI13) on both sides for chronic cases.
Add Wailing (ST26), Qixue (KI13) and Siman (KI14) on both sides for pain mainly on the lower back:
Add Qipang (AB7) (healthy side), Wailing (ST 26), Inferior Wind-Rheum point (AB4) and Inferior-Inferior Wind-Rheum point (AB6) on
affected side for sciatic pain.

Knee joint pain

Basic points: Huaroumen (ST24) (affected side), Wailing (ST26) (affected side), Qipang (AB7) (healthy side) and Inferior Wind-Rheum point
(AB4) (affected side)
Sequence: ST 24 ൺ ST26 ൺ AB7 ൺ AB4
Depth: medium
Supplementary points: Add Medial-Inferior Wind-Rheum point Triangle (AB5) (affected side) for sprain and contusion in medial side of
the knee: AB5 is 1.5 cun lateral to Qihai (CV6), which represents the medial side of the knee.
Add Inferior-Inferior Wind-Rheum point (AB6) (affected side) for sprain and contusion in lateral side of the knee:
Add Zhongwan (CV12) Guanyuan (CV4) and Qiwai for hyperosteogeny of the knee: Qiwai is 1 cun lateral to Qihai (CV6), which is an experi-
enced points for improving blood circulation in lower limb.
Add Daheng (SP15) for arthritis of the knee.

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Abdominal acupuncture and abdominal diagnosis
Abdomen is also an important portion for diagnosis in Chinese
medicine, which is first recorded in Classic of Difficulties (Nan-
jing). Japanese acupuncturists further develop the abdominal
diagnosis based on the allocation of abdominal area to five Zang
organs in Classic of Difficulties (Nanjing): the condition of the
lung is assessed to the right of the navel, that of the liver to the
left of the navel, of the heart in the epigastric region, of the kid-
ney below the umbilicus, and of the spleen just around the im-
mediate areas of the umbilicus [4]. In Dr. Bo’s Abdominal acu-
puncture, the deep level of the abdominal wall is allocated to
the 5 interiorly-exterioly paired Zang-fu organs and three En-
ergizers (Upper, Middle and Lower Energizers) around the um-
bilicus based on the distribution of the post-heaven eight tri-
grams. The representing acupoints on each zone are used for
adjusting zang-fu organs but not for diagnosis. As to the allo-
cation of zang organs on different parts of abdomen, Bo’s
method is different from that of the Japanese abdominal diag-
nosis: Liver corresponds to the right of the navel, while Lung to
the left.
In Japan, there is another kind of abdominal diagnostic method
having no direct relationship with acupuncture. It is developed
by herbal medicine practitioners, guided by theories in Treatise
on Febrile Diseases (Shang Han Lun) and Synopsis of Golden
Chamber (Jin Gui Yao Lue). Herborists collect signs from ab-
dominal palpation and compare with the original text in Zhang
Zhong-jing’s book to help choosing herbal formulas.
Abdominal acupuncture for musculoskeletal disorders
Abdominal acupuncture has good effect in treating musculo-
skeletal disorders. Besides the above mentioned disorders, Ab-
dominal acupuncture is also used for other musculoskeletal dis-
orders, such as heel pain, ankylosing spondylitis and TMJ
dysfunctions, etc.
The main characteristic of Abdominal acupuncture for muscu-
loskeletal disorders is holistic treatment. For example, of the
basic points for cervical spondylosis, KI17 helps to relieve local
symptoms; ST24 to dredge meridian to facilitate the function of
muscle, tendon and bones; CV12 and CV 4 to regulate the body
on the Zang-fu level to treat the root of the disease.
The standardized formula and manipulation guarantee the treat-
ment effect by different acupuncturists, while the flexibility in
locating the point according to the affected size of the symp-
toms and the modification of a formula with the supplementary
points help to solve each individual patient’s problem. Another
advantage of Abdominal acupuncture lies in using fine needles
and mild manipulation, which are easily accepted by patients.
Over the last ten years, several controlled studies have shown
that Abdominal acupuncture is helpful for the management of
musculoskeletal disorders. A multicenter controlled study of
Abdominal acupuncture for the treatment of nerve root cervi-
cal spondylosis showed that the short-term and long-term ef-
fectiveness of Abdominal acupuncture in nerve root cervical
spondylosis was 97.3 % and 92.7 % respectively [5].
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine conducted a study to
compare the effectiveness of Abdominal acupuncture and con-
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ventional acupuncture in shoulder periarthritis. Ninety-six
participants were divided according to clinical stage (painful
stage or frozen stage), and were treated with either Abdominal
acupuncture or conventional acupuncture. Patients received
treatment three times weekly for three weeks. The effective-
ness of Abdominal acupuncture versus conventional acupunc-
ture in the painful stage group was 95.8 % and 91.7 % respec-
tively, and the effectiveness in the frozen stage group was
91.7 % and 79.2 % respectively. The authors concluded that
Abdominal acupuncture is an effective therapy for shoulder
periarthritis [6].
The Abdominal acupuncture technique has been shown to be
synergetic when combined with both conventional bone ma-
nipulation and conventional acupuncture. A study in patients
with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy observed that the
short and long-term effectiveness of Long’s bone-setting ma-
nipulation alone to be 63.64 % and 30.9 % respectively; Ab-
dominal acupuncture alone to be 58.9 % and 50.0 % respec-
tively; and the combined group to be 80.7 % and 68.4 %
respectively [7].
Additionally, a study in patients with knee osteoarthritis showed
that overall effectiveness for the conventional body acupunc-
ture group, Abdominal acupuncture group, and the combined
group was 88.6 %, 91.4 % and 97.1 % respectively [8].
Conclusion
The location of the Abdominal acupuncture system makes it an
important hologram resp. microsystem in the body. A wide va-
riety of conditions can be treated with Abdominal acupuncture
because of its owing of three regulatory systems. The six stand-
ard Abdominal acupuncture formulae for musculoskeletal dis-
orders offer new choice for acupuncturist when dealing with
musculoskeletal disorders. The Abdominal acupuncture, as a
highly effective therapy for musculoskeletal disorders, can be
used alone or in conjunction with conventional acupuncture
and bone manipulation.
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