Shuitu ST-10
Chinese: 水突
Pinyin: Shuǐ Tū
Location
On the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle, in the middle between Renying ST-9 and Qishe ST-11.
How to locate
It is easier to identify the point when the patient's head is turned in the opposite direction. Then rotate the head back to a middle position before needling.
Renying ST-9 is 1.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline, on the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle and level with the tip of Adam's apple.
Qishe ST-11 is on the upper border of the clavicle, between the tendons of the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Shuitu ST-10 is located at the midpoint of these two points.
Main actions
- Benefits the throat and neck
- Descends Lung Qi
Needling
0.5–1 cun obliquely in a medial direction, away from the artery.
Caution: Carotid artery, jugular veins. If necessary,
Commentary for Shuitu ST-10
Shuitu ST-10 is not a major point of the Stomach Channel. Its main function is to benefit the throat and neck as well as descend Lung Qi.