acupuncture point sp6

1. Understanding the location and
the utility of SP6 :
a medical acupuncture perspective
Dr Arindam Sinha
www.sinhacure.com

2. How to locate sp6
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583102/figure/F2/

3. What is Sp6
Sp6ispointonspleenmeridian,hencepopularlycalledassp6.
However, do not confuse with the organ spleen as
terminologies are specific for meridians in acupuncture .

4. Traditional name of sp6
SANYINJIAO
SAN means three
Yin means the channel
Jiao means the meeting point
So, in classical acupuncture it is important point and useful to remove the damp

5. Anatomical relation
with sp6
•https://sinaiem.org/lower-extremity-nerve-
block-the-posterior-tibial-nerve/
If we look at the location of sp6 and
the posterior tibial nerve .
It is evident that stimulation of sp6
are located in the same region .

6. •https://sinaiem.org/lower-extremity-nerve-block-the-posterior-tibial-nerve
•Vandoninck,V. , van Balken, M. R., Agró, E. F., Petta, F. , Caltagirone, C. , Heesakkers, J. P.,
Kiemeney, L.A., Debruyne, F. M. and Bemelmans, B. L. (2003), Posterior tibial nerve
stimulation in the treatment of urge incontinence. Neurourol. Urodyn., 22: 17-23.
doi:10.1002/nau.10036
Posterior tibial nerve stimulation
The
transcutaneous
tibial nerve
stimulation
found useful for
bladder
incontinence .
As posterior
tibial nerve also
control the
bladder

7. references
Charandabi, S. M. A., Nashtaei, M. S., Kamali, S., & Majlesi, R. (2011).The effect of acupressure at
the Sanyinjiao point (SP6) on primary dysmenorrhea in students resident in dormitories ofTabriz.
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 16(4), 309–317.
Vandoninck,V. , van Balken, M. R., Agró, E. F., Petta, F. , Caltagirone, C. , Heesakkers, J. P., Kiemene
y, L. A., Debruyne, F. M. and Bemelmans, B. L. (2003), Posterior tibial nerve stimulation in the treat
ment of urge incontinence. Neurourol. Urodyn., 22: 17-23. doi:10.1002/nau.10036