Fig 1.
Schema of the injection sites for BL-10, GB-21, LI-16, SI-14, and BL-38.
The red circles in the figure show the acupuncture point sites as follows: BL-21, outer margin of the suboccipital trapezius muscle; GB-21, midpoint of the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra (C7) and the outer margin of the acromion; LI-16, the outer margin of the supraspinatous fossa; SI-14, medial side of the superior angle of the scapula; and BL-38, medial margin midpoint of the scapula.
Table 1.
A summary of katakori patient backgrounds.
Fig 2.
Changes in PRS, when pain intensity before treatment is a 10.
A: Overall effect of MAPI (n = 9). After MAPI, the PRS fell to 2.33 ± 2.0 (p < 0.0001). B: Effect of MAPI in cases with TrPs (n = 3). After MAPI, the PRS fell to 2.0 ± 2.7 (p < 0.05).
Fig 3.
Photographs (a-e) and schematic illustrations (f-j) of the injection sites in BL-10 (a and f), GB-21 (b and g), LI-16 (c and h), SI-14 (d and i), and BL-38 (e and j) in a cadaver.
Arrows and arrowheads indicate the suprascapular artery and nerve, respectively. Tr: Fascia of trapezius, Sc: Fascia of semispinalis capitis, Rma: Fascia of rectus capitis posterior major, Rmi: Fascia of rectus capitis posterior minor, Su: Fascia of supraspinatus, Rh: Fascia of rhomboid, Sca: Bone of scapula.
Table 2.
The muscles and nerves that are related to acupuncture points.