GB 22 – Chinese name: YUANYE
Location
On the midaxillary line, with the arm abducted approximately 3 cun inferior to the apex of the axilla, in the 4th intercostal space (according to some authors, in the 5th intercostal space).
Indications
Pain and / or pressure in the lateral region of the chest. Intercostal neuralgia. Mastopathy. Water retention. Hydrocephalus.
Adverse Events
Pneumothorax.
