Posterior Vertex (Hòuding)
Posterior Vertex - Body surface map (click to enlarge)
【Location】Located on the head, directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 5.5 cun upwards (3 cun above the point Bǎihui).
【Anatomy】Located within the aponeurosis of the scalp; it has the occipital dynamic and static veins anastomosis network; and it is innervated by branches of the great occipital nerve.
【Indications】Used for the treatment of headache, dizziness, stiff neck, and epilepsy.
【Technique】Needle insertion depth is 0.5-0.8 cun.
【Combination】Combined with Bǎihui and Hegu to treat severe pain on the top of the head; combined with Wàiqiū to treat neck and nape pain, aversion to wind and cold; combined with Yùzhěn and Qiān’yàn to treat wind-induced dizziness; combined with Shuài Gǔ and Tàiyáng to treat migraine; combined with Fēngchí to treat hair loss.
