SYMPTOMS
- Tension on the muscle of the little toe
- Swelling and pain in the heel
- Dorsal tract straightening
- Occipital rigidityInability to lift shoulders
- Pain that extends from the armpit to the supraclavicular fossa (St 12)
- Inability to rotate the head
Pathway
The Meridian follows this pathway:
- BL 67 (Reaching Yin)
- BL 64 (Capital Bone)
- BL 61 (Servant’s Respect)
- GB 40 (Mound of Ruins)
- BL 58 (Soaring Upward)
- BL 57 (Supporting Mountain)
- GB 34 (Yang Mound Spring)
- BL 39 (Outside of the Crook)
- BL 40 (Middle of the Crook)
- BL 37 (Gate of Abundance)
- BL 30 (White Ring Shu)
- BL 26 (Gate of Origin Shu)
- BL 22 (Sanjiao Shu (Triple Heater))
- BL 12 (Wind Gate)
- BL 10 (Heavenly Pillar)
- BL 09 (Jade Pillow)
- BL 04 (Crooked Curve)
- BL 02 (Gathered Bamboo)
- LI 15 (Shoulder Bone)
- ST 12 (Empty Basin)
- GB 12 (Mastoid Process)
- SI 18 (Ceekbone Crevice)
- ST 03 (Great Crevice)
- ST 02 (Four Whites)
- BL 01 (Bright Eyes)
Features
These muscles are associated with the pathway and functions of the meridian:
MUSCLES OF THE FOOT
- Plantaris
- Flexor Digitorum Brevis – Foot
- Flexor Digitorum Longus – Foot
- Abductor Digiti Minimi – Foot
MUSCLES OF THE LEG
- Soleus
- Gastrocnemius
- Peroneus Longus (Fibularis Longus)
- Peroneus Tertius
- Peroneus Brevis (Fibularis Brevis)
- Tibialis Posterior
- Popliteus
MUSCLES OF THE THIGH
- Semimembranosus
- Semitendinosus
- Biceps Femoris
- Adductor Magnus
MUSCLES OF THE PELVIS
- Gluteus Maximus
- Gluteus Medius
- Gluteus Minimus
- Quadratus Femoris
- Obturator Internus
- Obturator externus
- Piriformis
MUSCLES OF THE SPINE
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Trapezius
- Anterior Serratus
- Serratus Posterior Inferior
- lIiocostalis Lumborum
- lIiocostalis Thoracis
- Longissimus Thoracis – Longissimus Lumborum
- Multifidus
- Medial Intertransversarii (Lumbar)
- Interspinales – Lumbar Part
- Semispinalis Thoracis
MUSCLES OF THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE NECK
- lIiocostalis Cervicis
- Longissimus Capitis – Trachelomastoid Muscle
- Longissimus Cervicis – Transversalis Cervicis
- Semispinalis Cervicis
- Semispinalis Capitis
- Splenius Cervicis
- Splenius Capitis
- Spinalis Cervicis
- Interspinales – Cervical Part
- Rectus Capitis Posterior Minor
- Rectus Capitis Posterior Major
- Obliquus Capitis Superior
MUSCLES OF THE LATERAL & ANTERIOR ASPECT OF THE NECK
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Platysma
- Omohyoid
- Scalenus Anterior
- Scalenus Medius
- Scalenus Posterior
MUSCLES OF THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE SHOULDER
- Infraspinatus
- Teres Major
- Teres Minor
MUSCLES OF THE ANTERIOR ASPECT OF THE SHOULDER
- Subclavius
- Pectoralis Major – Sternal Head
- Pectoralis Major – Clavicular head
- Pectoralis Minor
- Anterior Serratus
MUSCLES OF THE FACE
- Corrugator Supercilii
- Procerus
- Nasalis
- Levator Labii Superioris
- Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque Nasi
- Zygomatic Major
- Zygomatic Minor
- Levator Anguli Oris
- Buccinator
- Risorius
MUSCLES OF THE EYE
- Orbicularis Oculi
- Medial Rectus Oculi
