Location
At the midpoint of the line joining st9 and st11 on the anterior border of the scm muscle.
Cautions
Caution near major blood vessels in neck.
Indications
Conditions for which ST10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Descend Qi LungBenefit NeckBenefit NeckBenefit ThroatBenefit ThroatCoughCough WhoopingCough WhoopingDescend Qi LungBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsShortness of BreathGoiterItchiness ThroatItchiness ThroatMyalgia Neck MusclesMyalgia Neck MusclesFacial PainFacial PainHead PainHead PainShoulder PainShoulder PainSore ThroatSore ThroatPhlegm ThroatPhlegm ThroatScrofula SwellingThyroiditisTonsillitisTorticollis
Protocols using ST10
- Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae, Depression Moderate-severe – LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL15, KD03, PC06, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Voice Hoarseness, Dysphonia, Voice Fatigue, Throat Discomfort, Throat Foreign-body-sensation – LI04, ST09, ST10, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2023/2418719 ↗)
- Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – ST10, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism – LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, PC06, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.06.028 ↗)
- Thyroid Disease – ST06, ST10, ST32, ST36 (doi:10.13481/j.1671-587x.1962.01.012 ↗)
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Neck Discomfort – LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST09, ST10, ST36, CV12 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.15.008 ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism – LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, PC06 (doi:10.16368/j.issn.1674-8999.2016.12.560 ↗)
- Qi Rebellious Stomach, Qi Rebellious Stomach – LI11, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST34, ST44, SP14, BL14, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)