Muscle Regions / Sinew Channels
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The muscle system where the qi of the twelve regular meridians gathers and binds around bones and joints. The meridians transport qi and blood, while the sinew channels govern movement and joints.
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Sports medicine layer. For treating pain and movement disorders (e.g., sprains), sometimes deep needling of the meridians is not necessary; instead, release the knots (tension points) in the superficial sinew channels. This is the soft tissue release technique of Chinese medicine.
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The sinew channels are the fascial-muscular system where the qi of the twelve regular meridians gathers around bones and joints, governing movement and joint stability, complementing the meridians that transport qi and blood. The mechanism is that after strain or trauma, sinew knots (tension points) form contractures and adhesions, becoming local lesions causing pain and movement disorders. Releasing these knots restores the sinew channels' function of 'binding bones and facilitating joints', similar to soft tissue release.
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