Governing Vessel (Du Mai)

Posterior midline

Type：Extraordinary vessel
Organ：—
Time of flow：—
Course：Starting at Changqiang at the tip of the tailbone, it runs up the back midline of the spine, passes over the top of the head, and ends at Yinjiao on the inner upper gum.
Traditionally associated with：Traditionally associated with discomfort along the midline of the spine, head and neck.

Related acupoints

Yaoyangguan (GV3)：Depression below the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra
Mingmen (GV4)：Midline of the back below the 2nd lumbar vertebra, roughly opposite the navel
Zhiyang (GV9)：Depression below the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra
Dazhui (GV14)：Depression below the most prominent neck bone (7th cervical vertebra) when the head is lowered
Fengfu (GV16)：1 cun directly above the midline of the posterior hairline, directly below the occipital protuberance
Baihui (GV20)：Top of the head, where the midline meets the line between the tips of the two ears
Shuigou (GV26)：Junction of the upper third and middle third of the philtrum groove