Volume 2, page 32 The location of Du-13 should say that this point is located below T1 (not C7).

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Heart of Sole: Correction to Vol. 2 In Kiiko Matsumoto's Clinical Strategies Vol 2, p. 185 shows an incorrect illustration of the bottom of the foot depicting the "Heart of Sole" point and Kidney 1 (Illustration 173).

The text also incorrectly describes Heart of Sole as being located "one half inch to one inch below Kid1."

Both the text and the illustration mistakenly reverse the location of these two points. Kidney 1 should be depicted at its traditional location in the depression approximately one third of the distance between the base of the second toe and the heel Heart of Sole is the more distally located point (closer to the toes) in the illustration.

Ling Shu Chapter 10 describes the Kidney meridian as beginning at the little toe (opposite BL 67), then crossing to the Heart of Sole. From there the channel then reaches Kidney 1 at the depression one half to one inch below the Heart of Sole.

Volume 2, page 201 In the discussion of the Manji treatment, the upper point listed is Stomach-23. This is incorrect.

The correct point is Stomach-24. In the description of Master Sawada’s Manji treatment, the four points listed include Stomach-23, which is incorrect. Instead Stomach-24, on both left and right side, is the point used by Master Sawada for the Manji treatment.

The four points used for Master Sawada’s treatment are:

• Stomach-27 – left and right
  
• Stomach-24 – left and right
  

The mistake in Volume 2 is an easy one to make because, on the surface, it appears that the Manji character is symmetrical with the center about equal distance from the four corners. But more important than the character drawing is the idea that the Manji character represents smooth & proper movement.

Stomach-24, Hua Rou Men, or Smooth Flesh Gate, represents the idea of proper movement and cycling through the bowels as well as other cyclical movements in the body.

Master Nagano used this point to restore the movement of the five-element cycle. This point is very relevant to cyclical motion and, therefore, is a much better fit in the context of Manji.

When thinking about this treatment, remember to consider function instead of symmetry and you’ll always remember the correct point, Stomach-24.

The Ocean Points treatment strategy is briefly explained on pp. 288, 312-14, and 323 of Kiiko Matsumoto's Clinical Strategies Vol. 1.

Any time in the text where KD-16 is mentioned as an Ocean Point, it should read KD-6 instead.

The correct Ocean Points are, altogether:

• KD 6
• HT 3
• SI 8
• CV 6
• SP 10

(KD 16 is not an Ocean Point)

See "Origin of Ocean Points" for a little more info about Kiiko's discovery of these point-applications - and a great example of the gems featured throughout these texts.

Kiiko Matsumoto discovered the Ocean Points treatment by way of creative thinking about classical point name characters, and testing her innovative concepts in clinic.

In the course of her research Matsumoto had taken note of several classical point names with characters signifying "sea" or "ocean," such as KD 6, "Reflection of the Sea." One day some years ago, while visiting the Dead Sea, she contemplated the many workshops that made products out of the sea's abundant mineral salts, and began to consider whether the so- called "ocean" points could treat symptoms stemming from mineral disregulation in the body.

Biomedical and Macrobiotic systems emphasize mineral balance as essential to health and healing. One of Matsumoto's teachers, Dr. Manaka, said that when cells become injured (such as through a burn), the potassium leaks out and sodium leaks in only when this balance is restored can the cells heal. Restoring ion balance was central to many of Dr. Manaka's treatment strategies.

When Matsumoto tested the Ocean Points theory in clinic, it proved remarkably effective in diverse situations, from kidney stones, unusual calcifications, medication side-effects, severe burns and renal disease, to more mysterious cases involving slow-healing tissue or complex problems.

A case where the Ocean Point treatment is indicated may show up with bilateral tightness/tenderness of the GB 26 area (Dai Mai). One or more Ocean Points can be checked against Dai Mai and/or against the patient's symptomatic area in order to gauge effectiveness. (Unilateral Dai Mai tightness is more often a sign of structural imbalance.)