Implications: Acupuncture for cervicogenic headaches, GB 20 pain.

There are a few motor entry points that innervate the splenius capitis muscle from collateral branches from the dorsal primary rami of C3 and C4. The largest diameter motor point is located slightly inferior and lateral to acupuncture point GB 20. This video describes the exact location, needle techniques for this muscle and a cadaver presentation showing the motor nerve entering the splenius capitis.

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