GB-34, Yáng Líng Quán, 阳陵泉, Yang Mound Spring Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories He-Sea Point • Lower He-Sea Point • Hui Meeting Point of Sinews • Heavenly Star Point Location Below the lateral aspect of the knee, in the tender depression approximately 1 cun anterior and inferior…
Continue ReadingSJ-05, Wài Guān, 外关, Outer Pass Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point • Confluent point of Yang Wei Mai Location [2 cun from SJ-4 . Most commonly used point. In depression between ulna and radius on the radial side of the extensor digitorum communis] •…
Continue ReadingPC-06, Nèi Guān, 内关, Inner Pass Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo-Connecting Point, Yin Wei Confluence Point, Chest Command Point Location Most used PC point. Points PC 4 to 7 should be located between the flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus. Best to do it proportionally by…
Continue ReadingPC-07, Dà Líng, 大陵, Great Mound Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream • Yuan-Source • Ghost point • Child Point Location At the wrist joint, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis, level with HE-7. Needling Type: Perpendicular, Oblique Depth: 0.3 to 0.5…
Continue ReadingSI-05, Yáng Gǔ, 阳谷, Yang Valley Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Jing-River • Horary Point Location At the ulnar border of the wrist, in the depression between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.3 to 0.5 cun Description: Perpendicular…
Continue ReadingSI-03, Hòu Xī, 后溪, Back Stream Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Shu-Stream Point • Wood point • Confluent point of Du Mai • Child Point Location On the ulnar border of the hand, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the fifth metacarpal bone. This…
Continue ReadingST-36, Zú Sān Lǐ, 足 三 里, Leg Three Miles Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Stomach He-Sea • Lower He-Sea Point • Command Point of Abdomen • Heavenly Star Point • Sea of Water and Grain Point • Horary Point Location Below the knee • 3 cun…
Continue ReadingLI-5, Yang Xi, 阳 溪, Yang Stream Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Large Intestine Jing-River point Location In the snuffbox (top of the hollow formed by the Tendons of Extensor Pollicis Longus and Brevis) • Located on the transverse crease of the wrist (end of distal end…
Continue ReadingLI-04, He Gu, 合 谷, Joining Valley Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Yuan Source Point • Command Point of Face and mouth • Heavenly Star Point • Entry Point Location Form a fist with thumb over distal end of the index finger • Between the first and…
Continue ReadingLU-10, Yu Ji, 鱼 际, Fish Border Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ying-Spring point Location Located at level with the middle of the first metacarpal bone • On the Thenar Eminence of the hand • In a depression between the midpoint of the shaft of the first…
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