Extra Points - Hand

Question 1

Shi Xuan

Answer 1

Ten Drains

10 points, at the center of the tips of the fingers. (Includes PC-9)

Question 2

Si Feng

Answer 2

Four Seams

Four points on each hand, on the palmar surface of the fingers excluding the thumb, at the midpoints of the transverse creases of the proximal interphalangeal joints (PIP).

Question 3

Ba Xie

Answer 3

Eight Evils

4 points on each hand’ when the hand is made into a loose fist, these points are located in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, and proximal to the web margins (includes TB-2).

Question 4

Shang Ba Xie

Answer 4

Upper Eight Evils

4 points on the dorsum of each hand, just proximal to the heads of the metacarpals (includes Luo Zhen, TB-3, and LI-4)

Question 5

Yao Tong (Xue)

Answer 5

Lumbar Pain Points

On the dorsum of the hand, two points: located between the second and third metacarpal bones, and between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, in the depressions login immediately distal to the junctions of the bases of the metacarpals.

Question 6

Lou Zhen

Answer 6

Fallen Pillow

On the dorsum of the hand, in the depression just proximal to the heads of the second and third metacarpophalageal joints (also a Shang Ba Xie Point).

Question 7

Zhong Quan

Answer 7

Middle Spring

On the dorsum of the wrist joint, in a depression between the extensor digitorum and extensor policis longus tendons.