Hand Taiyang 1-10 Flashcards

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SI3 Indications

Answer 1

_Conditions / Symptoms:_ Master Point of the GV, effects entire pathway. Pain in the scapula, arm a/or hand combine with local points. Stiff neck, cervical strain/sprain, pain of the back or neck. Occipital headaches, combine with local points. Night sweats, combine with HT 6 (Yin Cleft, Xi Cleft) Clears heat and excess from the head, ears and eyes, eye redness, inflammation, visual dizziness, earache, tinnitus, sore throat. Calms the Shen, spirit, anxiety, manic depression, epilepsy Arm, Neck, Shoulder Pain Epilepsy Eye/Ear problems Headache Mental Health Night Sweats Sore Throat Whiplash

Answer 2

Activates the channel and alleviates pain Benefits the occiput, neck and back Calms the spirit and treats epilepsy Clear wind heat Clears heat and benefits sensory orifices Regulates the Du Mai

Answer 3

Heart Blood Stagnation Phlegm Fire Disturbs the Heart Cold Phlegm Misting the Heart Liver Heat Generates Internal Wind

Answer 4

Superficial Innervation: Ulnar nerve (digital branch) from C8 and T1 Dermatome Segment: C8

Answer 5

One of the main distal points for neck and shoulder pain along with ST38 for shoulders and Luozhen for neck. In five element acupuncture this point is reinforced to tonify Small Intestine deficiencies Yuen (2005, The Eight Extraordinary Vessels) notes that this point, along with Zulinqi GB-41, is a Shu-Stream point instead of a Luo point like all the other extraordinary vessels because the Du, along with the Dai mai, are concerned with projecting out into the world while the other extraordinary vessels are about taking in from the outside world. SI 3 is an excellent point for neck and back issues when coupled with UB 62. Shu-Stream points are where the qi starts to pour down the meridian. They are known to alleviate heaviness and pain in the joints. On Yin Meridians, Shu-Stream points are identical to the actions of Yuan-Source points. [http://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-3](http://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-3)

Answer 6

TE3 - Dorsum of the hand, with fist clenched between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in a depression proximal to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint HT8 - When a loose fist is made, this is where the tip of the little finger comes to rest, between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones

Answer 7

Wrist Bone

Answer 8

On the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression between the fifth metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone

Answer 9

Perpendicular 0.3-0.5 cun

Answer 10

Yuan Source Point

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_Conditions / Symptoms:_ Jaundice - Empirical Point Swelling of cheek, jaw, ear, throat Headache, Hand & Finger Pain Upper channel heat Neck Pain Tinnitus, Taste loss Clear heat from upper portion of the channel - headaches, tinnitus, swelling and heat of head Local point for shoulder, arm, hand and wrist problems particularly along the course of the meridian. Useful point to treat problems with all fingers - contracture, pain, swelling, stiffness.

Answer 12

Activates channel and alleviates pain Clears heat and reduces swelling Clears damp-heat and treats jaundice

Answer 13

Liver and GB Damp Heat

Answer 14

_Superficial Innervation_: Ulnar nerve (palmar branch) from C8 and T1 _Dermatome Segment_: C8

Answer 15

Abductor digiti minimi trigger point lies close to this point, just distal to the head of the fifth metacarpal and on the belly of the muscle (Travell & Simons, 1998, Trigger Point Manual) Ling Shu Ch. 26, On Miscellaneous Diseases, advises this point is pierced in case of a nosebleed. If it does not end it advises to bleed Weizhong Bl-40. Clinically, Yuan-Source points are of great significance in treating diseases of the internal organs. Yuan-Source points are the sites where the Yuan (Primary) qi of the Zang-Fu organs passes and stays. Puncturing the Yuan-Source points stimulates the vital energy of the regular meridians, regulates the functional activities of the internal organs, reinforces antipathogenic factors and eliminates pathogenic factors. This method of treating diseases deals principally with the root causes. The Yuan (source) point from the affected meridian is often combined with the Luo (Connecting) point of the internally-externally related meridians in use. [https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-4](https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-4)

Answer 16

Yaotongxue - on the dorsum of the hand, midway between the transverse crease of the wrist and the metacarpophalangeal joints, between the 2nd and 3rd and 4th and 5th metacarpals.

Answer 17

Yang Valley

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On the ulnar aspect of the wrist, in the depression between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone

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Perpendicular 0.3-0.5 cun

Answer 20

Jing River Fire Point Horary

Answer 21

_Conditions / Symptoms:_ ## Footnote Fever, chills absence of sweat Lockjaw Anxiety Manic Depression Eye problems Shoulder Pain Headache, Hand/Finger Pain Upper channel heat Neck Pain Toothache/Tinnitus Clears heat from the hearts - calms the spirit, manic behavior.

Answer 22

Clears heat and reduces swelling Calms spirit Clears meridian

Answer 23

Heart Fire

Answer 24

_Superficial Innervation:_ Ulnar nerve (palmar branch) from C8 and T1 _Dermatome Segment_: C8

Answer 25

Jing-River points are where the qi of the meridian begins to flow more heavily. They are known to treat cough and asthma due to pathogenic cold or heat. [https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-5](https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-5)

Answer 26

HT7 - At the wrist crease on the radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, between the ulna and the pisiform bones LI5 - In the anatomical snuffbox, on the radial border of the wrist in a depresison formed between extensor pollicis longus and brevis tendons

Answer 27

Support the Aged

Answer 28

Dorsal to the head of the ulna in the cleft on the radial side of the high point of the styloid process, found with the palm facing the chest. When the palm of the hand is placed on the chest, this point is located on the dorsal aspect of the head of the ulna, in a cleft level with and to the radial side of the high point of the styloid process of the ulna. It is most easily located by asking the patient to place their arm by their side and their hand prone, and the practitioner placing a finger on the high point of the ulna styloid process. Ask the patient to place their palm on their chest and the point is found in the cleft where the practitioner's finger will rest.

Answer 29

Oblique insertion distally or proximally 0.5-1 cun or Oblique insertion toward the elbow 0.5 -0.8 cun

Answer 30

Xi Cleft Point

Answer 31

_Conditions / Symptoms:_ ## Footnote Muscle Weakness/Tightness Acute and Severe Neck, Shoulder, Arm Pain Lumbar Pain Tinnitus Eye/Vision Problems (deficiency dimness, blurring, pain) Deafness (Hearing Loss) Useful point for treating elderly patients, deafness, tinnitus, failing vision, upper body/limb stiffness. Overwork a/or overstrain, fatigue in the extremities.

Answer 32

Activates the channel and alleviates pain Benefits the shoulder and arm Moderates acute conditions Benefits eyes (deficiency conditions)

Answer 33

Spleen Blood Deficiency Spleen Qi Deficiency Kidney Qi Deficiency ?

Answer 34

_Superficial Innervation:_ Ulnar nerve from C8 - T1 _Dermatome Segment_: C8

Answer 35

A Xi-Cleft point is the site where the Qi of the meridian is deeply converged. Qi and blood are stored deeply at these particular points. If there appear abnormal reactions at X-Cleft points, it shows that the pathogens have entered the deeper parts of Zang-Fu organs. Thus, they are used for acute, painful symptoms, inflammation, protracted diseases of its pertaining meridian and Zang-Fu organ. Also, Xi-Cleft points of the Yin meridians have hemostatic functions. [https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-6](https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-6)

Answer 36

LI5 - On the ulnar aspect of the wrist in a depression between the tendon of extensor pollicis longus and brevis TH (SJ)4 - On the dorsum of the wrist, at the level of the wrist joint, in the depression between the tendons of extensor digitorum communis and extensor digiti minimi [https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SJ-4](https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SJ-4)

Answer 37

Branch of the Upright

Answer 38

On a line connecting SI5 and SI8, 5 cun above the crease of the wrist

Answer 39

Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 - 1 cun

Answer 40

Luo Connecting Point

Answer 41

_Conditions / Symptoms:_ ## Footnote Common Cold Arm Pain Panic Attacks/Fear Stiff Neck Headache, Hand, Fingers Pain Eye Vision Problems Anxiety/Fear Flu, EPF Wind Heat Warts - says Ling Shu Local point for pain and/or strength/control issues in the elbow, arm, and fingers. May be helpful for weakness of all the limbs as well. Useful with onset of exterior wind-heat conditions such as colds/flus that start with neck and/or back pain. Calms the spirit - manic behavior, anxiety, panic attacks, fear. Neuraesthenia, eye-dizziness.

Answer 42

Clears heat and releases exterior Calms spirit Activates channel and alleviates pain Benefits finger joints

Answer 43

Lung Wind Invastion - Wind Heat Heart Fire

Answer 44

_Superficial Innervation:_ Medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm (C8 - T1) _Dermatome Segment:_ T1

Answer 45

Luo-Connecting points of one meridian can communicate with two meridians. They treat diseases of the collaterals and can be used to treat chronic diseases, especially chronic diseases of the Zang-Fu organs. Clinically, Luo-Connecting points are often combined with Yuan-Source points in the treatment of diseases. Ling Shu Ch. 6 suggests piercing the Luo points if a disease is in the Yang of the Yin realm (e.g. the Fu organs) implying this point for disorders of the Small Intestine. Ling Shu Ch. 10, On Channels, describes the diseases relating to the Luo emanating from this point as: Repletion: The joints relax and the elbows no longer function Depletion: *Warts grow* (Unschuld, 2016). [http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-7](http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-7)

Answer 46

LI7 - 5 cun above the wrist crease on a line joining LI5 and LI11 TH8 - 4 cun above TH4 between the radius and ulna PC4 - 5 cun above the wrist crease between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis [http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-7](http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-7)

Answer 47

In the depression between the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus

Answer 48

Oblique distal or proximal insertion 0.5 - 1 cun or perpendicular insertion 0.3-0.5 cun

Answer 49

Ulnar nerve lies deep to this point

Answer 50

He Sea Earth Point Child Point

Answer 51

_Conditions / Symptoms:_ ## Footnote Toothache Arm/Elbow Pain Mouth Sores (Ulcers) Energy Low Neck Pain Epilepsy (Seizure) Submandibular swelling Sudden loss of voice Clears heat and swelling from the upper portion of the channel - Submandibular region swelling or pain, toothache, gums, cheek, neck, scapula, axilla. Clinically most used to treat neck, shoulder, elbow problems, swelling, trembling, pain, numbness, weakness Channel issues with excess wind a/or heat.

Answer 52

Clears heat and dissipates swelling Calms the spirit Activates channel and alleviates pain

Answer 53

Liver Wind Liver Fire Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat

Answer 54

_Superficial Innervation_: Medial cutaneous nerve of the arm (C8 - T1) and ulnar nerve (C8 - T1) _Dermatome Segment_: T1

Answer 55

He-Sea points are where the qi of the meridian collects and goes deep into the body. He-sea points are known to indicated treat rebellious qi and diarrhea. In five element acupuncture this point is reduced to drain excess in the Small Intestine Ling Shu Ch. 6 suggests piercing the He points of the Yang channels if a disease is in the Yang of the Yang realm (e.g. the skin). This would mean using this point, presumably needled at a very superficial level, to treat skin level disorders relating to this channel. Combining this with the needling techniques described in Chapter 7 we could suggest using either superficial needling here to influence pathogens in the skin, or leopard spot needling (three needles aimed at letting blood from each side) for pathogens in the Blood. [http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-8](http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-8)

Answer 56

LU5 - In the cubital crease in a depression on the radial side of the tendon of biceps brachii PC3 - On the transverse cubital crease, on the ulnar side of the tendon of biceps brachii HT3 - With the elbow flexed, at the ulnar end of the cubital crease. Midway between PC3 and the medial epicondyle of the humerus LI11 - Midway between LU5 and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease TH10 - 1 cun above the olecranon process in a depression with the elbow flexed

Answer 57

True Shoulder

Answer 58

Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint, 1 cun above the axillary crease when the arm hangs in an adducted position

Answer 59

Perpendicular insertion 1-1.5 cun

Answer 60

No hats. Luo Harmonizing point Trigger point

Answer 61

_Conditions / Symptoms:_ Deafness (Hearing Loss) EPF - Wind Heat Shoulder Pain Parkinson's Disease (PD) Arm Pain Tinnitus Common Cold Headache Local point for shoulder and arm pain and/or movement/control issues. Motor control issues of the hand. Wind-heat invasion - chills and fever from the common cold

Answer 62

Expels wind and benefits shoulder Activates channel and alleviates pain

Answer 63

Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat

Answer 64

_Superficial Innervation:_ Axillary nerve from C5 - C6 _Dermatome Segment_: T2

Answer 65

_Muscle_: Teres major _Myotome Innervation:_ Lower subscapular nerve (C6 - C7) _Location Notes_: Melzack (1977) correlates this point to the teres minor trigger point but it is far better suited to Naoshu SI-10 _Pain Referral Pattern:_ To shoulder and down dorsal aspect of forearm _Indications:_ Shoulder pain

Answer 66

At the end of a Small Intestine Luo treatment this point is needled, deqi grasped and removed immediately to normalize the circulation of blood (Cecil-Sterman, 2012, Advanced Acupuncture). [http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-9](http://steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-9)

Answer 67

HT1 - In the centre of the axilla, on the radial side of the axillary artery Jianqian - Midway between LI15 and the anterior axillary crease

Answer 68

Upper Arm Shu

Answer 69

With the arm adducted, directly above the axillary crease (SI9) in a depression inferior to the scapular spine

Answer 70

Perpendicular 1-1.5 cun

Answer 71

No hats? Intersection Point of SI, Yang Wei and Yan Qiao Meridians Opening point of SI Divergent Channel Trigger Point

Answer 72

_Conditions / Symptoms_ Flu Arm Pain Common cold Shoulder Pain Local point for shoulder and upper arm pain, swelling and/or weakness. Wind-heat, wind-cold - chills and fever.

Answer 73

Benefits the shoulder Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Answer 74

Lung Wind Invasion Wind-Heat & Wind Cold

Answer 75

_Superficial Innervation:_ Suprascapular nerve, from posterior division of the superior trunk of the brachial plexus (C5 - C6) _Dermatome Segment:_ C4

Answer 76

_Muscle:_ Teres minor or supraspinatus (attachment to glenohumeral joint) _Myotome Innervation_: Teres minor: Axillary nerve (C5 - C6); supraspinatus: suprascapular nerve (C5 - C6) _Location Notes:_ Teres minor trigger point may be slightly medial and inferior to classical location _Pain Referral Pattern:_ Local to point around shoulder _Indications:_ Shoulder pain, if supraspinatus especially when abducting the arm ; Cardiac syndromes

Answer 77

Jeffrey Yuen (2005, The Eight Extraordinary Vessels) suggests using this point and Juliao GB-29 to ground a person in the present as they are the meeting of Yang wei mai and Yang qiao mai. He also recommends cupping on these two points combined with needling Ah shi points as part of a Qiao mai treatment for unilateral chronic Bi as Qiao deals with suffering and Wei deal with issues over time. [https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-10](https://www.steve-woodley.co.uk/?content=pointsearch&point=SI-10)

Answer 78

Jianqian - Midway between LI15 and the anterior axillary crease LI15 - Anterior and inferior to the acromion in a depression formed when the arm is abducted TH14 - Posterior and inferior to the acromion in a depression formed when the arm is abducted