Meridian Points and Stretches

Question 0

LU - points

Answer 0

1st - 1st intercostal space & 2 cun lateral to nipple 2nd - Radial groove of the wrist fold 3rd - Radial side of the thumb, corner of the nail

Question 1

LU - stretch

Answer 1

Palms upward & 45 degrees away from body

Question 2

LI - points

Answer 2

1st - Base of the nail, index finger, back of hand 2nd - Lateral surface of arm in deltoid V 3rd - Depression at the outside of corner nostril

Question 3

LI - stretch

Answer 3

Palm downward & hyperflex the hand to stretch it

Question 4

ST - points

Answer 4

1st - Below center of eye 2nd - directly above the nipple 3rd - 3 cun below patella on lateral side & goes into the lateral side of base of 2nd toe

Question 5

ST - stretch

Answer 5

Stretch heel medially toward coccyx

Question 6

SP - points

Answer 6

1st - Medial base of big toe 2nd - 2 cun above superior border of the patella of the medial leg 3rd - Middle axillary 6 cun below axilla (arm pit)

Question 7

SP - stretch

Answer 7

Foot just above ankle and rotated laterally

Question 8

HT - points

Answer 8

1st - Middle of arm pit 2nd - Inside of elbow 3rd - Inside of little finger

Question 9

HT - stretch

Answer 9

Palm is upward/anterior & stretch arm above and overhead

Question 10

SI - points

Answer 10

1st - Outside of little finger & runs up to back side of arm 2nd - posterior axilla 3rd - TMJ point in jaw

Question 11

SI - stretch

Answer 11

Traction arm across the front of the body

Question 12

BL - points

Answer 12

1st - inner corner of eye 2nd - below the occiput 3rd - sciatic 4th middle of back of knee 5th little toe outside corner

Question 13

BL - stretch

Answer 13

Client prone - lift leg toward trunk

Question 14

KI - points

Answer 14

1st - Base of the ball of the foot 2nd - Inner malleolus anterior to Achilles’ tendon 3rd - Between 1st rib and clavicle 2 cun to middle

Question 15

KI - stretch

Answer 15

Knee is flexed placed at knee level and rotated laterally

Question 16

PC - points

Answer 16

1st - lateral to nipple 2nd - middle of elbow 3rd - tip of middle finger

Question 17

PC - stretch

Answer 17

palm upward stretch arm straight out to side & hyperextend wrist

Question 18

TH - points

Answer 18

1st - outside corner of ring finger up back of body 2nd - between ulnar and radius 3rd - behind earlobe and jaw at styloid process

Question 19

TH - stretch

Answer 19

arm & palm downward and stretch arm at 45 degree angle across body

Question 20

GB - points

Answer 20

1st - on forehead one cun above the middle of eyebrow 2nd - The occipital ridge between the trapizius and SCM 3rd - The Greater Trochanter running down the most lateral side of leg 4th - The outside corner of the 4th toe

Question 21

GB - stretch

Answer 21

Flex the knee toward chest and stretch the leg across the trunk of the body

Question 22

LR - points

Answer 22

1st - lateral corner of the big toe 2nd - 5 cun above medial malleolus 3rd - 4 cun above medial patella 4th - Directly below the breast (about 11th rib)

Question 23

LR - stretch

Answer 23

Foot at calf level, knee is flexed and rolled laterally