Meridian Points and Stretches Flashcards
LU - points
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
LU - stretch
Palms upward & 45 degrees away from body
LI - points
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
LI - stretch
Palm downward & hyperflex the hand to stretch it
ST - points
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
ST - stretch
Stretch heel medially toward coccyx
SP - points
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)
SP - stretch
Foot just above ankle and rotated laterally
HT - points
1st - Middle of arm pit 2nd - Inside of elbow 3rd - Inside of little finger
HT - stretch
Palm is upward/anterior & stretch arm above and overhead
SI - points
1st - Outside of little finger & runs up to back side of arm 2nd - posterior axilla 3rd - TMJ point in jaw
SI - stretch
Traction arm across the front of the body
BL - points
1st - inner corner of eye 2nd - below the occiput 3rd - sciatic 4th middle of back of knee 5th little toe outside corner
BL - stretch
Client prone - lift leg toward trunk
KI - points
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
KI - stretch
Knee is flexed placed at knee level and rotated laterally
PC - points
1st - lateral to nipple 2nd - middle of elbow 3rd - tip of middle finger
PC - stretch
palm upward stretch arm straight out to side & hyperextend wrist
TH - points
1st - outside corner of ring finger up back of body 2nd - between ulnar and radius 3rd - behind earlobe and jaw at styloid process
TH - stretch
arm & palm downward and stretch arm at 45 degree angle across body
GB - points
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
GB - stretch
Flex the knee toward chest and stretch the leg across the trunk of the body
LR - points
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)
LR - stretch
Foot at calf level, knee is flexed and rolled laterally
