san jiao hand shao yang

    • jing well

    • 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail on the ulnar side of the ring finger

    • clears heat, benefits ears. febrile disease, deafness, tinnitus, earache

    • superficially 0.1

    • ying spring

    • with fist clenched, in depression proximal to margin of web between ring and little finger, junction red/white skin

    • clears heat, calms spirit, benefits the ear. headache, deafness, sore throat, pain along channel, arm pain

    • oblique 0.3-0.5

    • shu stream, tonification

    • with fist clenched, on dorsum of hand between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in depression proximal to 4th MCP joint

    • distal and empirical point for ears. deafness, tinnitus, headache, local for inability to move finger

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • yuan source

    • on the transverse crease of the wrist in a depression on the ulnar side of the m. extensor digitorum communis tendon

    • distributes yuan qi to the organs, regulates fluids. removes obstructions from channel. deafness tinnitus, ear pain, neck pain, arm pain

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • luo connect, master yang, wei

    • 2 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease, on line connecting sj4 and tip olecranon, between radius and the ulna

    • release exterior, subdues liver yang. liver qi stag, migraines, shaoyang conditions, deafness, tinnitus, ear issues, motor impairment of lower arm, carpal tunnel, febrile disease, skin conditions

    • perpendicular 0.5-1.0

    • jing-river, horary

    • 3 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease, line connecting sj4 and olecranon, between the radius and the ulna on the radial side of m. extensor digitorum

    • clears heat, regulates qi in 3 jiaos. liver qi stag, hypochondriac pain, wind damp heat skin conditions, herpes zoster, urticaria, constipation

    • perpendicular 0.8-1.2

    • xi cleft

    • level with 1 finger width from sj6 on the radial border of the ulna

    • treats pain in channel, earache, pain in temples, eye pain

    • perpendicular 0.5-1.0

    • 3 arm yang meeting

    • 4 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease between the radius and the ulna

    • deafness, pain in chest and hypochondrium, local for arm pain

    • perpendicular 0.5-1.0

    • lateral side forearm, 5 cun below the olecranon between the radius and ulna

    • deafness, tinnitus, toothache, local for arm pain

    • perpendicular 0.5-1.0

    • he sea, sedation

    • with elbow flexed, in the depression 1 cun superior to the olecranon

    • scrofula, goiter, phlegm masses in neck, migraines, one sided headache

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • with elbow flexed, 1 cun above sj10

    • headache, local for arm pain

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • midway between sj11 and sj13 on line joining the tip olecranon and sj14

    • headache, stiff neck, local for arm pain

    • perpendicular 0.5-0.7

    • on the line joining the tip olecranon and sj14, posterior border of m. deltoideus

    • transforms phlegm, moves qi, goiter, pain in shoulder and arm

    • perpendicular 0.5-0.8

    • on the shoulder, posterior to li15 in a depression inferior and posterior to the acromion when the arm is abducted

    • dispels wind damp. bi pain in shoulder, shoulder pain, frozen shoulder

    • perpendicular 0.7-1.0

    • midway between gb21 and si13 on the superior angle of the scapula

    • dispels wind damp, regulates qi. pain in shoulder and neck, chest fullness

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • window of the sky

    • lateral side of neck, directly below the mastoid process, level with mandibular angle on posterior border of SCM

    • regulates qi and damp. goiter, neck stiffness, headache, dizziness, blurry vision, sudden deafness

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • posterior to the lobule of the ear in a depression between the mandible and the mastoid process

    • clears heat and wind. interior or exterior ear conditions, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis, toothache

    • perpendicular 0.5-1.0

    • in the center of mastoid process at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve formed by sj17 to sj20

    • expels wind, benefits ear, headache, ear conditions, infantile convulsions

    • subcutaneous 0.3-0.5

    • posterior to the ear at the junction of the upper and middle third of the curve formed by sj17 to sj20 (obl. insertion)

    • benefits ear, clears heat and wind. headache, tinnitus, deafness, infantile convulsions, tetany

    • subcutaneous 0.3-0.5

    • directly above the ear apex in hairline

    • clears heat, benefits ears. pain and swelling of eye, toothache, earache

    • subcutaneous 0.3-0.5

    • in depression anterior to supratragic notch, posterior to condyloid process of mandible, locate with mouth open

    • benefits ear, dispels heat, deafness, tinnitus, earache, toothache

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • exit point

    • anterior and superior to sj21, level with root of auricle on posterior border of the hairline of the temple where the superficial temporal artery passes

    • expels wind, stops pain. local point for migraine, tmj, lockjaw, deviation of mouth, tinnitus

    • oblique 0.1-0.3

    • in a depression at lateral end of eyebrow

    • expels wind, benefits eyes. red eyes, blurry vision, twitching eyelid, facial paralysis, headache

    • superficially 0.3-0.5