Atlas of Acupuncture

6.4 Extra Points: Upper Extremities (EX-UE)

Location

On the palmar aspect of the forearm, midway between the cubital

crease and the wrist joint space (‘most distal wrist crease’).

How to find

Place the patient’s forearm in a relaxed supinated position. As the

location of the wrist crease may vary, the wrist joint space presents

a more reliable reference point (➞3.3.3). The spreading hands

technique is the best method for locating this point (➞2.3.3):

Place the little fingers on the centre of the wrist joint (➞P-7) and

the cubital crease (➞P-3) respectively and determine the mid-

point of this distance by joining the thumbs. Locate Ex-UE

(bizhong) on this level between the radius and the ulna.

➞P-4is located 1 cun distal to the midpoint of the distance

between ➞P-3and ➞P-7or 5 cun proximal to ➞P-7.

Needling

Vertically 1–1.5 cun

Actions/Indications

● Opens the channel and the luovessels locally

Arm Centre BIZHONG Ex-UE

Cubital crease

Ex-UE

(bizhong)

Wrist joint

space

Pisiform

6 cun

(1/2)

6 cun

(1/2)

Radius

Ulna

P-4

5 cun

Tendon of the

flexor

Biceps tendon

P-3

Cubital crease

P-7

HE-3

P-4

P-5

P-6

HE-4

HE-5

HE-6

HE-7

P-7

LU-6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

cun^12

LU-5

LU-7

LU-8

LU-9

P-3

LU-10

LU-11 P-8

P-9

HE-8

HE-9

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