When it comes to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) health preservation, the treatment and maintenance of meridians and acupoints play a vital role. When choosing acupoints for health preservation, one often encounters the question of how to accurately locate the acupoints.
First, consult professional TCM books for written descriptions of acupoint locations. Secondly, have a basic understanding of modern anatomy. Finally, combine the acupoint location methods introduced in meridian studies to accurately locate the acupoints.
Common methods for locating acupoints include surface landmark method, bone measurement method, and finger measurement method.
There are fixed and obvious landmarks on the human body. Using these landmarks to locate and select acupoints is called the surface landmark method. For example, above the tip of the nose is the location of a specific acupoint.
