Hand needle therapy is a method of treating diseases throughout the body by needling specific acupoints on the hand. It is developed based on the theory of meridians and collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine. As early as in the "Nei Jing", there are records of the connection between the hand and the internal organs. The "Ling Shu • Reverse Fat and Thinness" states: "The three yin channels of the hand run from the chest to the hand, and the three yang channels of the hand run from the hand to the head..." The detailed description of the meridian pathways is explained in the "Ling Shu • Meridians", such as the hand Taiyin channel running through the hand's Da Yu Ji point and ending at the radial side of the thumb, and the Hand Yangming channel intersecting with the Taiyin channel, originating from the radial side of the index finger and running up between the two bones of the palm, etc. The "Su Wen • Taiyin Yangming Theory" points out: "Yin Qi... runs from the arm to the fingertips, and Yang Qi runs from the hand upwards." The "Ling Shu • Dynamic Channels" states: "The meeting point of the four ends of yin and yang is the main channel of this Qi." The hand is the end of the upper limb and the place where the three yin and three yang meridians meet, playing an important role in connecting the meridian Qi. The "Ling Shu • Abnormalities of Defensive Qi" also states: "The skin belongs to the branches, which transport to the four ends." Therefore, the hand meridians are closely connected to the meridians throughout the body. According to the theory of specimens and root structures of the twelve meridians, the hand is also the place where the Qi of the meridians is generated and distributed. By using hand needle therapy, needling specific acupoints on the hand can easily stimulate the meridian Qi and regulate the function of the internal organs and meridians, thereby treating diseases in various parts of the body. The "Ling Shu • Febrile Diseases" has recorded: "For throat obstruction, tongue curled, dry mouth, restlessness, heartache, pain in the inner arm, unreachable head, take the acupoint under the nail of the little finger and the second finger on the hand, away from the tip like leek leaves." The "Ling Shu • Syncope" also states: "Deafness, take the acupoint under the nail of the little finger and the flesh junction... Tinnitus, take the acupoint under the nail of the middle finger."
【Operational Methods】
1. Location of acupoints
1. Dorsal side of the hand
(1) Ankle point: Located at the radial side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.
(2) Chest point: Located at the radial side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.
(3) Eye point: Located at the ulnar side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.
(4) Shoulder point: Located at the radial side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the index finger.
(5) Front head point (stomach and appendix points): Located at the radial side of the first interphalangeal joint of the index finger.
(6) Top of the head point: Located at the radial side of the first joint of the middle finger.
(7) Side head point: Located at the ulnar side of the first interphalangeal joint of the ring finger.
(8) Perineum point: Located at the radial side of the first interphalangeal joint of the little finger.
(9) Back head point (tonsil point): Located at the ulnar side of the first interphalangeal joint of the little finger.
(10) Spinal point: Located at the ulnar side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger.
(11) Coccyx point: Located between the 4th and 5th metacarpophalangeal joints, close to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint.
(12) Throat point: Located between the 3rd and 4th metacarpophalangeal joints, close to the 3rd metacarpophalangeal joint.
(13) Neck point: Located between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpophalangeal joints, close to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint.
(14) Waist and leg point: Located 1.5 inches in front of the transverse crease of the wrist on the dorsal side, at the radial side of the 2nd extensor digitorum tendon and the ulnar side of the 4th extensor digitorum tendon.
(15) Blood pressure point: Located at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the wrist on the dorsal side.
(16) Hiccup point: Located at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the second interphalangeal joint of the middle finger on the dorsal side.
(17) Fever reduction point: Located at the interdigital web between the middle finger and the index finger on the dorsal side.
(18) Diarrhea point: Located between the 3rd and 4th metacarpophalangeal joints on the dorsal side, 1 inch above.
(19) Itching relief point: Located 1 inch in front of the ulnar side edge of the transverse crease of the wrist on the dorsal side.
2. Palmar side of the hand
(1) Stomach and intestines point: Located at the midpoint of the line connecting the Laogong point and the Daling point.
(2) Asthma and cough point: Located at the ulnar side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the index finger on the palm side.
(3) Nocturnal enuresis point: Located at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the 2nd interphalangeal joint of the little finger on the palm side.
(4) Plantar fasciitis point: Located at the midpoint of the line connecting the stomach and intestines point and the Daling point.
(5) Malaria point: Located at the junction of the 1st metacarpal bone and the wrist joint, at the radial side of the first interphalangeal joint of the thumb.
(6) Tonsil point (fish margin point): Located at the midpoint of the ulnar side of the first metacarpal bone on the palm side.
(7) Emergency point: Located about 2 minutes away from the fingertip of the middle finger.
(8) Seizure point: Located at the junction of the major and minor fish margins on the palm side.
(9) Spleen point: Located at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb on the palm side.
(10) Small intestine point: Located on the palm side, at the midpoint of the transverse crease between the first and second phalanges of the index finger.
(11) Large intestine point: Located on the palm side, at the midpoint of the transverse crease between the second and third phalanges of the index finger.
(12) Triple energizer point: Located on the palm side, at the midpoint of the transverse crease between the first and second phalanges of the middle finger.
(13) Heart point: Located on the palm side, at the midpoint of the transverse crease between the second and third phalanges of the middle finger.
(14) Liver point: Located on the palm side, at the midpoint of the transverse crease between the first and second phalanges of the ring finger.
(15) Lung point: Located on the palm side, at the midpoint of the transverse crease between the first and second phalanges of the little finger.
(16) Gate of Vitality point: Located on the palm side, at the midpoint of the transverse crease between the first and second phalanges of the little finger.
(17) Kidney point: Same as the nocturnal enuresis point.
(18) New acupoint for asthma: Located at
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