Point Location [Final]

Front 1

TW 1*

Back 1

-0.1 Cun from the PROXIMAL Ulnar Corner of the Nail of the Ring Finger

Front 2

TW 2**

Back 2

-When a loose fist is made, the point is located in the DEPRESSION PROXIMAL to the Margin of the Web between the Ring & the Small FIngers

Front 3

TW 3**

Back 3

-When a loose fist is made, the point is on the Dorsum of the Hand between the 4th & 5th Metacarpal Bones, in the DEPRESSION PROXIMAL to the 4th Metacapophalangeal Joint

Front 4

TW 4**

Back 4

-On the Transverse Crease of the Dorsum of the Wrist, in the DEPRESSION on the Unlar Side of the Extensor Digitorum Communis Tendon

Front 5

TW 5****

Back 5

-2 Cun PROXIMAL to the Dorsal Crease of the Wrist, on the Line Connecting TW 4 & the Tip of the Olecranon, between the Radius & Ulna

Front 6

TW 6***

Back 6

-3 Cun PROXIMAL to the Dorsal Crease of the Wrist, on the Line Connecting TW 4 & the Tip of the Olecranon, between the Radius & Ulna

Front 7

TW 7

Back 7

(RARELY USED)
-Level w/& on the Ulnar Side of TW 6, on the Radial Border of the Ulna

Front 8

TW 8

Back 8

(RARELY USED)
-4 Cun PROXIMAL to the Dorsal Crease of the Wrist, Between the Radius & the Ulna

Front 9

TW 9**

Back 9

-On the LATERAL Side of the Forearm, 5 Cun DISTAL to the Tip of the Olecranon, Between the Radius & Ulna

Front 10

TW 10**

Back 10

-When the Elbow is FLEXED, the point is in the DEPRESSION about 1 Cun PROXIMAL to the Olecranon

Front 11

TW 11*

Back 11

-When the Elbow is FLEXED, the point is 1 Cun PROXIMAL to TW 10

Front 12

TW 12*

Back 12

-On the Line joining the Olecranon & TW 14, midway between TW 11 & tw 13. The Point is just on the DISTAL END of the Buldge of the Lateral Head of the Triceps Brachii Muscle when the Forearm is in Pronation

Front 13

TW 13*

Back 13

-On the Line joining TW 14 & the Olecranon, on the POSTERIOR BORDER of the Deltoid Muscle

Front 14

TW 14***

Back 14

-Inferior to the Postero-Lateral Border of the Acromion, at the insertion of the Deltoid Muscle. When the arm is abducted 90 degrees the point is in the DEPRESSION POSTERIOR to LI 15

Front 15

TW 15*

Back 15

-Midway between GB 21 & SI 13, on the Superior Angle of the Scapula

Front 16

TW 16*

Back 16

-On the LATERAL Side of the Neck, directly below the Posterior Border of the Mastoid Process, on the Level of the angle of the Mandible & the Posterior Border of the SCM Muscle

Front 17

TW 17***

Back 17

-Posterior to the Lobule of the Ear, in the DEPRESSION between the Mandible & the Mastoid Process

Front 18

TW 18*

Back 18

-In the Center of the Mastoid Process, at the Junction of the Middle & Inferior 3rd of the curve formed by TW 17 & TW 20, POSTERIOR to the HELIX

Front 19

TW 19*

Back 19

-Posterior to the Ear, at the Junction of the Middle & SUperior 3rd of the Curve & TW 20, Posterior to the Helix

Front 20

TW 20*

Back 20

-Directly Level w/the Apex of the Ear, w/in the Hairline of the Scalp

Front 21

TW 21*

Back 21

-In the DEPRESSION Anterior to the Supratragic Notch & Posterior to the Posterior Border of the Condyloid Process of the Mandible. The point is found w.mouth open

Front 22

TW 22*

Back 22

-Anterior & Superior to TW 21 at the Level with the Superior Root of the Auricle, on the Posterior Border of the Hairline of the Sideburns, where the superficial Temporal Artery Passes

Front 23

TW 23**

Back 23

-In the DEPRESSION at the Lateral End of the Eyebrow

Front 24

REN 1

Back 24

{FEMALES}- Between the Anus & the Posterior Labial Commissure

{MALES}- Between the Anus & the Root of the Scrotum

Front 25

REN 2

Back 25

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->5 Cun

Front 26

REN 3

Back 26

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->4 Cun

Front 27

REN 4

Back 27

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->3 Cun

Front 28

REN 5

Back 28

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->2 Cun

Front 29

REN 6

Back 29

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->1.5 Cun

Front 30

REN 7

Back 30

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->1 Cun

Front 31

REN 8

Back 31

UMBILICUS (Center)

Front 32

REN 9

Back 32

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->1 Cun

Front 33

REN 10

Back 33

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->2 Cun

Front 34

REN 11

Back 34

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->2 Cun

Front 35

REN 12

Back 35

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->4 Cun

Front 36

REN 13

Back 36

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->5 Cun

Front 37

REN 14

Back 37

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (Center)
-->6 Cun

Front 38

REN 15

Back 38

-On the Anterior Midline, Just Under the Inferior ANgle of the Xiphiod. Locate the Point in Supine Position w/the Arms Uplifted

Front 39

REN 16

Back 39

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (Center)
-->5th

Front 40

REN 17

Back 40

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (Center)
-->4th

Front 41

REN 18

Back 41

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (Center)
-->3th

Front 42

REN 19

Back 42

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (Center)
-->2th

Front 43

REN 20

Back 43

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (Center)
-->1th

Front 44

REN 21

Back 44

-On the Anterior Midline, Near the Center of the Sternal Manubrium, 1 Cun Below Ren 22

Front 45

REN 22

Back 45

-In the Center of the Suprasternal Fossa

Front 46

REN 23

Back 46

-Above the "Adams Apple", in the DEPRESSION just Superior to the Hyoid Bone

Front 47

REN 24

Back 47

-In the DEPRESSION in the Center of the Mentolabial Groove

Front 48

ST 1

Back 48

-When the Eyes looking Straight Forward, the Point is Directly Below the Pupil, between the Eyeball & the Infraorbital Ridge

Front 49

ST 2

Back 49

-Directly Below the Pupil, in the DEPRESSION at the Infraorbital ridge

Front 50

ST 3

Back 50

-Directly Below the Pupil, at the level of the Lower Border of the Ala Nasi, LATERAL to the Nasolabial Groove

Front 51

ST 4

Back 51

-Lateral to the Corner of the Mouth, Directly Below the Pupil

Front 52

ST 5

Back 52

-Anngle of the Mandible, on the Anterior Border of the attatched portion of the Masseter Muscle where the Pulsation of the Facial Artery is palpible, in the Groove-Like DEPRESSION apperaing when the Cheek is puffed out

Front 53

ST 6

Back 53

-On the Middle Finger-Breath Anterior & Superior to the Lower Angle of the Mandible where the Masseter Muscle is Prominent when the Teeth are Clenched, & Depressive when it is pressed

Front 54

ST 7

Back 54

-On the Lateral Side of the Face, Anterior to the Ear, in the DEPRESSION between the Zygomatic Arch & the Mandibular Arch. The Point is located with the Mouth Closed

Front 55

ST 8

Back 55

-On the Lateral Side of the Head, 0.5 Cun Above the Anterior Hairline at the Corner of the Forehead. 4.5 Cun Lateral to the Midline of the Head

Front 56

ST 9

Back 56

-Level with the Tip of the "Adams Apple" (Thyroid Cartilage) where the Pulsation of the Common Carotid Artery is Palpable, between the Carotid Artery & the Cartilage

Front 57

ST 10

Back 57

-At the Midpoint of the Line joining St 9 & St 11, on the Anterior Border of the SCM

Front 58

ST 11

Back 58

-At the Superior border of the Sternal Extremity of the Clavicle, between the Sternal Head & the Clavicular Head of the SCM Muscle

Front 59

ST 12

Back 59

-In the Midpoint of the Supraclavicular Fossa. 4 Cun Lateral to the Anterior Midline

Front 60

ST 13

Back 60

-At the Lower Border of the Midpoint of the Clavicle, 4 Cun Lateral to the Anterior Midline

Front 61

ST 14

Back 61

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (4 Cun)
-->1st

Front 62

ST 15

Back 62

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (4 Cun)
-->2nd

Front 63

ST 16

Back 63

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (4 Cun)
-->3rd

Front 64

ST 17

Back 64

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (4 Cun)
-->4th (Nipple)

Front 65

ST 18

Back 65

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (4 Cun)
-->5th

Front 66

ST 19

Back 66

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->6 Cun

Front 67

ST 20

Back 67

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->5 Cun

Front 68

ST 21

Back 68

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->4 Cun

Front 69

ST 22

Back 69

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->3 Cun

Front 70

ST 23

Back 70

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->2 Cun

Front 71

ST 24

Back 71

# CUN SUPERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->1 Cun

Front 72

ST 25

Back 72

UMBILICUS (2 Cun)

Front 73

ST 26

Back 73

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->1 Cun

Front 74

ST 27

Back 74

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->2 Cun

Front 75

ST 28

Back 75

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->3 Cun

Front 76

ST 29

Back 76

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->4 Cun

Front 77

ST 30

Back 77

# CUN INFERIOR TO THE UMBILICUS (2 Cun)
-->5 Cun

Front 78

ST 31

Back 78

-On the Anterior Side of the Thigh & on the line Connecting the Anterosuperior Iliac Spine (ASIS) & the Superolateral Corner of the Patella, on the Level of the Perineum when the Ankle is placed over the Opposite Knee, in the DEPRESSION Lateral to the Sartorius Muscle

Front 79

ST 32

Back 79

-On the line connecting the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine & the Lateral Border of the Patella, 6 Cun Superior to the Superolateral Border of the Patella

Front 80

ST 33

Back 80

-When the Knee is Flexed, the point is 3 Cun Superior to the Laterosuperior Border of the Patella, on the Line joining the Laterosuperior Border of the Patella & the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

Front 81

ST 34

Back 81

-When the Knee is Flexed, the point is 2 Cun Superior to the Laterosuperior Border of the Patella, on the Line joining the Laterosuperior Border of the Patella & the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

Front 82

ST 35

Back 82

-When the Knee is Flexed, the point is at the Inferior Border of the Patella, in the DEPRESSION Lateral to the Patellar Ligament

Front 83

ST 36

Back 83

-3 Cun Inferior to St 35, One Middle Fingers-Breath Lateral to the Anterior Border of the Tibia

Front 84

ST 37

Back 84

-6 Cun Inferior to St 35, One Middle Fingers-Breath Lateral to the Anterior Border of the Tibia

Front 85

ST 38

Back 85

-8 Cun Inferior to St 35, One Middle Fingers-Breath Lateral to the Anterior Border of the Tibia

Front 86

ST 39

Back 86

-9 Cun Inferior to St 35, One Middle Fingers-Breath Lateral to the Anterior Border of the Fibula

Front 87

ST 40

Back 87

-8 Cun Superior to the Prominence of the Lateral Malleolus, Lateral to St 38; About 2 Finger-Breadth's Lateral to the Anterior Border of the Tibia

Front 88

ST 41

Back 88

-On the Dorsum of the Foot, at the Midpoint of the Transverse Crease of the Ankle Joint, in the DEPRESSION between the Tendons of Extensor Digitorum Longus & Extensor Hallucis Longus, approx at the Level of the Tip of the External Malleolus

Front 89

ST 42

Back 89

(Rarely Needled)
-On the Dome of the Instep of the Foot, between the Tendons of Extensor Hallucis Longus & Digitorum Longus, where the Pulsation of the Dorsum Pedis Artery is Palpable

Front 90

ST 43

Back 90

-In the DEPRESSION Distal to the Junction of the 2nd & 3rd Metatarsal Bones

Front 91

ST 44

Back 91

-Proximal to the Web Margin between the 2nd & 3rd Toes, in the DEPRESSION Distal & Lateral to the 2nd Metatarsodigital Joint

Front 92

ST 45

Back 92

-On the Lateral Side of the 2nd Toe, 0.1 Cun Posterior to the Corner of the Nail

Front 93

SP 1

Back 93

-On the Medial Side of the Bog Toe, 0.1 Cun Posterior to the Medioposterior Corner of the Nail

Front 94

SP 2

Back 94

-On the Medial Side of the Big Toe, Distal & Inferior to the 1st Metatarsodigital Joint, in the DEPRESSION on the Junction of the Red & Pigmented Skin

Front 95

SP 3

Back 95

-On the Medial Side of the Foot, in the DEPRESSION Proximal & Interior to the Head of the 1st Metatarsal Bone, on the Junction of the Red & Pigmented Skin

Front 96

SP 4

Back 96

-On the Medial Side of the Foot, in the DEPRESSION Distal & Inferior to the Base of the 1st Metatarsal Bone, on the Junction of the Red & Pigmented Skin

Front 97

SP 5

Back 97

-In the DEPRESSION Distal & inferior to the Medial Malleolus, Midway between the Tuberosity of the Navicular Bone & the Tip of the Medial Malleolus

Front 98

SP 6

Back 98

-On the Medial Side of the Lower Leg, 3 Cun Superior to the Prominence of the Medial Malleolus, Posterior to the Medial Border of the Tibia

Front 99

SP 7

Back 99

(Rarely Needled)
-On the Medial Side of the Lower Leg, 6 Cun Superior to the Prominence of the Medial Malleolus, on the Line Connecting the Prominence of the Medial Malleolus & Sp 9, Posterior to the Medial Border of the Tibia

Front 100

SP 8

Back 100

-3 Cun Below Sp 9, on the Line Connecting Sp 9 & the Medial Malleolus

Front 101

SP 9

Back 101

-In the DEPRESSION Posterior & Inferior to the Medial Condyle of the Tibia

Front 102

SP 10

Back 102

-When the Knee is Flexed, the Point is 2 Cun Above the Mediosuperior Border of the Patella n the Bulge of the Medial Portion of the Vastus Medialis Muiscle. Or when the pt's Knee is Flexed, Cup your Right Palm to his/her Left Knee, with the Thumb on the Medial Side & with the other four fingers directly proximally, & the Thumb forming an Angle of 45 degrees with the Index Finger. The point is where the Tip of your Thumb Rests.

Front 103

SP 11

Back 103

-6 Cun Superior to Sp 10, on the line drawn from Sp 10 to Sp 12

Front 104

SP 12

Back 104

(Rarely Needled)
-Superior to the Lateral End of the Inguinal Groove, Lateral to the Pulsation of the External Iliac Artery, at the Level of the Upper Border of the Symphysis Pubis, 3.5 Cun Lateral to Ren 2

Front 105

SP 13

Back 105

-4 Cun Lateral to the Anterior Midline & 4 Cun Inferior to the Center of the Umbilicus, .07 Cun Superior to Sp 12

Front 106

SP 14

Back 106

-1.3 Cun Inferior to Sp 15, 4 Cun Lateral to the Anterior Midline, on the Lateral Border of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle

Front 107

SP 15

Back 107

-4 Cun Lateral to the Center of the Umbolicus, Lateral to the Palpable Border of the Rectus Abdominis

Front 108

SP 16

Back 108

(Rarely Needled)
-3 Cun Superior to the Center of the Umbilicus & 4 Cun Lateral to the Midline

Front 109

SP 17

Back 109

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (6 Cun)
-->5th

Front 110

SP 18

Back 110

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (6 Cun)
-->4th

Front 111

SP 19

Back 111

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (6 Cun)
-->3rd

Front 112

SP 20

Back 112

INTERCOSTAL SPACE (6 Cun)
-->2nd

Front 113

SP 21

Back 113

-On the Lateral Side of the Chest & on the Middle Axillary Line, in the 6th Intercostal Space