bubble_chart Category extra point.
bubble_chart Etymology
This point is on the back of the hand, opposite to the hand jueyin pericardium meridian (PC) meridian point Laogong (PC8), hence the name Wailaogong (EX-UE8).
bubble_chart Location
On the back of the hand, between the second and third metacarpal bones, 0.5 cun behind the metacarpophalangeal joint.
bubble_chart Anatomy
In the dorsal interosseous muscles, there are dorsal palmar veins, dorsal hand vein network, and branches of radial nerve.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun deep.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Metacarpal paralysis, inability to stretch and flex, indigestion, Laozhen.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Laozhen: Fengchi (GB20), Tianzhui, Dazhui (GV14), Wailaogong (EX-UE8), ashi point.
- Finger numbness: Jiquan (HT1), Quchi (LI11), Neiguan (PC6), Wailaogong (EX-UE8 ).