LOCATION
3 cun below LI 11 on the LI 5 to LI 11 line.
Features
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Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
Dorsal forearm nerve，radial nerve，radial artery，Cephalic vein。
Indication
Headache，dizziness，bowelabdominal pain；shoulder pain，arm numbness，upper extremity numbness，frozen Shoulder，Tennis Elbow，sequelae of cerebral vascular disease… Local point for shoulder, elbow, and arm pain. Stagnation in the large intestine – abdominal pain, dark/difficult urination. Numbness of the limbs – particularly the upper limbs, stroke recovery.
Combinations
Numbness ，pain in upper limb：LI 09 & LI 15 & LI 04.
Difficulty in urination：LI 09 & LI 08.
穴位
在前臂背面橈側，當陽溪與曲池連線上，肘橫紋下3寸。
特點
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同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
前臂背側神經，橈神經深支，橈動脈肌支與頭靜脈。
適應症
頭痛，目眩，腸鳴腹痛；肩膊酸痛，手臂麻木，上肢不遂，肩周炎，網球肘，腦血管病後遺症 。
穴位配伍療法
上肢麻木，疼痛，痿軟：1.上廉 2.肩髃 3.合谷
小便不利：1.上廉 2.下廉