Unit 1 Upper Extremity systemic points Flashcards
Indications for HT-3
Modulation of sympathetic hyperactivity anxiety/irritability, vasomotor dysfunction
Name all six systemic regulatory points on the upper extremity
HT-3, HT-7, PC-6, LU-7, LU-6, LI-4
indications for HT-7
Modulation of sympathetic hyperactivity anxiety/irritability, vasomotor dysfunction
indications for PC-6
Nausea!!!!!, modulation of sympathetic hyperactivity,
Indication for LU-6
Mild acute bronchoconstriction
Indications for LU-7
Smoking cessation protocols, neck problems
Indications for LI-4
General homeostatic regulator (sleep, fatigue), upper body vasomotor dysfunction (headache, toothache)
HT-3 target tissue
Halfway between biceps aponeurosis and medial epicondyles on the belly of humeral head of pronator Teres
HT-7 Target tissue
Proximal to pisiform, underneath tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris
PC-6 Target tissue
Three fingers proximal to wrist crease, between tendons of flexor carpi Radialis and palmaris longus
LU-6 Target tissue
Groove medial to brachial radialis near intersection with pronator Teres
LU-7 Target tissue
At base of styloid process, lateral to pull station of radial artery, between The artery and trunk of superficial radial nerve, use threading technique
LI-4 Target tissue
First interosseous dorsalis muscle belly/adductor pollicis. Approximately mid shaft of second metacarpal bone
HT-3 nerve?
Medial to the median nerve trunk
HT-7 nerve?
Towards owner nerve and artery neurovascular bundle
