Arm Numbnessaccording to TCM
Symptom family: Arms disorders and Symptoms
Sub-symptom(s): Upper Arm Numbness
Acupoints for Arm Numbness
Explore below some acupoints used to address arm numbness, organized by meridian.
- By Meridian
- Large Intestine Channel
- Triple Burner Channel
- Extra Points: Upper Extremities (EX-UE)
- Extra Points: Head and Neck (EX-HN)
- Bladder Channel
Shousanli LI-10
When a fist is made, with the ulnar side downward and elbow flexed, the point is 2 cun distal to Quchi LI-11 of the line joining Yangxi LI-5 and Quchi LI-11.
Quchi LI-11
When the elbow is flexed, Quchi LI-11 is in the depression at the lateral end of the cubital crease, midway between Chize LU-5 and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
Zhouliao LI-12
When the elbow is flexed, Zhouliao LI-12 is on the anterior border of the humerus, 1 cun proximal to Quchi LI-11 on the lateral end of the cubital crease.
Shouwuli LI-13
Superior to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, 3 cun above Quchi LI-11, on the line connecting Quchi LI-11 and Jianyu LI-15.
Binao LI-14
On the radial side of the humerus, superior to the lower end of deltoid muscle, on the line connecting Quchi LI-11 and Jianyu LI-15, 7 cun proximal to Quchi LI-11.
Jianyu LI-15
Jianyu LI-15 is located antero-inferior to the acromion, between the clavicular and acromial portions of the deltoid muscle.
Jianliao TB-14
Posterior and inferior to the acromion, in the depression about 1 cun posterior to Jianyu LI-15.
Jianqian EX-UE
On the midpoint of a line connecting the end of anterior axillary fold and Jianyu LI-15.
Fufen BL-41
3 cun (about 4 finger-breadths) lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra (T2).