T.B.-9 Four Rivers SIDU - Acupuncture Points

Location
( T.B.-9 Four Rivers SIDU - Acupuncture Points ) 7 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist joint space (‘dorsal wrist crease’), between the radius and the ulna.
How to find
From the wrist joint space (➞ 3.3.3, more accurate reference point than the variable dorsal wrist crease), measure 7 cun in a proximal direction and locate T.B.-9 in a depression between the extensor digitorum communis muscle and the extensor carpi ulnaris muscle. Alternatively, measure 5 cun distally from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. T.B.-9 is located on a line connecting the midpoint of the dorsal wrist joint space and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. Or: Spreading hands technique (➞ 2.3.3): Place the little fingers on the cubital crease and the wrist joint space (➞ 2.2) respectively and join the thumbs at the midpoint of this distance (
12 cun). From the midpoint of this line, measure 1 cun in a proximal direction and there locate T.B.-9 between the radius and the ulna.
Needling
Vertically or obliquely up to 2 cun
Actions/Indications
● Opens the channel and luo-connecting vessels
● Benefits the ears and throat

Tags: Four Rivers, SIDU, T.B., T.B.-9

Category: Acupuncture Points