Extra Points Information
Acupuncture Points Database
Extra (Off Meridian) Points
The "extra" points are off meridian points that have been "discovered" over the years through clinical practice. Follow any of the points to find detailed information including the locations, relationships, clinical applications, precautions and more.
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EX Point of the Day
Sides of Spine at C5 (X-HUATUO-C5)
- C5 innervates the areas of the larynx and pharynx, area is used for cough, tonsilitis, asthma, neck pain, snoring (often with C3 huatuo), vocal issues (loss of voice, etc.).
- Used extensively within the Tam Healing System and Tong Ren Therapy. The cervical huatuo points are not needled as often, but used with tuina and/or tonren therapy.
EX AnmianEX BafengEX BailaoEX BaxieEX BitongEX BiyanEX Dannang XueEX DingchuanEX ErbaiEX ErjianEX HedingEX Huatuojiaji at C1EX Huatuojiaji at C2EX Huatuojiaji at C3EX Huatuojiaji at C4EX Huatuojiaji at C5EX Huatuojiaji at C6EX Huatuojiaji at C7EX Huatuojiaji at L1EX Huatuojiaji at L2EX Huatuojiaji at L3EX Huatuojiaji at L4EX Huatuojiaji at L5EX Huatuojiaji at S1EX Huatuojiaji at S2EX Huatuojiaji at S3EX Huatuojiaji at S4EX Huatuojiaji at S5EX Huatuojiaji at T1EX Huatuojiaji at T2EX Huatuojiaji at T3EX Huatuojiaji at T4EX Huatuojiaji at T5EX Huatuojiaji at T6EX Huatuojiaji at T7EX Huatuojiaji at T8EX Huatuojiaji at T9EX Huatuojiaji at T10EX Huatuojiaji at T11EX Huatuojiaji at T12EX HuatuojiajiEX JianqianEX Jinjin (L) and Yuye (R)EX LanweixueEX LuozhenEX Nao QingEX NeimadianEX QianzhengEX QipangEX Shang Lian QuanEX ShangmingEX ShimianEX Shiqizhui (Josen)EX ShixuanEX SifengEX SishencongEX TaiyangEX Tian DongEX TimmeeEX Xiao Chan XueEX Xinming 1EX Xinming 2EX XiyanEX YaotongxueEX YaoyanEX Yi MingEX YintangEX YuyaoEX Zigongxue
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