Location
When upper arm is abducted point is in the center of the axilla on the medial side of the axillary artery.
Cautions
Contraindicated for needling; proximity to axillary artery.
Indications
Conditions for which HT01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationAnxietyBenefit ArmsBenefit ArmsCold ArmCold ArmCold ElbowCold ElbowCounterflow Inversion ArmCounterflow Inversion ArmCounterflow Inversion ElbowCounterflow Inversion ElbowSadness & DepressionSadness & DepressionCostal Lateral BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingDry ThroatDry ThroatBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessLimbs StiffnessShoulder Musculoskeletal StiffnessShoulder Raising StiffnessImmobility LimbsImmobility Shoulder MusculoskeletalImmobility Shoulder RaisingJaundice EyesJaundice EyesArm NumbnessArm NumbnessArm PainArm PainArmpit PainArmpit PainChest PainChest PainElbow PainElbow PainHeart PainHeart PainPalpitationsRetchingScrofulaChannel StagnationChannel StagnationBi Arthralgia Arm SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Arm SyndromeBi Arthralgia Heart SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Heart SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveThirsting ExcessiveUnbind ChestUnbind Chest
Protocols using HT01
- Stroke, Aphasia, Ischemic Stroke, Aphasia Motor Poststroke, Speech Nonfluent, Speech Disorder – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, CV23, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52580)
- Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Adhesive Capsulitis – LI15, ST38, HT01, SI09, BL57, TB14, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2023.000109)
- Hemiparesis, Paralysis Unilateral, Sensorimotor Deficit, Brain Tumor Astrocytoma – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/859763)
- Post-stroke Sequelae, Paralysis Upper Limb Spastic, Hypertonia Upper Limb – LU05, HT01, GB20, GV20, GV26, XH03 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240925-0001)
- Cognitive Dysfunction Postoperative, Memory Impairment Postoperative, Attention Deficit Postoperative – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1637566)
- Motor Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficits – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcm.2018.02.012)
- Motor Dysfunction, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequela, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611)
- Paralysis Post-stroke Motor Dysfunction, Motor Impairment Upper Limb, Motor Impairment Lower Limb – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000525)
- Paralysis Upper Limb, Post-stroke, Subluxation Shoulder – HT01, SI11, TB15 (https://doi.org/10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2016.11.38)
- Paralysis Hemiplegia, Paralysis Flaccid – LU05, LI04, SP06, HT01, BL40, KD01, PC06, GB40, CV04, GV26 (Mao Min, Chen Xin, Chen Yuefeng, Rao Ping, Liu Jian. Stage-oriented Comprehensive Acupuncture Treatment plus Rehabilitation Training for Apoplectic Hemiplegia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(2): 90-93)
- Paralysis Upper-limb, Stroke Sequela, Grip Weakness, Paralysis Hand, Motor-impairment Finger – LU05, LI04, LI10, HT01, PC06, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000035755)
- Stroke, Aphasia, Aphasia Motor Poststroke, Speech Disorder – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, CV23, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06280-2)