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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which HT04 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Abscess ThroatAnxietyBenefit VoiceCalm Spirit ShenCold BonesCold MarrowContraction ArmContraction ElbowSadness & DepressionTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentItchiness HandFinger PainHeart PainRed EyesRelax MusclesRestlessness Zang DisorderRetchingMuscle Spasms SwellingSwollen EyesVoice Loss
Protocols using HT04
- Chest Pain, Postoperative Pain – HT03, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC05, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.4.133 ↗)
- Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – HT03, HT04, PC03, PC05 (Local Effects of Acupuncture and Nerve Conduction Studies. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03036657)
- Dementia Senile – ST36, ST40, HT04, HT07, BL23, KD03, KD07, PC06, PC07, GV04, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV23, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (CHENG Hai-ying, CHENG Dong-qi. Progress in Research on Acupuncture Treatment of Senile Dementia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 224-233.)
Most often selected alongside HT04
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with HT04. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- HT03Lesser Sea3 protocols
- HT07Spirit Gate2 protocols
- PC03Marsh At The Bend2 protocols
- PC05Intermediary Messenger2 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate2 protocols
- PC07Great Mound2 protocols
- BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
- BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
- BL31Upper Bone Hole1 protocols
- GV04Life Gate1 protocols