Location
When fist is clenched point is on the dorsum of the hand between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in the depression the proximal to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which TB03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Arthritis FingerArthritis FingerAversion ColdAversion ColdAversion WindAversion WindBenefit EarsBenefit EarsBenefit EyesBenefit EyesBenefit HeadBenefit HeadChillsDeafnessDisease FebrileDisease FebrilePsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderDizzinessEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverHeatFinger StiffnessImmobility FingerItchinessItchiness FaceItchiness FaceMalaria ChronicMalaria ChronicLimbs NumbnessLimbs NumbnessPainBack Heart Level PainBack Heart Level PainEar Earache PainEar Earache PainElbow PainElbow PainEye PainEye PainHeadacheHeadacheMigraineHeadache One-sided PainShoulder PainShoulder PainSpine PainSpine PainTemples PainTemples PainPharyngitis RednessRed EyesRed EyesFacial RednessFacial RednessChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous Sweating SwellingTinnitus
Protocols using TB03
- Hemiplegia, Finger Pain, Shoulder Pain, Wrist Pain, Shoulder-hand Syndrome – LI03, LI10, LI15, SI03, SI11, SI15, TB03, TB05, TB14 (Li N, Tian F, Wang C, Yu P, Zhou X, Wen Q, Qiao X, Huang L. Therapeutic effect of acupuncture and massage for shoulder-hand syndrome in hemiplegia patients: a clinical two-center randomized controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med 2012; 32(3): 343-346)
- Spinal Stenosis – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, SP09, SI03, BL23, BL40, BL57, TB03, TB05, GB34, GB39, LV03 (Acupuncture for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01987622)
- Insomnia, Eczema, Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03306-1)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB17, GB02, GB43 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0630-4)
- Anxiety, Depression, Stress Post-traumatic, Stress Psychological – SP06, HT03, HT07, TB03, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV17 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2025.101251)
- Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
- Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic, Skin Dryness, Skin Erythema – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1907578)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB40, GB41, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-224)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2020.000863)
- Dizziness, Tinnitus, Forgetfulness, Knee Pain, Heel Pain, Infertility Female, Lumbosacral Pain, Infertility Advanced-reproductive-age, Kidney-qi-deficiency, Menstruation Dim-color, Menstruation Thin-texture, Libido Decreased – ST25, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, TB03, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034768)
- Dizziness, Vertigo Positional Paroxysmal – SP06, SI03, TB03, TB05, GB20, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221189)
- Tinnitus, Subjective – ST36, SI19, TB03, TB17, GV20, GV24 (Electroacupuncture With or Without Combined Warm Needling for Tinnitus. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05557357)