XU08 Wailaogong/luozhen (Outer Labour Palace / Pillow Fall (Stiff Neck))
外勞宮 / 落枕wài láo gōng / luò zhěnWailaogong/luozhen
17
Indications
3
Protocols
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Location
On the back side of the hand, between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpals, and behind the metacarpophalangeal joint..
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which XU08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Circulation BloodCirculation PhlegmDiarrheaGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindStiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningAbdominal PainArm PainUpper Stomach PainHand Back PainHeadacheShoulder PainHand Back RednessWind Umbilical (infant)Wind Umbilical Infantile
TCM actions
What classical sources say XU08 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Invigorate Neck BloodInvigorate Neck Qi
Protocols using XU08
- Torticollis – SI03, XU08 (doi:10.1142/S0192415X03001375 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis – LI03, SI03, TB03, XU08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.11.011 ↗)
- Torticollis, Neck Wry Stiffness, Neck Wry Stiffness – LU07, SI03, SI07, SI14, BL10, BL60, GB39, GV14, XU08 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside XU08
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XU08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- SI03Back Stream3 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar1 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)1 protocols
- GB39Suspended Bell1 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra1 protocols
- LI03Third Space1 protocols
- LU07Interrupted Sequence1 protocols
- SI07Branch Of Uprightness1 protocols
- SI14Outer Shoulder Point1 protocols
- TB03Central Islet1 protocols