# XU08 Wailaogong/luozhen (Outer Labour Palace / Pillow Fall (Stiff Neck)) – Extra Points: Upper limbs

外劳宫 / 落枕 · wài láo gōng  /  luò zhěn

Location: On the back side of the hand, between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpals, and behind the metacarpophalangeal joint..

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/xu08

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Circulation Blood, Circulation Blood, Circulation Phlegm, Circulation Phlegm, Diarrhea, Ghost Syndrome Childhood Fright Wind, Ghost Syndrome Childhood Fright Wind, Stiff Neck, Unable to Turn Neck, Immobility Neck, Immobility Neck Turning, Invigorate Neck Blood, Invigorate Neck Blood, Invigorate Neck Qi, Invigorate Neck Qi, Abdominal Pain, Abdominal Pain, Arm Pain, Arm Pain, Upper Stomach Pain, Upper Stomach Pain, Hand Back Pain, Hand Back Pain, Headache, Headache, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Pain, Hand Back Redness, Hand Back Redness, Wind Umbilical (infant), Wind Umbilical Infantile

## Most often selected alongside XU08

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- BL10 (Celestial Pillar) – 1 protocols
- BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)) – 1 protocols
- GB39 (Suspended Bell) – 1 protocols
- GV14 (Great Vertebra) – 1 protocols
- LU07 (Interrupted Sequence) – 1 protocols
- SI03 (Back Stream) – 1 protocols
- SI07 (Branch Of Uprightness) – 1 protocols
- SI14 (Outer Shoulder Point) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using XU08

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torticollis, Neck Wry Stiffness, Neck Wry Stiffness | LU07, SI03, SI07, SI14, BL10, BL60, GB39, GV14, XU08 | 7 days | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |

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