Introduction To Acupoints

Support the Aged

Acupoint Name:Support the Aged Acupoint

Acupoint Code:SI-6

PinYin:yanglao

Associated Meridian:The Small Intestine channel of Hand, Greater Yang

Main Diseases for Treatment

1.Nervous and mental system diseases: sequelae of cerebrovascular diseases, neuralgia of the shoulder and arm;
2.Movement system diseases: acute lumbar sprain, stiff neck from sleeping in a wrong position;
3.Others: impaired vision, pain in the shoulder, back, elbow, and upper arm, etc.

Acupoint Location

Located on the extensor aspect of the forearm, 1 cun above the wrist, when the palm faces the chest, it is in the osseous cleft above the radial edge of the ulnar styloid process. (This acupoint is paired, one on each side)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Step 1: Bend the elbow with the palm facing the chest.
Step 2: On the ulnar side of the wrist, you can feel a prominent bone.
Step 3: Following the highest point of this bone towards the thumb side (radial side), you can feel a bone cleft, which is the location of this acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

SI-6:Support the Aged(yanglao)
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