Luozhen
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Crick in the Neck
Location
On the dorsum of the hand, between the seconda nd third metacarpal bones, about 0.5 cun posterior to metacarpophalangeal joing.
Indications
Sore neck, pain in the shoulder and arm.
Traditional Action
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.