Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: Located on the wrist crease, lateral to the radial styloid process.

How to Locate:

  1. Turn your hand thumb side up
  2. Find the crease where your wrist bends
  3. Locate the bony bump on the thumb side of your wrist
  4. The point is in the depression just next to this bump
Location illustration for Located on the wrist crease, lateral to the radial styloid process.

Primary Functions

Musculoskeletal System

  • Treats wrist pain and stiffness
  • Alleviates carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Reduces thumb and wrist inflammation
  • Improves wrist mobility and flexibility

Nervous System

  • Relieves radial nerve pain
  • Treats wrist and hand numbness
  • Reduces nerve inflammation in forearm

Oral & Dental Health

  • Alleviates toothache
  • Reduces facial and jaw pain

Respiratory System

  • Clears lung heat and inflammation
  • Treats respiratory congestion

Emotional & Mental

  • Calms anxiety and restlessness
  • Promotes emotional balance

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LI-5 Protocols

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Important Precautions

  • Recent wrist surgery
  • Severe wrist fracture
  • Acute wrist injury