LU-7 - Broken Sequence
列缺 - Liè quē
Point Region: Forearm
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the thumb side of the forearm, 1.5 cun above the wrist crease, between two thumb tendons (abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis), in the groove of the abductor pollicis longus tendon.
Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.
How to Locate:
- Hold your hand thumb side up
- From the wrist crease, measure two finger-widths up the forearm
- The point is in a small groove between the tendons on the thumb side
How to Apply Pressure
Find the small groove on the thumb side of the forearm, two finger-widths above the wrist crease, and press gently there. Do not press this point during pregnancy, and skip it after a wrist injury or surgery.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Chills
- Fever
- Headache
- Stiff neck
- Sore throat
- Common cold
- Flu symptoms
- Neck pain
- Respiratory infections
Related Health Concerns
Related Acupoints
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Pregnancy
- Recent wrist surgery
- Severe wrist injury
- Acute infections