PC-2 - Celestial Spring

天泉 - Tiān quán

Point Region: Upper arm

PC

Pericardium Meridian

手厥阴心包经 - Shǒu Juéyīn Xīnbāo Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front of the upper arm, between the long and short heads of the biceps muscle, 2 cun below the front fold of the armpit.

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:

  1. Find the front fold of your armpit
  2. Measure two thumb-widths down the front of the arm
  3. The point is in the groove between the two parts of the biceps
PC-2 (Celestial Spring) acupressure point location: On the front of the upper arm, between the long and short heads of the biceps muscle, 2 cun below the front fold of the armpit.

How to Apply Pressure

After identifying PC-2, relax your arm and apply steady, comfortable fingertip pressure in the biceps groove without digging in. Avoid it after recent arm surgery or with severe heart disease; chest pain or suspected cardiac symptoms require urgent medical care, not acupressure.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Palpitations
  • Arm numbness
  • Arm pain
  • Chest tightness

Related Health Concerns

Panic Attack

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent arm surgery
  • Severe heart disease
  • Acute cardiac events