TE-10 - Celestial Well
天井 - Tiān jǐng
Point Region: Elbow
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the back of the elbow, in the hollow 1 cun above the tip of the elbow (the olecranon). With the elbow bent, it is in the olecranon fossa.
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:
- Bend your elbow
- Find the tip of the elbow and move one thumb-width up the arm
- The point is in the hollow there
How to Apply Pressure
Once TE-10 is located above the elbow tip, touch the hollow lightly with the elbow bent and stop immediately at any tingling that travels toward your fingers. Do not press after recent elbow surgery, with swollen lymph nodes, or during an active seizure disorder.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Elbow pain
- Tinnitus
- Eye redness
- Joint pain
- Ear ringing
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Red eyes
Related Health Concerns
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Active seizure disorder without medical supervision
- Recent elbow surgery
- Severe lymphatic disorders