Point Combinations
Named prescriptions rather than single points — Dr. Tan's Balance Method, Master Tung's Dao Ma groups, Miriam Lee's Ten Points, and the classical combinations, each with its points, method, rationale and cautions.
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Miriam Lee's Ten Points
Five points needled bilaterally — LI4, LI11, ST36, SP6 and LU7 — as a single restorative prescription for the depleted, overworked patient.
Balance Method — System 1: Same-Name Channels
A hand channel balances the foot channel that shares its name — Taiyin with Taiyin, Yangming with Yangming — treated on the opposite side of the body.
Balance Method — System 2: Interior–Exterior Pairs
A channel balances its yin–yang partner — Lung with Large Intestine, Spleen with Stomach — the standard interior–exterior relationship put to use for point selection.
Balance Method — System 3: Bie Tong (Separate Connection)
The six classical 'separate connection' pairings — Lung with Bladder, Liver with Large Intestine, Heart with Gallbladder — used as a balancing relationship.
Balance Method — System 4: Midnight–Midday Clock
Channels twelve hours apart on the organ clock balance one another — Lung with Bladder, Large Intestine with Kidney, Stomach with Pericardium.
Balance Method — Systems 5 and 6: The Reversed Images
The same-name and interior–exterior pairings applied with the limb image reversed, so the hand maps to the foot rather than the shoulder to the hip.
Balance Method for Low Back Pain — Lung Channel Image
Low back pain on the Bladder channel treated from the Lung channel of the opposite forearm, with the patient moving the back during retention.
Balance Method for Shoulder Pain
Anterior shoulder pain on the Large Intestine channel treated from the Stomach channel of the opposite leg, most often around ST38.
Balance Method for Knee Pain
Knee pain treated at the elbow of the opposite arm, on the channel that corresponds to the aspect of the knee involved.
Balance Method for Sciatica
Sciatic pain treated from the arm — the Small Intestine channel for posterior distribution, the Triple Energiser for lateral — on the opposite side.
Balance Method for Neck Pain and Stiff Neck
Neck pain balanced from the ankle — the Bladder channel of the neck imaged onto the Small Intestine of the wrist, or onto the ankle by the reversed image.
Balance Method for Ankle and Wrist Sprain
An ankle sprain treated at the opposite wrist, and a wrist sprain at the opposite ankle, on the corresponding channel.
Ling Gu and Da Bai
The best-known pairing in the Tung system — two needles on the opposite hand for sciatica, low back pain and hemiplegia.
Xia San Huang — The Lower Three Emperors
Tung's great tonifying group — three points up the medial lower leg that nourish the Kidney, Liver and Spleen together.
Shang San Huang — The Upper Three Emperors
Three deep points on the medial thigh — Tung's principal group for chronic liver disease and for the eyes.
Si Ma — The Four Horses
Three points down the lateral thigh — the Tung system's principal treatment for skin disease, working through the Lung.
Zheng Jin, Zheng Zong and Zheng Shi
Three points up the Achilles tendon, which in Tung's mapping images the cervical spine — the system's principal neck treatment.
San Zhong — The Three Weights
Three points up the lateral lower leg — Tung's blood-moving, mass-dissipating group, and his principal treatment for facial paralysis.
Tong Guan, Tong Shan and Tong Tian
Three points up the anterior thigh — Tung's cardiac group, of which no more than two are needled at once.
Chong Zi and Chong Xian
Two points in the thenar eminence of the opposite hand — the Tung system's answer to scapular and upper back pain.
Zhong Bai and Xia Bai
Two points on the back of the opposite hand — the Kidney pairing, for low back pain of the deficient type.
Fu Ke and Huan Chao
Tung's core gynaecological pairing — Fu Ke on the thumb and Huan Chao on the ring finger, for infertility and menstrual disorders.
Ce San Li and Ce Xia San Li
Two points on the lateral lower leg, opposite side — Tung's distal pairing for toothache and trigeminal pain.
Zu Qian Jin and Zu Wu Jin
Two points on the lateral lower leg for acute sore throat and tonsillitis.