What are the methods of acupuncture?

There are many methods of acupoint selection. At present, the most commonly used method in clinic is the finger size method, which is a method to measure and locate acupuncture points according to patients' fingers. There are the following two types: ① The middle finger is the same size, and when the patient's middle finger flexes, the interphalangeal joint is 1 inch, which can be used as the straight inch of acupoint selection on the limbs and the horizontal inch of acupoint selection on the back.

② The fingers are the same size, also known as the "one-husband method". The patient puts the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger together, and the four fingers measure 3 inches horizontally.

In addition, some acupoints can be selected by anatomical marks on the body surface, such as taking the midpoint between the breasts, taking Baihui point on the tip of the ear, and taking Quanhouxi point at the horizontal head of the palm.