LI10
手三里 · Shousanli
Arm Three Miles
Forearm muscle point for arm fatigue and elbow tension.
Local point of the forearm
System
- Channel
- Large Intestine (LI)
- Element
- Metal
- Yin or yang
- yang
- Organ system
- Large Intestine
- Region
- Shoulder and arm
- Limb rule
- Hand Yangming
Where it is
On the outer forearm, about two thumb-widths below the elbow crease, in the muscle that stands up when you make a fist. On the line between LI5 and LI11.
Nearby: Extensor muscle. A comfortable, meaty point.
Traditionally said to
Often paired in teaching with ST36, the leg’s “three miles.” Said to regulate qi and blood in the arm and to support the middle. Local for tennis-elbow-type tension.
What people look up
Acupressure
Press the muscle belly for 45–90 seconds while the hand stays loose.
When not to press: Ease off if pain shoots into the hand.
About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.
Licensed practice only
Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture
Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.
Depth
Common textbook range: about 0.8–1.5 cun perpendicular.
Angle
Perpendicular, into the muscle.
Electroacupuncture
Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.
Nearby on this channel
Yang Stream
Snuffbox wrist point for local wrist pain.
Use caution
Pool at the Crook
Outer elbow point taught for heat, skin patterns, and local pain.
Union Valley
The classic hand point for head, face, and the start of a cold.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Upper Arm
Upper-arm point for shoulder reach and local ache.
Herbs often paired for a similar pattern
Tags
shousanli · forearm · tennis elbow