Today I followed Andreas' advice about needling Well points just a bit more proximal to the usual book location.
Wow. What a great idea. First, much more comfortable for the patient. Second, more easy for me as the acupuncturist.
Additionally because there is more flesh and more blood, I think there is also more qi. It just plain feels different and I had a sense of contacting more qi.
Try it for yourself and let me know what you think. I'll also update this discussion as I go through the week and use this new alternative location.
It is also worth noting the Korean style for locating Ying-Spring points. For example, LR 2 (Xingjian) is situated closer to the bone (indicated by the yellow dot) rather than in the more common location proximal to the web margin between the first and second toes (red dot).
