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The human hand is a sophisticated system with incredibly marvelous and valuable functions.
Our hands enable us to perform countless daily tasks, such as grasping, touching, using, and manipulating anything requiring them.
Each hand has 27 bones:
- 14 finger bones (phalanges)
- 5 metacarpal bones in the palm
- 8 carpal bones in the wrist
Besides the 27 bones, each of our hands has 27 joints, 34 muscles, over 100 ligaments and tendons, numerous blood vessels, nerves, and soft tissues.
In Traditional Eastern Medicine:
The human body has 12 main meridians. On the arm and hand alone, there are 6 main meridians, namely the heart meridian, lung meridian, pericardium meridian, small intestine meridian, large intestine meridian, and triple burner meridian.
Our hands have a very high concentration of acupressure points (acupoints): on the fingers, palm, and back of the hand. These acupoints are connected to the entire head, neck, shoulders, and the six viscera and five organs (important organs inside the body).
The acupoints on the hand are also connected to the nervous system, the true chi (qi) system, and the blood system.
Stimulating the acupoints can help prevent the onset of many conditions or support their treatment.
Stimulating acupressure points on your hands a few times a day can help improve cardiovascular health, lung chi (lung qi), and relieve headaches and other ailments.
In a way we can consider the hand as our second heart.
Taking care of your hands is also taking care of your health.
- Ly Binh Son, USA
