Is the Hu Go acupuncture point the same as the Laogong acupuncture point? Are there more than one type of spelling for the different points? How many different points are there on the hand and what are their names and functions? The Hu Go point is supposed to be on your palm: if you start on the edge between the index finger and thumb and go inwards about the length of your thumb's knuckle, you are supposed to arrrive at the Hu Go point. In an earlier post (in this channel), GLW said that this point can be massaged to aleviate a headache. When I massaged it for 10 minutes, it did work--the headache mostly disappeared. I'm wondering if this Hu Go point is the same as the Laogong point which is supposed to be at the center of your palm, sort of at the lowest spot on the surface. This point is used for emitting qi. Also, if you place these Laogong points from both of your hands together about 1-12 inches apart, you can create a qi ball between your hands if you concentrate. The Laogong is supposed to be a main point and it falls on the pericardium channel and is second to last in the line.

So, I'm wondering are these two points the same? If there truly are two separate points, I hope I was massaging the Hu Go point and not the Laogong point (for the headache) because it seems like they would be so close together. Thanks for any help