Diagram of the Hand 手掌骨全息图

给病人诊病，首先就是摸这个人的第二掌骨。这不同于其它的面诊、舌诊、耳诊、手纹等这些都是针对一个个具体的脏器，而当你摸到第二掌骨的时候，一个人的整体状况及身体本质就会全部清晰地显现在你的面前。
To diagnose a patient, the doctor must first touch the Second metacarpal bone. The patient’s overall health and physical condition can be evaluated by analyzing this bone, which provides different results than performing face, tongue or ear diagnosis, or one involving the palmar creases.

当你沿著食指指背的根部轻轻往下推至靠近腕部，就能非常清晰地摸到一根硬硬的骨头，这就是第二掌骨。如果这根骨头上没有多余的肉，没有疙疙瘩瘩的凸起与凹陷，而且不缺钙，骨质很强硬，说明这个人小的时候身体锻炼做得不错，现在身体素质也很棒。如果是这一类的人身体出现了不适，我会告诉他，你身体的底子很好，而身上的症状只是外在因素对身体的干扰造成的，比如是不是抽烟、喝酒、生活没有规律？是不是最近比较忙，严重缺少睡眠？是不是心情不好，事业、家庭不顺？这个时候只要提醒他排除外部事情的干扰，同时再教给他一些饮食和按摩调理的方法，并让他多到室外运动，他的身体就会很快恢复。
From the base of the index finger to the wrist there is a bone: the second metacarpal bone. A solid second metacarpal bone without any extra flesh, sags and crests or calcium deficiency indicates that the person has been physically active in his or her childhood and is now physically fit in adulthood.
如果感觉骨头上到处疙疙瘩瘩的，就说明这是一个从小就多病的人。
A second metacarpal bone with bumps and holes indicates that the person is frail and vulnerable to diseases since his / her childhood.
还有就是介于这两者之间的人了，这是我见得最多的。他们的骨头摸上去还算清晰，但仍会摸到一处或几处的凸起，这你就根据第二掌骨图中所标明的位置去找，看它对应的是哪个脏器。如头穴与足穴联机的中点是胃穴，胃穴与头穴联机的中点是肺心穴等。
A second metacarpal bones with facade between the above two categories, with only one or two bumps, needs to be identified with the corresponding organs of the bumps’ location according to the diagram of the metacarpal bones. For instance, the midpoint of the link between the head acupoint and feet acupoint refer to the health condition of the stomach, and the midpoint between the stomach acupoint and head acupoint refer to the health condition of are the lungs and heart.