value u201d refers to a rate of electrical potential initiated at one point and measured at a second point wherein the second point corresponds to a dermal area the term u201c meridian signal u201d refers to a reading or measurement detected or taken at a dermal area that indicates a conductance value and or a voltage potential and or another type of reading or signal that assesses a meridians condition referring to fig1 the method of the present invention may comprise first locating a dermal area corresponding to a meridian 2 a dermal area corresponding to a meridian may be approximated by analyzing a point location chart and then attempting to locate the same dermal area on a patient this method though available is not preferred due to its subjectivity and potential for error alternatively a meridian may be located by introducing an electrical signal at one point and measuring the resulting meridian signal at a second point to determine conductivity or resistivity a dermal area corresponding to a meridian exhibits higher conductivity and hence lower resistivity than adjacent non meridian containing dermal areas a relatively high conductance value or low resistance value may then be used to more accurately isolate a dermal area corresponding to a meridian this aspect of locating a dermal area corresponding to a meridian 2 is discussed in more detail with reference to fig2 below a second step of the present method may comprise contacting with a probe an appropriate dermal area 4 contacting an appropriate dermal area 4 entails approximating the location of a.