Pictures of acupressure points on internet

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Here's a good link to where you can see pictures of some specific acupuncture/

acupressure points.

 

http://www.acupuncture-clinic.co.uk

 

I've been somewhat limited in using words to try to explain where some of these

points are. The location of some of them are next to impossible to give using

words alone. Just click to this site and you'll be able to see pictures of some

of the more commonly used points.

 

LI4 - Large Intestine 4 - is on here. This is the one in the webbing between the

thumb and index finger that gets used for a lot of things. It's one of the main

points for relieving constipation but gets used also to help relieve colds and a

long list of other complaints. This LI4 point is also called Joining the Valley

(Hoku). It's contraindicated for pregnant women because it is such a powerful

point.

 

There's another point on here that I've been wanting to post in more detail on

but haven't because this is one that is hard to explain the location of using

words alone. Log on and see a picture. It's the St36 (Stomach 36) point, also

called Three Mile Point. On the website, this point is detailed for its uses in

treating digestive system problems, in particular stomach acidity. But St36 has

a lot of other uses as well. One of these is to relieve fatigue. The point got

its name - Three Mile Point - because it is said that exhausted solders could

march another 3 miles by treating this point.

 

B23 also is on here. Bladder 23 and Bladder 47 are the 4 points that make up the

Sea of Vitality. These are other points used in treating fatigue.

 

If you visit the website and are considering seeing an acupuncturist where you

live, take the acupuncture tour. It will give you some idea of what to expect.

 

Victoria

 

 

 

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Thanks for reminding me of this point.I used to use it for headachesand problems

with my neck,and forgot all about it. Do you know of any other points good for

treating headaches causedby tension or from misalignment of vertebrae in the

neck?Phoenix<victoria_dragon@m...> wrote:<snipped for space>> LI4 - Large

Intestine 4 - is on here. This is the one in thewebbing between the thumb and

index finger that gets used for a lotof things. It's one of the main points for

relieving constipation butgets used also to help relieve colds and a long list

of othercomplaints. This LI4 point is also called Joining the Valley (Hoku).It's

contraindicated for pregnant women because it is such a powerfulpoint.

[Guest guest]

>Thanks for reminding me of this point.I used to use it for headachesand

problems with my neck,and forgot all about it. Do you know of any other points

good for treating headaches causedby tension or from misalignment of vertebrae

in the neck?

 

You may want to see a chiropractor when there's misalignment.

 

GB 20 (Gallbladder 20), Gates of Consciousness, is a point that gets used a lot

in treating headaches. This one is shown on the site.

 

http://www.acupuncture-clinic.co.uk

 

GB 20 can relieve arthritis, headaches (uncluding migraines), dizziness, stiff

neck, neck pain, neuromotor coordination problems, eyestrain, and irritability.

 

Volumes can be written on headaches from either a Western medical basis or a TCM

basis. Some people have found that their headaches are connected to

constipation. Once they have a bowel movement, the headache stops or at least

lessens. This is one of the thing that LI4 (Large Intestine 4), Joining the

Valley (Hoku) does. It relieves constipation. Actually it does more than that.

It helps Qi to move smoothly in other parts of the body as well. It's going to

benefit a number of conditions where Stagnant Qi may be a factor.

 

Stiff neck often is due to problems in the Liver and/or Gallbladder meridians.

Liver Fire (Excess Heat in the Liver) can manifest as a splitting headache.

Liver Yang Rising (a condition part way between the Deficiency Heat of Liver Yin

Deficiency and the Excess Heat of Liver Fire) can manifest as some rather severe

headaches. In both of these conditions, the application of heat will worsen the

headache, the application of cold will relieve it.

 

The site has a picture of the Lv3 (Liver 3), Bigger Rushing. This point can be

used to treat headache,foot cramps, eye fatigue, hangovers, allerbies, and

arthritis. (Info taken for Acupressure's Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach,

p.105. Info on LI4 also taken from this book.)

 

GV16 (Governor Vessel 16), Wind Mansion is another one that gets used for stiff

necks and headaches.b GB 41 can be good for " hip pain, shoulder tension,

arthritic pains that move all over the body, headaches, sideaches, water

retention, and sciatica. " (Gach, p. 105)

 

I find Drilling Bamboo (Bladder 2) especially good for frontal headaches with a

sinus connection and/or attack by Exterior Wind, especially Wind Cold. There's a

post in the archieves on this list about B2. BTW, if you need the point pressed

or massaged, when you work it you realize why it's called " Drilling Bamboo " . You

do get a drilling sensation where you're pressing.

 

There are other points to use when headaches have a sinus and/or Wind chill

component. Points like LI 20 (Large Intestine 20), Welcoming Perfume. I believe

there's a post in the archieves of this list on LI20 plus this is one of the

points shown on the acupressure-clinic website.

 

Low blood sugar can trigger headaches. Sometimes this is due just to unwise

eating habits like a person dieting excessively to lose weight or being so busy

they forget to eat. The treatment is simple for low blood sugar from diet

causes. Eat something! If the person is hypoglycemic and requiring frequent

small meals to keep the blood sugar up, start considering the possibility of

Deficiency Cold in the Kidneys (Kidney Yang Deficiency). If the person is

suffering bouts of low blood sugar because they just don't feel hungry, look at

the Spleen and/or Stomach. Spleen imbalance frequently will play a role in lack

of appetite.

 

Glandular imbalances can play a role in some headaches. Consider the Kidney when

there are glandular imbalances. (Other things in TCM can manifest as glandular

imbalances, but the Kidney will be imbalanced a lot of the time. There can be a

link between hypoglandular states and Kidney Deficiency.)

 

Consider Wind Chill or Wind Heat. Both of these can produce pain in the

shoulders and neck as well as headache and sinus congestion. I suffered for

years from Wind Chill headaches. The relief that I finally got from these

headaches is one of the main reasons why I have gotten into TCM as much as I

have. These headaches were so bad that when one got so severe I had to go to the

emergency room, a shot of demerol wouldn't even knock it out. One day after I

started reading all I could about TCM because of the help I was getting with the

CFIDS from TCM, I realized that I was feeling cold and numbness along parts of

the Small Intestine meridian. So I did some experimenting. First I tried the

dispersal point for the SI meridian. Didn't do anything. Then I tried the

tonification point, SI3. Instant relief for a headache that pain killers

wouldn't relieve. You won't see SI3 listed as one of the usual headache

relieving points, but it should be. Dr. Giovanni Maciocia does mention it in

some of his writings. I think it's in the article about influenza on his

website.

 

These headaches were always one-sided or worst on one side than the other. The

back neck muscle on the side that I had the headache on would be so stiff and

painful that you not only could feel the difference, you could see it if you

looked closely. So do consider the possibility of Wind Cold when muscles in the

neck and shoulders are stiff and painful. Look at the Small Intestine and

Bladder meridians. The SI and B meridians are the Tai Yang (Greater Yang)

meridians. In attack by External Evil (Wind, Cold, Heat, etc.), the Tai Yang

meridian usually is the first one affected. So pay attention to Bladder meridian

and Small Intestine points. B23 is another one that helped me a lot, and which I

discovered before I discovered the SI3 point. I didn't know it was an

acupressure point at the time. I just knew that when I put the heating pad over

that area of my body, my headache would lessen. (B23 is shown on the

acupuncture-clinic site. This point also is used to relieve fatigue and is part

of the Sea of Vitality (B23 and B27).

 

If the application of heat relieves a headache (or any other pain) and the

application of cold makes it worse, you're dealing with a Cold condition. If the

application of cold relieves a headache (or any other pain), and the application

of heat makes it worse, you're dealing with a Heat condition.

 

Victoria

 

Phoenix<victoria_dragon@m...> wrote:<snipped for space>> LI4 - Large Intestine

4 - is on here. This is the one in thewebbing between the thumb and index finger

that gets used for a lotof things. It's one of the main points for relieving

constipation butgets used also to help relieve colds and a long list of

othercomplaints. This LI4 point is also called Joining the Valley (Hoku).It's

contraindicated for pregnant women because it is such a powerfulpoint.

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>Do you know of a site online where one can carefully examine accupuncture

>points?

 

http://www.acupuncture.com/QiKung/Primary.htm

 

When you get to the page, click on which meridian you want to examine. The first

is the Lung and the second is the Large Intestine.

 

Don't worry at this point about the dotted lines. Concentrate on the solid line.

 

Parts of the Lung meridian diagram is confusing for some viewers. This one

starts on the chest and descends down the arm to the hand and finger. I believe

the numbers up near where the meridian starts refer to distance from other

points on the anatomy to enable students to find Lu1 and Lu2.

 

When you view the Large Intestine meridian, not that it starts on a finger and

ascends to the face.

 

Meridians have a proper direction of flow - desending for the Lung and ascending

for the Large Intestine. When Lung Qi is not flowing downward, its proper

direction, this can result in breathing problems. The direction of flow also is

particularly important for the Spleen and Stomach meridians. Spleen Qi is

supposed to ascend, and when it descends instead, this creates problems like

prolapsed uterus, prolapsed stomach, prolapsed anus, etc. Stomach Qi is supposed

to descend. When it ascends instead of descends, the result can be nausea,

vomiting, acid reflux, etc. Complicating the picture even more is that Liver can

invade the Stomach and Spleen and cause these problems. In these cases you need

to treat the Liver problem in order to restore the proper direction of flow.

 

There's a lot of good written information on the meridians on this page. The

author(s) talk about the Lung and the Large Intestine being " coupled " meridians.

The Lung is the Metal Yin meridian/organ, and the Large Intestine is the Metal

Yang meridian/organ.

 

The author talks about The Large Intestine and smooth Qi flow in the area of the

Dan Tian. This is also spelled Tan Tien. The Lower Tan Tien is the " Sea of

Energy " , the area of the Hara. There recently was a post on Hara breathing. One

thing accomplished when people start to practice Hara breathing (as well as some

other Qi gong breathing exercises) is learning to regulate breathing in order to

smooth the Qi flow in the Large Intestine and Lungs. (Actually, these breathing

exercises do more than just this.)

 

Victoria

 

 

 

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Victoria,

Thanks so much for the URL... just what I was wanting. Blessings....

 

 

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