Wind Mansion GV16:
Location: In the center of the back of the head in a large hollow under the base of the skull.
Benefits: Relieves rheumatism, tendonitis, wrist pain, and shoulder pain.
Drilling Bamboo B2:
Location: In the indentations on either side of where the bridge of the nose meets the ridge of the eyebrows.
Benefits: Relieves eye pain, headaches, hay fever, eye fatigue, and sinus pain.
Facial Beauty ST3:
Location: At the bottom of the cheekbone, below the pupil.
Benefits: Relieves eye fatigue and pressure, nasal and head congestion, eyestrain, and toothaches.
Third Eye Point GV24.5:
Location: Directly between your eyebrows in the indentation where the bridge of the nose meets the center of the forehead.
Benefits: Relieves headaches and migraines.
Joining The Valley LI4:
Caution: This point is forbidden for pregnant women because its stimulation can cause premature contractions in the uterus.
Location: In the webbing between the thumb and index finger, at the highest spot of the muscle that protrudes when the thumb and index finger are brought close together.
Benefits: Relieves frontal headaches, toothaches, shoulder pain, and labor pain.
Bigger Rushing LV3:
Location: On top of the foot, in the valley between the big toe and second toe.
Benefits: Relieves foot cramps, headaches, eye fatigue, hangovers, allergies, and arthritis.
Above Tears GB41:
Location: On the top of the foot, one inch above the webbing of the fourth and fifth toes in the groove between the bones.
Benefits: Relieves hip pain, shoulder tension, arthritic pains that move all over the body, headaches, sideaches, water retention, and sciatica.
Note: You do not have to use all these points. Using just one or two, using the exercises on the following page, can still be effective:
Location: In the center of the back of the head in a large hollow under the base of the skull.
Benefits: Relieves rheumatism, tendonitis, wrist pain, and shoulder pain.
Drilling Bamboo B2:
Location: In the indentations on either side of where the bridge of the nose meets the ridge of the eyebrows.
Benefits: Relieves eye pain, headaches, hay fever, eye fatigue, and sinus pain.
Facial Beauty ST3:
Location: At the bottom of the cheekbone, below the pupil.
Benefits: Relieves eye fatigue and pressure, nasal and head congestion, eyestrain, and toothaches.
Third Eye Point GV24.5:
Location: Directly between your eyebrows in the indentation where the bridge of the nose meets the center of the forehead.
Benefits: Relieves headaches and migraines.
Joining The Valley LI4:
Caution: This point is forbidden for pregnant women because its stimulation can cause premature contractions in the uterus.
Location: In the webbing between the thumb and index finger, at the highest spot of the muscle that protrudes when the thumb and index finger are brought close together.
Benefits: Relieves frontal headaches, toothaches, shoulder pain, and labor pain.
Bigger Rushing LV3:
Location: On top of the foot, in the valley between the big toe and second toe.
Benefits: Relieves foot cramps, headaches, eye fatigue, hangovers, allergies, and arthritis.
Above Tears GB41:
Location: On the top of the foot, one inch above the webbing of the fourth and fifth toes in the groove between the bones.
Benefits: Relieves hip pain, shoulder tension, arthritic pains that move all over the body, headaches, sideaches, water retention, and sciatica.
Note: You do not have to use all these points. Using just one or two, using the exercises on the following page, can still be effective:
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Most
headaches are caused primarily by tension in the muscles of the head,
neck, and shoulders, which constricts the blood vessels that supply
oxygen to the nerve cells in the brain. Acupressure can help
relieve the stress or muscle tension causing the headache, and is a
good complimentary treatment for migraines.
Acupressure For Headaches And Migraines:
Acupressure Points For Headaches And Migraines:
Gates Of Consciousness GB20:
Location: Below the base of the skull, in the hollow between the two vertical neck muscles.
Benefits: Relieves arthritis, headaches, (including migraines), dizziness, stiff neck, neck pain, neuromotor coordination problems, eyestrain, and irritability.
Heavenly Pillar B10:
Location: On the ropy muscles on the upper neck, one-half inch out from the spine.
Benefits: Relieves minor cervical misalignments and headaches.
Location: Below the base of the skull, in the hollow between the two vertical neck muscles.
Benefits: Relieves arthritis, headaches, (including migraines), dizziness, stiff neck, neck pain, neuromotor coordination problems, eyestrain, and irritability.
Heavenly Pillar B10:
Location: On the ropy muscles on the upper neck, one-half inch out from the spine.
Benefits: Relieves minor cervical misalignments and headaches.
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