GV18 Qiangjian (Unyielding Space)
強間qiáng jiānQiangjian
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
4 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths directly above the GV17.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GV18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationDepressionPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderDizzinessEpilepsyStiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningInsomniaNauseaPainHeadacheMuscle SpasmsTremor HeadVomiting FoamVomiting Saliva WateryWind
TCM actions
What classical sources say GV18 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Calm Spirit Shen
Protocols using GV18
- Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Migraine, Head Pain – LI04, ST08, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, BL02, BL10, BL11, BL60, PC06, TB05, GB02, GB08, GB14, GB34, GB41, LV02, LV03, GV18, GV23 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Tremor Neck, Spasm Sternocleidomastoid – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
- Insomnia – GB15, GV18, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2008.03.010 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Headache Cervicogenic – BL10, GB19, GB20, GV16, GV18, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.01.008 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Dystonia Cervical, Dystonia – BL10, GB20, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV18, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.204 ↗)
- Stroke Ischemic Acute – LI04, LI11, ST36, GB20, GV14, GV18, GV20, GV24, GV26, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.05.001 ↗)
Most often selected alongside GV18
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV18. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL10Celestial Pillar4 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool4 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra3 protocols
- GV08Sinew Contraction2 protocols
- GV15Gate Of Muteness2 protocols
- GV24Spirit Court2 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley2 protocols
- MS14Lower-Lateral Line of Occiput2 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo1 protocols
- BL11Great Shuttle1 protocols