GV16 Fengfu (Wind Mansion)

Location

1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides.

Indications

Conditions for which GV16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using GV16

The 50 best-sourced of 154, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Low Back Pain, Disability Severe – LI11, LV02, GV16 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-127 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-214 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Dementia Vascular No Dementia, Stroke Post – ST36, SP10, HT05, BL15, BL45, KD06, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-442 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Radiating Arm Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical – LI04, SI03, BL10, BL11, BL12, TB03, TB10, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.036 ↗)
• Tic Disorder Motor, Tic Disorder Vocal, Tourette Syndrome – BL15, BL18, BL23, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0873-0 ↗)
• Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Bradykinesia, Tremor Resting, Rigidity, Sleep Disorder – LI04, GB20, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2015/692795 ↗)
• Dizziness, Headache, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Stress Work-related – BL10, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2016/4943204 ↗)
• Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗)
• Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Alzheimer – KD04, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2052-y ↗)
• Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Vision Blurred, Dizziness Cervical, Vertigo Cervical – BL10, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2017/7597363 ↗)
• Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – BL10, GB12, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV15, GV16 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2418-1 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty, Aspiration Risk – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2018/6126410 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper-extremity Pain, Upper-extremity Numbness – LI04, LI11, SI03, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2019/2345640 ↗)
• Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae – GV11, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 ↗)
• Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae, Depression Moderate-severe – GV11, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 ↗)
• Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Numbness, Coldness Upper Limb, Radicular Shoulder To Elbow Pain, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy, Arm Upper Numbness – LU02, BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000026151 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Itching, Itchiness Skin, Pruritus, Prurigo Nodularis, Pruritus Chronic – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP06, SP10, SI04, BL17, BL64, TB04, TB05, GB20, GB40, CV06, CV12, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.2147/CCID.S336109 ↗)
• Headache, Nausea, Photophobia, Migraine, Headache Migraine, Phonophobia – LI04, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103168 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Stroke Ischaemic – TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2022/2011597 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210197 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Depression Major, Depression Anxious – SP06, PC06, GB20, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.2147/NDT.S446034 ↗)
• Low Back Pain, Trauma Traffic Accident, Low Back Acute Pain – LI11, LV02, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038590 ↗)
• Parkinson's Disease, Chronic Pain, Motor Dysfunction, Musculoskeletal Pain – BL10, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S485481 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction, Cough On Swallowing – TB17, GB12, GB20, CV22, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JMDH.S526827 ↗)
• Parkinson's Disease, Back Pain, Lumbar Pain, Postural Instability, Gait Disturbance, Thoracic Pain, Deformity Spinal, Deformity Thoracic Kyphosis, Radicular Leg Pain – GB20, GB34, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3390/jcm14113705 ↗)
• Insomnia, Hypertension, Alopecia, Limb Pain, Diarrhea Chronic, Spasm Muscle – BL17, BL23, BL40, BL57, BL60, GB20, GV04, GV08, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1543991 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Fingers Numbness, Spondylosis Cervical, Myelopathy Cervical, Arm Upper Pain, Arm Upper Numbness, Forearm Numbness, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness – ST25, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043085 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Fingers Numbness, Spondylosis Cervical, Myelopathy Cervical, Arm Upper Pain, Arm Upper Numbness, Forearm Numbness, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness – ST25, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043085 ↗)
• Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Numbness – SI14, SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S527880 ↗)
• Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Radiculopathy Cervical, Grip Weakness, Neck Cervical Pain, Radicular Upper-limb Pain, Paraesthesia Forearm Right, Paraesthesia Fingers Right, Edema Hand Right, Cervical-disc-herniation, Double-crush-syndrome, Radial-tunnel-syndrome – LI10, LI11, LI12, BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043745 ↗)
• Memory Impairment, Attention Deficit, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Sequela Stroke – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044257 ↗)
• Head Pain, Headache Migraine, Disability Headache – LI04, GB20, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55454 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Dysfunction, Pharyngeal Sensory Impairment, Pharyngeal Motor Impairment – ST09, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250015 ↗)
• Tinnitus Unilateral – LI20, SI19, BL02, TB12, TB17, TB22, GB02, GB07, GB12, GB20, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
• Hoarseness, Tremor Hand, Atrophy Tongue, Paralysis Facial, Dysarthria, Erectile Dysfunction, Muscle Proximal Weakness, Bulbar Weakness, Fasciculation Muscle, Gynecomastia – LI04, LI10, ST36, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.009 ↗)
• Parkinson's Disease, Motor Dysfunction, Sleep Disturbance – LI04, GB20, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00596 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited Range Of Motion Neck – LI04, LI05, LI17, LI18, SI03, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL11, BL60, TB03, TB10, TB16, GB20, GB21, GB39, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.01.002 ↗)
• Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – BL10, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Cervical Spine Pain, Whiplash Injury – SI11, SI13, SI14, SI15, TB14, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Whiplash Injury, Muscle Spasm Cervical – SI15, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2020.23.4.262 ↗)
• Infection Respiratory Recurrent, Immune Deficiency, Kidney Disease Chronic – LI20, ST36, GB20, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.21037/atm-22-2376 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – BL62, PC07, GV16, GV23 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, KD13, KD14, GB39, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV23, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – BL18, BL23, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment Mild, Memory Decline – ST36, HT07, PC06, PC08, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1440111 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain, Postoperative Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Muscle Upper-extremity Weakness, Arm Radiating Pain, Sensory-abnormality Upper-extremity, Post-surgical Cervical-disc – BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S553978 ↗)
• Transient Ischemic Attack, Stroke Prevention – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.4103/1673-5374.180735 ↗)
• Shen Disturbance, Depression Post-stroke, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI04, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV16, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241104-k0005 ↗)
• Gait Instability, Hemichorea, Involuntary Movement Upper Limb, Chorea Nonketotic Hyperglycemic, Speech Difficulty – BL20, CV04, CV12, GV14, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250219-0002 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Headache Cervicogenic, Reduced Cervical Range Of Motion – GB20, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.08.0758 ↗)

Most often selected alongside GV16

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV16. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GB20Wind Pool104 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences75 protocols
• GV14Great Vertebra50 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley34 protocols
• BL10Celestial Pillar30 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles30 protocols
• GV24Spirit Court28 protocols
• TB17Hurricane23 protocols
• GB21Shoulder Well19 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend19 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection19 protocols
• CV23Clean Spring18 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel