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.
Cautions
Caution; proximity to foramen magnum.
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.
AnxietyArthritis ShoulderArthritis ShoulderAversion ColdAversion ColdBenefit HeadBenefit HeadBenefit NeckBenefit NeckCalm Spirit ShenCalm Spirit ShenCommon ColdSadness & DepressionSadness & DepressionDepression SuicidalDepression SuicidalPsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderPsychological Talking Persistent DisorderPsychological Talking Persistent DisorderDizzinessBreathing ProblemsBreathing ProblemsEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionFrightHeat ChestHeat ChestHeavinessHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureStiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningInjury WindInjury WindJaundiceNosebleedNourish Sea Of MarrowNourish Sea Of MarrowLeg NumbnessLeg NumbnessOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsHeadacheHeadacheNeck PainNeck PainShoulder PainShoulder PainSore ThroatSore ThroatPalpitationsShiveringSpeech ImpairmentSpeech ImpairmentSpeech Impaired WindstrokeSpeech Impaired WindstrokeStressSweating SwellingBi Arthralgia Wind SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Wind SyndromeTongue Body FlaccidTongue Body FlaccidVoice LossVoice LossVomiting PersistentVomiting PersistentWindWind HeadWind HeadStroke
Protocols using GV16
- Insomnia, Motor Dysfunction Post-stroke, Fatigue Post-stroke – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240201-k0003)
- Headache, Nausea, Photophobia, Migraine, Headache Migraine, Phonophobia – LI04, GB20, GV16, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103168)
- Stroke, Dysarthria, Dysarthria Post-stroke, Speech Disorder – TB17, GB20, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250306-k0006)
- Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Vision Blurred, Dizziness Cervical, Vertigo Cervical – BL10, GB20, GV16, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7597363)
- Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – BL10, GB20, GV16 (https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027)
- Low Back Pain, Trauma Traffic Accident – LI11, LV02, GV16 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000038590)
- Facial Paralysis, Spasm Facial, Synkinesis Facial – LI04, ST07, ST36, ST44, TB17, LV03, GV16, GV20, GV24, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000049719)
- Memory Impairment, Attention Deficit, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Sequela Stroke – GV03, GV04, GV09, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000044257)
- Stroke Rehabilitation, Apathy, Reduced Motivation – GV16, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2025.12.1437)
- Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Alzheimer – KD04, GV16, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2052-y)
- Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16, MS06, MS07 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y)
- Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Bradykinesia, Tremor Resting, Rigidity, Sleep Disorder – LI04, GB20, GV14, GV16 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/692795)