Acupoints for Headache Head Vertex Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 眉衝 (méi chōng)

🎯 Location: Directly above the ub2, 05 thumb widths within the anterior hairline between du24 and ub4.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Wind, Epilepsy, Nasal Congestion

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 曲差 (qū chà)

🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline at the junction of the medial 1/3 and lateral 2/3 of the distance from du24 to the st8.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Shortness of Breath, Heat, Nasal Congestion, Agitation, Nosebleed

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 承光 (chéng guāng)

🎯 Location: 2.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Vomiting, Wind, Facial Droop, Nasal Congestion

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 通天 (tōng tiān)

🎯 Location: 4 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Shortness of Breath, Facial Droop, Goiter, Loss of Consciousness, Nasal Congestion

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 至陰 (zhì yīn)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the small toe about 01 thumb width from corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Tinnitus, Deafness, Labour Prolonged, Labour Delayed

🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 涌泉 (yǒng quán)

🎯 Location: On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with severe deficiency conditions.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Coughing Blood