Acupressure Sequences for Frontal Headaches
Use these points if you have a headache that is concentrated near the front of your head.
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Apply pressure to Ll4
This point is located on the hand, in the web between the thumb and index finger.Please the hand palm down. When the thumb and pointer finger are pressed together, the point is located at the highest point of the Muscle.
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Apply pressure to GB 20
The point is located where the base of the skull and neck meet, and one finger width outward from the edge of the spine in the small depression.Place fingers on the vertebra of the neck, just below the edge of the skull. Gently move the fingers laterally along the lower edge of the skull, over the thick muscles of the trapezius, until your fingers fall into a depression that feels like a small pool. This point is typically located at the most sensitive, deepest point in the hollow.
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Apply pressure to Yintang
This point is located on the face in between the inner edges of the two eyebrows, on the midline of the face.Using your index finger, find the midpoint between the inner edges of the eyebrows. The point is at this location.
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Apply Pressure to UB 2
This point is located on the face, directly above the inner corner of the eye, in a small depression on the inner edge of the eyebrow.Using your index finger, find the inner edge of the eyebrow directly above the inner corner of the eye. Feel for a small vertical notch. This point is often located at the most sensitive location.
The acupoint protocols shared in these materials are general in nature, intended to provide complementary therapeutic support to patients in an easily reproducible format. In contrast, licensed acupuncturists and healthcare providers trained in Chinese Medicine develop individualized acupoint prescriptions through patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning based on Chinese Medicine theory. The acupoints used by licensed acupuncturists and Chinese Medicine providers to treat specific symptoms and address the root causes of illness may vary widely from the following protocols, based on the individual.
