General headache acupoints
Use these points if you have a headache that is not specific to one area (and as a starting sequence for all types of headaches).
Here are the points to use
Click through the slideshow below to see the sequence.
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TitleStep 1: LI 4
This point is located on hand, in the web between the thumb and index finger.
Place 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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TitleStep 2: 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.
See videos of how to use these points
LI 4
GB 20
Back to headache sequences
Disclosure
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.
