Some simple to find acupressure points and their indications [use]

Acupressure Point Location AND INDICATIONS

Bladder 1 (any eye problems) - at the bridge of the nose, close to the inner edge of the eye

B 2 (neck tension and pain, headaches, sinus congestion, eye pain) - inner end of eyebrow

B 10 (neck tension and pain) - on the back of the neck, half a thumb width below the hairline, on the edge of the muscle that surrounds the neck vertebrae

B 23 (low back pain and sciatica) - on the back, two fingers out from the spine at waist level

B 40 (acute back pain, sciatica) - in the center of the crease behind the knee

B 52 (low back pain and sciatica) - on the back, four fingers out from the spine at waist level

B 53 (low back pain and sciatica) - on the buttocks, four fingers out from center of the spine, halfway between the base of the buttocks and the top of the hip bone

B 57 (cramps and spasms) - at the center of the base of the calf muscle, a little less than halfway down from the knee crease to the ankle

B 60 (lower body pain) - in the depression directly behind the outer ankle

B 62 (headaches) - directly below the outer ankle

Conception Vessel 6 (low back pain and sciatica) - on the center line of the body, two fingers below the navel

Gall Bladder 1 (eye problems, heat) - in the depression at the outer edge of the eye socket

GB 14 (memory) - on the forehead, a thumb's width above the eyebrow, in line with pupil

GB 20 (upper body pain, lower body pain, neck tension and pain, shoulder tension, arthritis, headaches) - in the little hollows at the base of the outer skull

GB 21 (neck tension and pain, shoulder tension) - on the top of the shoulders, three fingers out from the base of the neck

GB 34 (cramps and spasms, knee pain) - on the outer side of the leg, three fingers below the knee crease, in the depression between shin bone and outer leg bone

GB 40 (headaches) - in the depression just in front of and slightly below the outer ankle

GB 41 (headaches, migraines) - at the upper end of the groove between the bones of the fourth and fifth toes, jump over the tendon to the little toe side of the foot

Governing Vessel 16 (upper body pain, neck tension and pain, headaches) - at the center of the base of the skull, one thumb width above the hair line

GV 24.5 (upper body pain, headaches) - between the eyebrows

GV 26 (stroke, loss of consciousness, Alzheimer's) - center of upper lip

Kidney 3 (lower body pain) - in the depression directly behind the inner ankle bone

Large Intestine 4 (upper body pain, arthritis, headaches, constipation) - on the back of the hand, in the webbing between the thumb and index finger

LI 11 (arthritis, immune system, constipation, elbow pain) - thumb side of the elbow crease

LI 14 (shoulder tension) - at the base of the deltoid muscle on the outside of the upper arm (level with three fingers below armpit crease)

Liver 2 (anger) - in the webbing between first and second toes

LIV 3 (cramps and spasms) - on the top of the foot, in the depression just in front of the area where the bones of the first and second toes meet

Spleen 6 (headache, sinus congestion, eye pain, loose stool, fatigue) - four fingers above inner ankle bone, between the shin bone and the muscle

Stomach 1 (eye conditions) - in the center of the lower eye socket (you may feel a slight depression in the bone)

ST 3 (headaches, sinus congestion, toothache) - under the center of the cheekbone

ST 36 (lower body pain) - on the outer side of the leg, four fingers below the knee and one thumb width out from the crest of the shin bone

Triple Warmer 5 (arthritis) - in the center of the back of the wrist, measure up two and a half fingers from the wrist crease (under the third finger)

TW 15 (shoulder tension) - measure three fingers out from the base of the neck and come down one thumb width towards the shoulder blade

TW 16 (neck tension and pain) - behind and below the mastoid process (the bottom of the skull bone behind the ear), on the rear edge of the large muscle that runs diagonally from the mastoid process to the inner end of the collar bone, approximately level with B 10.

Base of fingernails (stroke)