症候 · By everyday concernEveryday complaints,
Everyday complaints,
and the points for them
14 common complaints. Each has a short set of points that tradition reached for, written out as a gentle routine you can press yourself. Background for calm self-care, not a diagnosis.
14 sets28 points5 to 10 minutes each All routines →
ShowAll 14 conditions
Head and neck
2 setsskip Heguin pregnancy四穴
Tension headache
A dull, band-like tightness across the forehead, the temples or the base of the skull.LI4GB20EX-HN5GV204 points · about 6 minRead the set →skip Jianjingin pregnancy三穴Neck and shoulder strain from desk work
The stiff neck and heavy shoulders of long desk hours. Breaks and set-up first; then the nape, the shoulder and the elbow.GB20GB21LI113 points · about 5 minRead the set →Mind and sleep
2 setsask first ifon medication二穴
Anxiety
When the mind will not settle. Two wrist points, paired with slow breathing.HT7PC62 points · about 5 minRead the set →lights low,screens away二穴Insomnia
An evening routine: the wrist, then the sole of the foot, two quiet rounds before bed.HT7KI12 points · about 5 minRead the set →Belly
5 setsskip SP6in pregnancy三穴
Travel nausea
The queasy turn of a winding road. Neiguan on the inner wrist leads; two leg points join at home.PC6ST36SP63 points · about 5 minRead the set →skip Hegu in pregnancynever instead of medicine三穴Nausea after surgery or chemotherapy
Queasy after an operation or around chemotherapy. Neiguan on the inner wrist leads, beside your anti-sickness medicine.PC6LI4ST363 points · about 6 minRead the set →pregnant: skip CV6,no deep belly pressure五穴Bloating
That tight, full, gassy belly after meals. Clockwise palm circles, three belly points, then the leg and the wrist.CV12ST25CV6ST36PC65 points · about 10 minRead the set →in pregnancy, nodeep belly pressure四穴Constipation
Hard, slow or infrequent stools. Clockwise belly massage first, then points beside the navel, on the forearm and on the shin.ST25TH6ST36ST374 points · about 10 minRead the set →never SP6in pregnancy二穴Period pain
Warmth over the lower belly first, then two points on the inner leg and the top of the foot.SP6LV32 points · about 8 minRead the set →Arms and legs
2 setsnot on a hot,swollen knee六穴
Knee arthritis pain
A stiff, aching knee that grinds on the stairs and swells after a long day on your feet.SP10ST34ST35SP9GB34ST366 points · about 10 minRead the set →never on tight muscleor a swollen limb七穴After a stroke
For the weak side after a stroke: a carer’s light touch down the arm and the leg, alongside rehabilitation.GB21LI11TH5LI4GB34BL40GB397 points · about 10 minRead the set →Back
1 setRecovery and care
2 setsin pregnancy, pressonly Zusanli五穴
Fatigue
Low, heavy, running-on-empty days. Two leg points, a warm palm on the lower belly, and the hand to finish.ST36SP6CV6CV4LI45 points · about 8 minRead the set →only in labour,with your midwife二穴Labour pain
For labour at full term only: two classic points on the inner leg and the hand, pressed by a birth partner through contractions.SP6LI42 points · about 10 minRead the set →How a set works
Press a set with me · 6 minFind
Each point sits by a landmark: a bone, a crease, a hollow. Find it by feel, not by force. A dull, heavy ache tells you that you are there.
Press
Thumb or fingertip pad, only as firm as feels pleasant. Hold for five slow breaths, about a minute, then let go slowly.
Pause
Move to the next point in order. Once or twice a day is plenty. Sharp, electric or spreading pain means stop.
Fingers and palms only, never needles. Skip broken or irritated skin. Pregnant, unwell or on regular medication? Ask a qualified practitioner first.