What Are the Acupuncture Points?
Acupuncture points, or as they are sometimes called acupressure points, are specific spots on your body. The location of each of the acupressure points is exact and has definite therapeutic properties. These points are not only linked to internal organs but also are connected to overall well being of mind, body and spirit. Often, when we experience depression or feel sick it means that there is an imbalance between these three staples – our body, mind and spirit. Applying slight pressure with the help of very thin disposable needles stimulates points of acupuncture and helps prevent further development of the imbalance.
The good news is a professional well-trained acupuncturist does exactly that. A weakened organ or a condition can be treated via applying pressure to specific acupressure points thus, returning equilibrium. These points of acupuncture have specific names depending on their function and conditions treated through them. The majority of acupressure points lie on acupuncture meridians.
What are Meridians?
When an acupuncturist inserts a needle into a point of acupuncture, an energy impulse travels along a defined route or channel. This channel called a meridian is simply a link between different acupuncture points related to a certain internal organ. Meridians allows for a so called life-energy “qi” to flow. In traditional Chinese medicine, there are approximately 400 acupuncture points and 20 meridians. This network of acupuncture points and meridians is what makes up our body, where everything from internal organs to our toes is connected. That’s why an acupuncture practitioner looks and treats a patient as a whole.
Acupuncture Point – HEGU – CO4 (Colon 4)
Chinese Name: Hegu
English Name: Enclosed Valley; Adjoining Valleys.
Location: Between a thumb and an index finger
Hegu is one of the most commonly used of all Acupuncture points. It is especially useful for all kinds of pain in the face, including eyes, ears, and nose.
Headache, pain in the neck, pain or selling in the eye, nosebleed, nasal obstruction, toothache, any kind of facial pain or paralysis, as well as abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, delayed or difficult labor, pain, weakness or immobility in the upper limbs.
Indications:
Headache, toothache, facial swelling, facial paralysis, sore throat, Large intestine, allergies, headache, migraines, arthritis, neck pain, congestion, stuffy nose, sore-throat, lockjaw, abdominal pain, dysentery, constipation
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Acupuncture & Natural Medicine Clinic
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Rockville, MD, 20852
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