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Learn about how acupuncture and dry needling can help with everything from back pain, to physical symptoms of stress, and sports injuries.
ST15 Acupuncture Point (Wuyi)
ST15 (Wuyi): a Stomach channel chest point. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for chest tightness, cough and pectoral pain, and what research shows.
ST14 Acupuncture Point (Kufang)
ST14 (Kufang): a Stomach channel point in the first intercostal space. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, use for chest tightness and cough, and what research shows.
ST19 Acupuncture Point (Burong)
ST19 (Burong): Stomach channel point on the upper abdomen. Anatomy, segmental gastric reflexes, clinical use for epigastric pain and nausea, and what research shows.
BL54 Acupuncture Point (Zhibian)
BL54 (Zhibian): the deepest gluteal point of the Bladder channel. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, clinical use for sciatica and pelvic pain, and what research shows.
BL55 Acupuncture Point (Heyang)
BL55 (Heyang): Bladder point where the channel's branches reunite below the knee. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, calf and low back pain use, and what research shows.
BL51 Acupuncture Point (Huangmen)
BL51 (Huangmen): outer Bladder line point at L1. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for low back tension and constipation, and what research shows.
Best Acupuncture Points for Sciatica
The best acupuncture points for sciatica: GB30, BL40, BL57, BL60, and the full bladder meridian pathway. How these points may help with sciatic pain.
ST35 Acupuncture Point (Dubi)
ST35 (Dubi): the lateral knee-eye point below the patella. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for knee osteoarthritis, and what research shows.
BL43 Acupuncture Point (Gaohuangshu)
BL43 (Gaohuangshu): outer Bladder line point at T4 famed for moxibustion. Anatomy, mechanism, use for fatigue, cough, upper back pain, and what research shows.
BL42 Acupuncture Point (Pohu)
BL42 (Pohu): Door of the Corporeal Soul on the upper back. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for cough and scapular pain, and what research shows.
ST31 Acupuncture Point (Biguan)
ST31 (Biguan): the Stomach channel gate of the upper thigh. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, clinical use for hip, groin and thigh pain, and what research shows.
Muscles That Cause Neck Pain
Which muscles cause neck pain and cervicogenic headaches? The trigger point anatomy of chronic neck tension, stiffness, and referred pain.
BL41 Acupuncture Point (Fufen)
BL41 (Fufen): Attached Branch, first point of the outer Bladder line. Anatomy, segmental mechanism, use for upper back and neck pain, and what research shows.
BL38 Acupuncture Point (Fuxi)
BL38 (Fuxi): the Floating Cleft above the knee crease. Anatomy, nerve mechanism, clinical use for hamstring and popliteal tightness, and what research shows.
BL34 Acupuncture Point (Xialiao)
BL34 (Xialiao): the lowest sacral foramen point. Anatomy, S4 nerve mechanism, clinical use for sacral pain and pelvic floor symptoms, and what research shows.
BL36 Acupuncture Point (Chengfu)
BL36 (Chengfu): Bladder channel point in the gluteal fold. Anatomy, sciatic nerve mechanism, clinical use for sciatica and buttock pain, and what research shows.
CV4 Acupuncture Point (Guanyuan)
CV4 (Guanyuan): Gate of Origin, front-mu of the Small Intestine. Anatomy, segmental mechanisms, use for fertility and urinary care, and what research shows.
Acupuncture for Rotator Cuff Pain
Acupuncture for rotator cuff pain and shoulder injuries. Evidence, mechanisms, and what to expect.