Total Pain Management with

Twelve Acupressure PointsKaren Auyeung

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Content:

• Forewords

• What is acupressure?

• The 12 Pain Relieving Points

• Identify the Directions of the meridians

o The Three Yin meridians of the arms

o The Three Yang meridians of the arms

o The Three Yin meridian of the legs

o The Three Yang meridian of the legs

• The pain control point on each meridian

• What symptoms do they treat

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Forewords

This guide shows a collection of 12 very powerful acupressure points to quickly relieve pain, discomfort or any symptom without the use of expensive equipments or medicines. Simply use your hands, fingers or if you have the therapeutic magnets, just apply them to the spot and save yourself some work.

When applying pressure, press down using your thumbs or fingers slowly and firmly, then slightly move it in a small circular motion for 3-5 seconds, release, and repeat 5-7 times. Don’t over work one point for too long. Move on to other points then come back to it again. You can do this a few times a day, but not right before or after meal. Drink some water after massaging and be sure to trim your fingernails, don’t bleed yourself! Don’t apply pressure to infected, swollen, burnt or wounded area. Use the opposite site instead.

Clearing up the meridians with acupressure points can stimulate better energy (qi) flow and release pain. In order to heal itself properly, your body needs to have proper and adequate nutrition. Almost all types of chronic pain are a form of calcium deficiency. Either eat food with high calcium or a good calcium supplement is recommended. Staying optimism is the most important ingredient for a pain free, illness free life, and don’t forget to exercise, because you either move it, or you will lose it.

Other than the pain caused by an outside force, pain or symptom that often occurs on a certain meridian could be a good indication that some of the organs which the meridian is passing through might need some attention. For example, if you often have pain from the stomach, beware of ulcer and should treat it carefully other than acupressure alone.

Disclaimer:

The information provided in this guide is for educational and informational purposes only and in no way should it be considered an offering of medical advice. You should consult a licensed health care professional in matter relating to your health and any type of pain, particularly in respect to any symptoms that may required diagnosis or medical attention.

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What is acupressure?

Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine techniques derived from acupuncture and shares the same points to apply pressure instead of inserting needles. It's a healing art using the fingers, thumbs, hands, elbow or with various devices to apply pressure to the acu-points to stimulates the body's natural self-healing abilities. When these points are pressed or stimulated, they relieve muscle tension, promote blood circulation, and allowing the body's life force energy (Qi, pronounced Chi) to flow through, thus maintaining a healthy, fully functional body.

There are quite many acupressure points throughout the human body. Each point has its unique healing affect to certain symptom. Remembering them all is nearly impossible unless you are or want to be a practitioner in this field. For the main purpose of relieving pain and other discomforts, this guide introduces twelve main points, one on each meridian that would relieve many pain or symptoms throughout the body. If you know the cause of the symptom or the meridian where you feel the pain, you will then know where to apply pressure, rub or massage with pressure to the associated point(s) for 15-20 minutes; you will feel your condition improved very soon.

There are twelve primary meridians or channels of energy run through the body, each named for the organ or function connected to its energy flow plus the Conception Vessel on the front and the Governor Vessel in the back along the spine. So there are a total of 14 channels.

Of the twelve meridians, six run along the arms, three yin meridians on the inside and three yang meridians on the outside of the arms connecting different organs and the upper body parts.

The other six run along the legs, three yin meridians on the inside of the legs, and three yang meridians, one on the front, one on the side and the other on the back of the legs, traveling through the organs and up to the head.

There is one acupressure point on each of these meridians that controls the pain which is associated with the meridian and/or the organs or body parts that it travels through. These are called the Shu Points.

Learn, remember and master the use of these 12 Shu points, you can relieve the discomfort and eventually heal yourself, without overloading your body with drug and medicine. This technique is safe because it doesn't use the needles like acupuncture, so even if you apply pressure to the wrong point or a bit off center from that point, it won't have any bad side effects. It will only be ineffective to the condition you want to relieve, but with practice, anyone can find the right spot and simply apply pressure or massage it. Please take note that some acu-points are prohibited to use on pregnant woman. So be very cautious if you are pregnant when using acupressure.

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The 12 Pain Relieving Points

As we age, we are almost certain to have developed some type of pain, either from our occupations, our postures, our diets or our lifestyle and certainly, our stress. While acupressure can cure many chronic diseases, we are focusing on the pain management part in this guide, allowing you the basic knowledge of finding the right spot and match it to treat the according symptom. It is easy to learn and remember. You can practice on yourself, your family member or your friends. It has no side effects, so you can use it as a wellness maintenance program. (Just don’t use it on pregnant women to be safe)

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that when and where ever there is pain, there is blockage somewhere along the meridian where the pain is located, stopping the life energy (Qi) from flowing through, it sends the signal by producing pain, itch or other symptoms, telling you that attention is needed, either to the organs or to the limbs or any part of the body that the meridian is running through.

Applying the pressure to the acu-point is a way to stimulate and clear the blockage in that channel. If done right, you can feel the improvement of the symptom immediately. But this is only one aspect of it. To cure the condition permanently, you need to address other aspects as well, such as changing your diet, your lifestyle, your exercise habit...

Identify the Directions of the meridians:Knowing the direction of the meridians, where it starts, which body parts it travels through and where it ends can help you correctly identifying the potential root cause of the symptom, allowing you to treat it using the right acu-point for fast relieve. In the illustration videos, they will show you just that. The solid lines in the charts are the part of the meridians where they are on the surface of the skin, with many acu-points. The broken lines are run internally. By pressing the certain point on the surface can relieve or even heal the internal body parts also.

The Three Yin meridians of the arms, running along on the inside of the arms

The Lung Meridian of Hand-Tai Yin (LU):

• Direction: It is associated with the respiratory system. It starts at the stomach, running downward to the large intestine, then upward through the lungs, continue up though the thyroid and the throat, then though the inside of the arm and ends at the thumb. (see video illustration: http://screencast.com/t/MGRjYTViNjY )

• Pain Control Point: Lung Meridian point LU 7 (Taiyuan): located on the thumb side on the second crease on the wrist. (see figure below)

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• Treating: Relieve pain or symptoms associated with the stomach, lung, throat and thyroids or any pain happens on this meridian. You can massage this point if you have a sore throat or cough. You can treat any pain that is found to be on this meridian. For example, my right thumb was smashed by accidently slamming the car door on it. It was so painful that tears burst out. I quickly apply a therapeutic magnet (instead of massaging) on the left hands Taiyuan point LU7, within minutes, the pain is gone and within a few days, the bruise also disappeared when normally in case like this, the thumbnail would most likely come off. Applying pressure to the opposite side of the hand or foot works better and faster because the meridian is connecting both sides of the arms or legs.

The Lung Meridian and TaiYuan Point LU7

The Pericardium Meridian of Hand–Jue Yin(PC):

• Direction: starts from the chest area and splits into two branches, one running along the middle of the inside arms and ends at the middle finger; the other running down through the lower abdominal area. (See video illustration: http://screencast.com/t/ZjdlYjc0MT). It is associated with the vascular system.

• Pain Control Point: Pericardium Meridian point PC7 (Daling): located in the middle of the second crease of the wrist. (see figure below)

• Treating: chest congestion, upper and lower abdominal pains or any pain that run along the middle of the inner arms through the middle finger. This point works better with point HT7 (below) to promote healthy blood vessels and blood flow throughout the body.

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The Pericardium Meridian and the DaLing Point PC7

The Heart Meridian of Hand-Shao Yin (HT):

• Direction: starts from the heart, splits to three branches: one running down the arms and ends at the tips of the little fingers; one other running up the face, through the throat and ends at the eyes; the other one running down to the small intestine. (Illustration video http://screencast.com/t/ZDNmMjI0OTY). It is associated with the vascular system.

• Pain Control Point: Heart Meridian point HT7 (ShenMen): located on the little finger side, on the second crease of the wrist. (see figure below)

• Treating: eyes symptoms, such as red eyes, eyes strains; the brain and the tongue. If you stick out your tongue and see it is slightly toward the side, your heart is not in tip top condition and need some attention. Often massaging this point and the PC7 on the Pericardium Meridian can help. Again, if you accidentally squash your pinky, apply pressure and massage the other pinky can really help. This point is good in treating insomnia also. Use this to reduce jet lag if you often travel through different time zone.

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The Heart Meridian and Shenmen Point HT 7

Direction of the three Yang meridians of the arms, they all run along the outer part of the arms:

Large Intestine Meridian of Hand – Yang Ming (LI):

• Direction: starts from the side of the index fingertip, travels up the arms to the shoulder. From there it splits to two branches. One goes through the neck bones, up to the lower jaw, then around the lips and ends on the side of the nose. The other travels downward through the lung and ends at the large intestine. (See video illustration http://screencast.com/t/N2FhZDY5M)

• Pain control point LI3 (Sanjian) is at tender spot below the knuckle joint of the index finger. (See figure below)

• Treating: Since this meridian belongs to the digestive system and it travels through the lung, upper shoulder, lower jaw, around the mouth and large intestine, therefore, anything happens to these parts of the body, applying pressure to this point can stimulate the healing process. For example, if you have a toothache on the lower jaw, shoulder pain, or digestive problem, massaging this point can help. Notice that the Large Intestine Meridian and the Lung Meridian are cross connected. So for treating the symptoms on these two meridians, you can use both points LU9 and LI3, sometime yields better result.

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The Large Intestine Meridian and Sanjian Point LI 3

The Triple Energizer Meridian of Hand – Shao Yang (TE):

• Direction: starts from the fingertips of the ring fingers, travels up the outer arms to the mid-shoulder area, through the collar bones, then it splits, one branch goes down connecting the chest, upper and lower abdominal areas. The other goes from the collar bones up through the back of the ears and ends at the end of the eyebrows. This meridian is associated with the immune system. (Illustration video: http://screencast.com/t/NTA3ZTc5M2Qt )

• Pain Control Point TE3 (Zhongzhu): at the spot between the knuckle joints of the ring finger and the pinky. (see figure below)

• Treating: Since it travels thought the chest, upper and lower abdominal, the back of the ears and ends at the eyebrows, massaging this point often aid the normal functions of the abdominal, migraine and upper shoulder aches. This meridian relates to the Pericardium Meridian. Employ both point TE3 and PC7 for better results.

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The Tripple Energizer Meridian Zhongzhu Point TE3

Small Intestine Meridian of Hand – Tai Yang (SI):

• Direction: starts from the outer side of the fingernails of the little fingers, running up the outer arms, to the lower shoulder, then splits: one branch goes through the cheeks, ends at the inner corner of the eyes. The other travels to the heart and ends at the small intestine. This also associates with the digestive system. (Illustration video http://screencast.com/t/MDY4MTYwZGMt)

• Pain Control Point SI3 (Houxi): at the tender spot below the knuckle joint of the pinky. (see figure below)

• Treating: treat lower shoulder pain and problems of the ears and eyes such as red eyes, strain eyes because it relates to the function of the eyes. Works closely with the Heart Meridian Point HT 7

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The Small Intestine Meridian and the Houxi Point SI3

POINTS THAT TAKE CARE OF YOUR SHOULDER PAINS:

Three Yin meridians on the legs:

The Spleen Meridian of Foot-Tai Yin (SP):

• Direction: starts on the outside of the big toe, traveling up the inside of the leg, up through the stomach and ends at the spleen. From the stomach point, it continues to travels up through the throat and ends at the end of the tongue. (Video illustration: http://screencast.com/t/N2ZkODM1Zm).

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• Pain Control Point SP3 (Taibai): located on the side right below the knuckle on the big toe. This meridian regulates the digestive system, the hormonal system and the immune system. (see figure below)

• Treating: It is good for stomachache, ulcer or if you have digestive or hormonal problem, often massage this point can help.

The Spleen Meridian and Taibai Point SP3

The Liver Meridian of Foot– Jue Yin (LR):

• Location: starts at the inside of the toe running up the inside of the leg, goes around the reproductive organ, up through the liver and the gall bladder. From the liver, it continues upward, going through the throat into the nose, up through the eyes and ends at the top of the head. (video illustration http://screencast.com/t/OTU3NGQ3ND )

• The pain control point is LR3 (Taichong), located between the big toe and the second toe, on the imaginary line connecting the big toe joint and the small toe joint. Feel it until you find the tender spot in that area.

• Treating: Use this point to treat headache if it started at the top of the head, treat symptoms of the eyes, the reproductive systems, managing stress.

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The Liver Meridian and the Taichong Point LR3

The Kidney Meridian of Foot- Shao Yin (KI):

• Direction: from the bottom of the foot, goes around the back of the inside ankle, upward into the abdominal, through the tailbone, the bladder and ends at the kidneys. From the kidneys, continues upward through the chest, the lung, the throat and ends at the tongue. (Video illustration: http://screencast.com/t/MjgzMWY1YmYt ).

• Pain Control Point KI3 (Taixi): behind the inside ankle.

• Treating: the lower spine or tailbone symptom, male and female reproductive organs, and urinating problems. Because it relates the bladder Yang meridian, use both point to treat to get better result. I fell down and hurt my tailbone many years ago and have been having problem if I sit for a while. The doctor gave me a pain killer shot right at the tip of the tailbone. The pain comes back lately. Instead of massaging this Taixi point, I apply a therapeutic magnet and wore it for a few days. The pain is almost gone.

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The Kidney Meridian Taixi Point KI 3

The three Yang meridians on the legs:

The Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yang Ming (ST):

• Direction: from under the eyes, running downward and into the upper jaw, then traveling upward around the cheeks and up to the forehead. From the cheeks, running downward through the neck, into the chest, through the stomach and relates the spleen. Still another going down through the breasts, through the abdominal and continues on down the front of the leg, passing the knees and ends at the point between the second and third toe. (Video illustration: http://screencast.com/t/ZDBhNjViMTAt ).

• Pain control point is ST43 (Xiangu). It is in between the second and third toe, on the line connecting the big toe joint and the small toe joint.

• Treating: Use this point to treat upper toothache, any symptoms on the face, of the breasts, the stomach, the spleen and front of the knees.

The Stomach Meridian Xiangu Point ST43

The Gall Bladder Meridian of Foot-Shao Yang (GB):

• Direction: starts at the outer corner of the eyes, upward to the forehead, comes back down around the back of the ears, into the collar bones, through the chest and ends at the gall bladder. It also relates the liver. From the collar bones, another branch takes to the side of the body and travels downward to the outer side of the legs and ends at between the fourth and fifth toe. (Video illustration: http://screencast.com/t/MTUzMmZk)

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• Pain control point is GB41 (Zulinqi): located between the fourth and fifth toe, on the line connecting the big toe and small toe joints.

• Treating: This point works well in treating migraines if it is starting from the side of the head, any symptom found to be on the side of the body from under arm down to outside of the legs to the small toe. Tapping this meridian on the side of both legs and massaging the Pericardium meridian every night before going to bed is a good health maintenance program.

The Gall Bladder Meridian and the Zulinqi Point GB 41

The Bladder Meridian of Foot-Tai Yang (BL):

• Direction: starts from the inner corner of the eyes, up to the head, into the brain, then downward through the neck, the upper back, lower back, the buttocks, continues downward through the back of the legs and ends on the outside of the small toe. Another branch from the lower back into the abdominal, through the kidneys and end at the bladder. (Video illustration: http://screencast.com/t/YmIyYzdiMG).

• Pain control point is the BL65 (Shugu) is located at the soft spot right below the toe joint on the outside of the small toe.

• Treating: Use this point for every symptoms or discomfort on the back of the body, muscles along the spine pain, back pain, lower back pain and the back of the back of the legs such as hamstrings pain.

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The Bladder Meridian and Shugu Point BL65

Tips for Better Results:

You can pair the Yin and the Yang points on the hand and on the foot for better effects. If you remember from the videos, the Yin and Yang meridians always cross each other. For example, the Lung Meridian crosses to the Large Intestine Meridian; the Heart Meridian crosses the Small Intestine Meridian and so on; therefore, using pain control points on both meridians works better. Also, treating the opposite site can produce better result. For example, if your right hand is hurt, treat it using the point on your left hand and do the same for the legs.

The symptoms I listed here are only the most common and are what I myself experience. But if you study the charts well, you are certainly able to treat any symptom or pain you may have come across. Of course, it is still advised that you seek professional help if condition persists.

There are as many as 1600 acu-points throughout the body but only about 250 are often used to treat and memorize them can be quite a task. Compared to a bunch of points that you would have to remember, these twelve points, six on the hand and six on the foot is much simpler to memorize and to master. They work very well in treating pain or other symptoms. Give it some practice and you could just save yourself lot of time and money.

I sincerely wish all my readers the best in health and happiness.

Karen Auyeung

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