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⭐️Basic TCM Diagnosis ⭐️: Chronic Headaches.
*** The location can help determine what channel is affected allowing the practitioner to decide which points protocol to choose. LI 4 is the best point for any kind of headache!
- On top of the head/vertex (Jue Yin Channel, LV): Du 20, BL 7, LV 2.
- Frontal or orbital/behind the eyes (Yang Ming Channel, ST): St 44, Du 23, St 8.
- Temporal (Shao Yang Channel, GB or LV): Gb 43, Gb 20 & Extra point Tai Yang.
- Occipital/back of the head (Tai Yang, BL): Gb 20, BL 10, BL 60.
- The whole head: Qi or Blood deficiency. St 36

*** The Nature of the headache will also allow the practitioners to add other appropriate points.
- Dull mild ache: Deficiency (points will depend of what kind of deficiency).
- Splitting local: Blood Stasis (LV 3 & Li 4)
- Moving headaches, changing location as it progresses: Lv Qi stagnation (LV 3)
- Heavy headache: Dampness (SP 9)
- Tight band wrapped around the head: Phlegm (ST 40)


And if you wanted more, check out my post all on TCM treatment protocols for Headaches:
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