by acumasterclass | Aug 27, 2026 | Acu-Blog
Long before anyone was running randomized controlled trials, TCM physicians were already treating one small spot on the lower abdomen as the body’s power source. It sits roughly at the anatomical center of gravity — the point where, if you could balance the body...
by acumasterclass | Aug 25, 2026 | Acu-Blog
Every practitioner who’s needled LI4 knows there isn’t just one sensation — there’s a quick surface prick, and then, deeper, something else: a heavy, spreading, dull ache. Those two sensations aren’t the same event happening twice. They come...
by acumasterclass | Aug 24, 2026 | Acu-Blog
There’s a reason every acupuncture student learns this point in their first month of school – some know of this point BEFORE they even start learning about acupuncture. He Gu. Union Valley. It’s the Yuan-Source point of the Large Intestine channel,...
by acumasterclass | Aug 13, 2026 | Acu-Blog
When a patient’s pain involves tendon issues, GB34 is usually the first point that comes to mind — and classical theory backs that instinct up directly. Yanglingquan. Yang Mound Spring. Is the Influential Point of Tendon and Sinews — the single point classical...
by acumasterclass | Aug 11, 2026 | Acu-Blog
If most points work in one direction, DU20 is unusual for working in two — and that duality is exactly what makes it one of the most versatile points you’ll ever use. Baihui. “Hundred Meetings.” The name reflects its location: the crown of the head,...
by acumasterclass | Aug 11, 2026 | Acu-Blog
From headaches, neck stiffness, eye strain, tinnitus — GB20 shows up in the treatment plan for all of them, often as the point that actually changes the outcome. Fengchi. Wind Pool. In TCM, “Wind” is the pathogenic factor most associated with headaches and...
