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...
by acumasterclass | Aug 11, 2026 | Acu-Blog
If SP6 is the Swiss Army knife of the lower body, PC6 is the point every acupuncturist reaches for above the waist — nausea, anxiety, palpitations, chest tightness, insomnia. Almost nothing else in the point catalogue has this kind of range across both physical and...
by acumasterclass | Aug 6, 2026 | Acu-Blog
If you’ve spent any time around auricular acupuncture, you’ve likely come across the NADA protocol — a standardized, 5-point ear acupuncture technique originally developed for addiction treatment and now used far more broadly, including in trauma care,...
by acumasterclass | Jul 3, 2026 | Acu-Blog
If ST36 is the point that “treats all diseases”, SP6 is not too far behind – I use this point perhaps more than any other. Sanyinjiao. Three Yin Meeting. It’s the meeting point of three leg channels — Spleen, Liver, and Kidney — which is...
