Craig Sather, Doctor of Physical Therapy 
What is the “Tiger’s Mouth?” Take your thumb and four fingers and separate them. You are now opening “the mouth” of the tiger. This opening of your fingers and thumbs allows you to apply pressure to the Large Intestine 4 acupoint between your thumb and forefinger. Chinese acupuncturists also name this point Hegu, otherwise known …
Watch Out for Red Flags Be alert for a potential change of status for a client who seemed stable. Clients are normally cleared medically before proceeding to the physical therapy clinic. However, never take anything for granted with any client. I once saw a client who had passed through the system and came to our …
Concussions Have you or anyone you know sustained a concussion? If so, you know firsthand that concussions are yet another source of headaches. Usually, you move past the effects in several months if your concussion was mild. Take steps, though, to make sure concussions are not a repeat performance! However, beware if you suffered a …
Studies on Acupuncture and Acupressure You will not find much in the way of acupressure studies and headaches. However, acupuncture treatment, which uses the same points, offers more study material. You do not need to sift through all the various studies yourself. Use a systematic review to aid you. What is a systematic review? A …
Location of Point You can relieve your headache utilizing acupressure points far away from your head. We explored some of them in previous blogs. However, you find the Gall Bladder 20 headache relief point on your head, just where you might expect it. You can use your fingers to find and treat your headaches by …
More Triple Heater Forearm Points Check out several other points in the Triple Heater meridian besides Triple Heater 9. Find Triple Heater 4 in-between the two bones in the back of your wrist, called the ulna and radius. Triple Heater 4 is exactly on the back part of your wrist joint where it bends. Let …
What is the Triple Heater 9 Acupressure Point? For one thing, Triple Heater 9 acupressure point sounds cooler than some of the other acupressure points such as Large Intestine 4 that we have investigated. In addition, the Triple Heater meridian is the only one of the 12 main acupuncture meridians that does not have an …
Your Stomach Meridian Connects to Your Abdominal Area Your body contains twelve main acupuncture meridians that go from head to toe. Consider that points on different acupuncture meridians relieve headaches. Usually, the point on a meridian may affect your head but not the organ it is named after. For instance, Large Intestine 4 and Liver …
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes The old children’s song reflects the amazing state of your body’s construction. Every part is connected to the other at a deeper level than we perceive. Nowhere is this more evident when you consider the acupoints in the toes and how they can help the headache you thought came only …
Too Many Points You have anywhere from 600 to 1,000 acupuncture/acupressure points throughout your body. How can you even begin to know all these points? Well, the point is, no pun intended, that you do not have to. You can utilize 50 or so of the most powerful points to help your clients. Some of …