Acupressure for Hip Pain

Acupuncture Points:
Main points: GB 30 Huan Tiao, GB 34 Yang Ling Quan, Arshi at the hip joint
Specific points for Cold Stasis:  GB 20 Feng Chi, UB 18 Ge Shu, Sp 10 Xue Hai, Liv 3 Tai Chong,  UB 23 Sheng Shu, Ren 4 Guan Yuan.
Specific points for Hot Stasis: Ren 6 Qi Hai, Sp 6 San Ying Jiao, Ki 3 Tai Xi, Du 14 Da Zhui.

	Points	Meridan/No.	Location	Function/Indication
1	Huan Tiao	GB 30	At the junction of the lateral 1/3 between the great trochanter and the hiatus of the sacrum.	Pain of  the lumbar region and the thigh, muscular atrophy of the lower limbs, hemiplegia
2	Yang Ling Quan	GB 34	In the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula	Hemiplegia, weakness, numbness and pain of the knee, beriberi, hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, jaundice, infantile, convulsion
3	Feng Chi	GB  20	In the depression between the upper portion of m. sternocleidomastoideus and m. trapezius, on the same level with Fengfu (Du 16)	Headache, vertigo, insomnia, pain and stiffness of the neck, blurred vision, glaucoma, red and painful eyes, tinnitus, convulsion, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, febrile diseases, common cold, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea.
4	Ge Shu	UB 18	1.5 inch lateral to the midline, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra	Jaundice, pain in the hypochondriac region, redness of the eye, blurring of vision, night blindness, mental disorders, epilepsy, back  pain, spitting of blood, epistaxis
5	Xue Hai	Sp 10	When the knee is flexed, 2 inch above the medial edge of patella.	Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrheal, uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, urticaria, eczema, erysipelas, pain in the medial aspect of the thigh
6	Tai Chong	Liv 3	On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.	Headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, depression,, infantile convulsion, deviation of the mouth, pain in the hypochondriac region, uterine bleeding, hernia, enuresis, retention of urine, epilepsy, pain the anterior aspect of the medial malleolus

7	Sheng Shu	UB 23	1.5 inch lateral to midline of spine at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebrta	Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, low back pain, weakness of the knee, blurring of vision, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, edema, asthma, diarrhea
8	Guang Yuan	Ren 4	On the midline of the abdomen, 3 inches below the umbilicus	Lower abdominal pain, indigestion, diarrhea, prolapse of the rectum, enuresis, nocturnal emission, frequency of  urination, retenstion of urine, hernia, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrheal, uterine bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage.
9	Qi Hai	Ren 6	On the midline of the abdomen, 1.5 inch below the umbilicus	Abdominal pain, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, hernia, edema, diarrhea, dysentery, uterine bleeding, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrheal, amenorrhea, morbid leucorrhea, postpartum hemorrhage, constipation, flaccid type of apoplexy, asthma
10	San Yin Jiao	Sp 6	3 inches directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the medial aspect of the tibiaFigure 24.22	Abdominal pain, distension, diarrhea, dysmenorrheal, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, morbid leucorrhea, prolapse of the  uterus, sterility, delayed labor, night bed wet, impotence, enuresis, dysuria, edema, hernia, pain in the external genitalia, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, paralysis and leg pain, headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia
11	Tai Xi	Ki 3	In the depression between the medial malleolus and tendo calcaneus, at the level of the tip of the medial malleous.Figure 24.21	Sore throat, toothache, deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, spitting of the blood, asthma, thirst, irregular menstruation, insomnia, nocturnal emission, impotence, frequency of micturition, low back pain.

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Da Zhui

Du 14

Below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, approximately at the level of the shoulders

Neck pain and rigidity, malaria, febrile diseases, epilepsy, afternoon fever, cough, asthma, common cold, back stiffness.