Head, face and neck pressure points

Points on the top of the head, the face and the back of the neck. Points on the face lie close to the eyes and temples, so press gently with the pad of a finger.

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Points: Face from the front

From the frontTaiyang

  • TaiyangEX-HN5

    At the temple, in the hollow one finger-width behind the midpoint between the outer end of the eyebrow and the outer corner of the eye.

Points: Top of the head, from the front

From the frontBaihui

  • BaihuiGV20

    At the top of the head, where a line joining the tops of both ears crosses the midline of the face.

Points: Head and neck from behind

From behindFengchi

  • FengchiGB20

    At the hairline at the back of the head, in the hollows just outside the two thick muscles of the neck. One on each side.