Find Your Points
Select the symptom below. Once you have the right points in front of you, then read the explanation if you need it.
How to Use These Points Effectively
Use this tool to match your symptom to the right point quickly.
Finding the right point is only part of it. How you press matters too. Traditional practitioners look for a pressure quality called de qi (roughly: "arrival of qi"), which usually feels like a dull ache, warmth, or mild radiating sensation at the point. That change in sensation is often a useful sign that you have found the spot.
For most conditions, start with one session per day of 2–3 minutes per point. Two weeks of consistent daily stimulation tends to produce clearer results than a single long session. For acute situations — travel nausea, sudden headache — stimulate for 30–90 seconds immediately at onset; you're often working with a much shorter window.
Slow breathing can make these sessions easier and steadier. Try breathing in for four counts and out for six while you hold the point.
A Note on Point Location Accuracy
The descriptions in this tool are anatomical, not poetic. "Three finger-widths above the wrist crease" means your three fingers, laid flat, measured from the crease. "Just behind the tibia" means immediately posterior to the shin bone, not an inch away from it. This matters because the points correspond to nerve-dense anatomical junctions — fascia convergences, tendon borders, nerve plexuses — that are genuinely small in area.
If you're having trouble finding a point, try pressing slowly across a small area while maintaining firm pressure. When you hit the right spot, you'll notice a change in sensation — usually a slight soreness or radiating feeling that distinguishes it from surrounding tissue. Most people find this intuitive after the first correct location; it's a noticeably different sensation once you know what you're looking for.
For the full catalogue of key points with detailed location instructions, the acupressure points guide covers each major point with anatomical precision.
Combining Points
Using two or three points together for the same condition is common practice and often works better than using one point alone. The combinations here group points that are commonly used together for the same symptom pattern.
You do not need to use every point in one session. Start with the two that seem most relevant, use them consistently, and add others once the locations feel familiar.