There is emerging evidence that electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve, which modulates pain transmission, helps treat neurological disorders, including migraine and cluster headaches. Noninvasive transdermal VNS (nVNS) in treating migraine reduced headache days [...]

Headaches are a pain in the head that many medical conditions can cause. There are three main types of headaches: tension headache (headache with muscle tension), migraine (vascular headache) and cluster headache. Almost everyone [...]

Step 1: Lower Back Core Therapy Points Back Shu Points - Located 2 fingers width to each side of the spine, at the level of the lower border of the spinal [...]

Hamstring strain injuries are one of the most common types of noncontact injuries experienced during sports activities and exercise (Opar D.A., Williams M.D., Shield A.J. (2012). Hamstring strain injuries: factors that lead to injury and [...]

The musculature of the hamstrings is primarily a biarticular group consisting of the biarticular semimembranosus (SM), semitendinosus (ST), and the long head of the biceps (BFlh) and the short head of the biceps (BFC). [...]

Step 1: Chronic Neck Points Gb 20 - Below the base of the skull,  in the hollow just outside the spinal muscles of the neck. Neck Back Shu Pts - 2 [...]

The activation of the vagus nerve inhibits inflammation and reduces pain signalling. The efficacy and tolerance of transcutaneous auricular VNS (taVNS) on erosive hand osteoarthritis (EHOA) symptoms were determined. Symptomatic EHOA patients with hand [...]

Hand pain is one feature of joint inflammation (arthritis) that may be felt in hand. Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are the two most common types of arthritis in the hand. Repetitive motion injuries, including [...]

Step 1: Back Shu Points See point descriptions on page 17. Gb 30 - This point is directly in the middle of each buttock half, equal distance from all sides. [...]

Gout is the most common inflammatory arthropathy, reported to affect 2.13% of the population of the United States of America in 2009 (Brook RA, Forsythe A, Smeeding JE, Lawrence Edwards N: Chronic gout: epidemiology, [...]

Gout is an acute form of arthritis that causes severe joint pain and swelling. It most commonly affects the big toe but can also affect the heel, ankle, hand, wrist, or elbow. It involves [...]

Step 1: Back Shu Points Located 2 fingers wide to each side of the spine, at the level of the lower border of the spinal bones. Gb 30 - This point [...]

Foot pain is experienced by 17 to 42% of the adult population. It is disabling in nearly half of these cases (Garrow AP, Silman AJ, Macfarlane GJ. The Chesire foot pain and disability survey: [...]

The foot is one of the most complex parts of the human body. It comprises 26 bones held together by ligaments, muscles that make it work, and pads of fat that help carry the [...]

Step 1: Local Points Finger Points - Located at each end of the outer finger knuckle crease. Stimulate these points for individual painful knuckles. Lu 10 - On the palm side [...]

Systemic rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or vasculitis, may begin with finger pain. In addition, such pain may be the first manifestation of a severe systemic illness, as in hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (Shmerling [...]

Local, systemic, and referred causes of finger pain are usually identified by history and physical examination findings, although radiographs and laboratory tests are often necessary to confirm the diagnostic impression. Most mild traumatic causes [...]

Step 1: Neck Back Shu & Shoulder Points. See Neck Point locations on page 23. Gb 20 - Below the base of the skull, in the hollow just outside the spinal [...]

The fifth cranial nerve is the common denominator for many current headaches and facial pain pathologies. Projecting from the trigeminal ganglion in a bipolar manner, it connects to the brainstem and supplies various parts [...]

Facial or orofacial pain refers to any pain in the area bounded by the eyes and the lower mandibles, including the oral cavity. Neurological or vascular causes can cause pain in the face, but [...]