Facial Pain

"Facial Pain" Issue / Symptom Connections

Below you will find various relationships to, and potential clinical treatment approaches for facial pain.

Content Related to Facial Pain

It is critical to appreciate that in Chinese Medicine, treatment for "facial pain" is rarely focused on the symptoms exclusively. Alternatively, a practitioner is looking at the factors that led to the development of "facial pain" - i.e. the "cause(s)".

For non-practitioners, we recommend reading treating the "cause" and not the "symptoms" for more on the overall approach and the importance of the TCM diagnostic system in formulating treatment approaches.

• View KD 27 (Shu Mansion)
  
      In a depression on the lower border of the clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the CV line.
  
      Opens & relaxes the chest - asthma, constricted breathing, cough, chest tightness. Tonify KD Deficiency leading to adrenal exhaustion - fatique, lowered immunity. Local point for neck a/or jaw issues - pain, tension
• View LI 4 (Union Valley)
  
      In the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
  
      Releases the exterior for wind-cold or wind-heat syndromes Strengthens the wei qi, improves immunity Regulates the sweat glands, for excessive sweating tonify LI 4 then disperse KD 7 and vice versa. Any problem on the face - sense organ…
• View SI 11 (Celestial Gathering)
  
      On the scapula in a depression at the center of the infrascapular fossa, found at the junction of the upper and middle …
  
      Breast problems, mastitis, insufficient lactation, breast pain. Emotional issues, anxiety that presents with asthma, expands and relaxes the chest, asthma generally. Local point for channel pain within the shoulder, scapula region, elbow…
• View SI 18 (Cheek Bone Hole)
  
      Directly below the outer canthus of the eye in a depression on the lower border of the zygoma.
  
      Local point for facial disorders, Bell's palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, spasm, twitching of the eyelids, facial muscles, etc.. Upper jaw tootache. Yellowing of the sclera.  
• View ST 2 (Four Whites)
  
      Below the pupil, in a depression at the infraorbital foramen.
  
      Any eye problem - red, painful and/or itchy eyes, excessive lacrimation, twitching of the eyelids. Facial paralysis. Good alternative to ST 1 and safer to needle for those not properly trained.
• View ST 3 (Great Bone-Hole)
  
      Directly below the pupil in a depression at the level of the border of the ala nasi.
  
      Local point - Twitching eyelids, pain a/or swelling of the cheek, trigeminal neuralgia, toothache. Deviation from stroke, bell's palsy, facial paralysis. Swelling of the knee (Deadman text).
• View ST 4 (Earth Granary)
  
      Directly below the pupil, lateral to the corner of the mouth.
  
      Facial pain - Bell's palsy, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, deviation of mouth from stroke, toothache. Inability to close the eye, eye twitching, itching, night blindness. Inability to eat. May be helpful for atrophy and/or move…
• View ST 5 (Great Reception)
  
      Anterior to the angle of the mandible on the anterior border of the masseter muscle in a groove-like depression (facial…
  
      Local point - Pain a/or swelling of the cheek/jaw, neck pain, lockjaw, toothache. Stiff tongue leading to speech problems, frequent yawning. Inability to close eye.
• View ST 6 (Jawbone)
  
      One finger width anterior and superior to the angle of the mandible at the belly of the masseter muscle with teeth clen…
  
      Eliminate wind from the face - TMJ, toothache, Bell's palsy, twitching, facial pain/paralysis. Loss of voice, deviation of mouth/face, lockjaw.
• View ST 7 (Below the Joint)
  
      On the face, anterior to the ear, in a depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch, with mouth close…
  
      TMJ, facial pain, lower jaw toothache. Hearing issues, deafness, tinnitus, ear pain, ear discharge/infections.
• View ST 43 (Sunken Valley)
  
      In a depression distal to the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones.
  
      Similar actions to ST 44 but used less often - will clear heat from the channel and organ. Classically noted for clearing facial pain and/or edema / swelling.  May be used for general edema. Abdominal pain, bloating, borborygmus, frequen…
• View ST 44 (Inner Court)
  
      Proximal to the web margin between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones, in a depression distal and lateral to the 2nd meta…
  
      Ying Spring Point - Clears heat from the channel and organ - febrile disease with absence of sweating.  Useful for issues of the Face & Jaw along with LI 4 - toothache, facial pain, bell's palsy, stroke, sore throat, eye pain. Damp H…