GV-19 - Behind the Crown

后顶 - Hòu dǐng

Point Region: Head

GV

Governing Vessel

督脉 - Dū mài

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, on the midline, 5.5 cun above the hairline at the back of the head. It lies 1.5 cun behind GV-20.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find GV-20 on the top of the head
  2. Move two finger-widths back along the midline
  3. The point is there
GV-19 (Behind the Crown) acupressure point location: On the head, on the midline, 5.5 cun above the hairline at the back of the head.

How to Apply Pressure

Once GV-19 is located, use small, gentle fingertip contact rather than vigorous rubbing. Avoid the point after a head injury or with severe mental illness; stop if your headache worsens.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Insomnia
  • Mental disorders
  • Blurred vision
  • Vertex headache
  • Amnesia

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheFeeling FaintInsomnia

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe mental illness
  • Acute head injury

Take care:

  • Use gentle circular motions only
  • Avoid excessive stimulation
  • Discontinue if headache worsens