GV-22 - Fontanelle Meeting

囟会 - Xìn huì

Point Region: Head

GV

Governing Vessel

督脉 - Dū mài

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, on the midline, 2 cun behind the front hairline.

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 the middle of your front hairline
  2. Measure two thumb-widths back along the midline
  3. The point is there
GV-22 (Fontanelle Meeting) acupressure point location: On the head, on the midline, 2 cun behind the front hairline.

How to Apply Pressure

Find GV-22 before touching; then use a very gentle fingertip contact and avoid any injured area. Do not use it for a serious eye problem, and stop immediately if your vision changes.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Headache
  • Blurred vision
  • Insomnia
  • Mental disorders
  • Eye problems
  • Frontal headache
  • Sinusitis

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheInsomnia

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe head trauma
  • Acute eye disorders requiring medical attention

Take care:

  • Very gentle touch only
  • Avoid if experiencing severe eye problems
  • Discontinue if vision changes occur