GV 15 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Mute's Gate
• Pinyin Name: Ya Men
• Chinese Character: 啞門

GV 15 Clinical Usages

• Opens the orifices refers to the mouth, throat and tongue, for throat swelling, hoarseness, post-stroke speech disorders, important point for muteness due to tongue stiffness or vocal cord disorders.
• Epilepsy, stroke, manic depression, loss of consciousness.
• Occipital headaches, especially with neck stiffness, upper cervical pain and restricted neck rotation, heaviness of head - GV 15 lies over the space between C1 and C2, and can help release the suboccipital musculature which compresses the atlanto-occipital joint.
• Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to stimulate the medulla and limbic system, useful for emotional issues.  

• Blog Posts Where GV 15 Is Discussed

•   Meta-Analysis Finds Acupuncture Effective for Sleep Apnea

• Blog Posts Concerning Acupuncture

•   Stroke Rehabilitation with Acupuncture, Tuina, and Tong Ren Therapy
•   Tinnitus Treatment - Back Acupuncture with Tuina Found More Effective Than Standard Acupuncture
•   Meta-Analysis Finds Acupuncture with Moxibustion Most Effective Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
•   Acupuncture Faster with Less Side Effects Than Prozac for Post-Stroke Depression (Study)
•   Electro Acupuncture Helpful to Reduce Post-Operative Pain Following Spinal Surgery
•   Is Acupuncture Chinese?, A Pseudoscience?, A Religion?
•   Study Recommends Acupuncture to Improve Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer Patients
•   Study Finds Acupuncture Superior To Claritin For Allergic Rhinitis
•   Acupuncture and Moxibustion Outperform Medicine (Acitretin - Soriatane) for Psoriasis

GV 15 Acupuncture Point Associations

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