C4 Huatuo Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Sides of Spine at C4
• Pinyin Name: Huatuojiaji
• Chinese Character: 華佗夾脊

C4 Huatuo Clinical Usages

• C4 innervates the areas of the mouth, jaw and chin.  May be used for a range of dental issues, bell's palsy, tmj as well as shoulder tension and/or neck issues due to holding tension in the upper parts of the body.
• Used extensively within the Tam Healing System and Tong Ren Therapy. The cervical huatuo points are not needled as often, but used with tuina and/or tonren therapy.

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This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Bells Palsy
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
• Shoulder Pain
• Neck Pain
• Dental Issues

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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