In the following pages you will find individual charts for more than 120 commonly suffered symptoms, ailments and bodily areas. Each chart reveals the most frequently used of the body's more than 1200 acupuncture and acupressure points for treating the subject of that chart.

Not all of the acupoints shown on the various charts are G-Jo Acupoints, so a number of the acupoints shown will not be found in our reference manuals. However, the instructions for their use are generally the same as for using G-Jo Acupressure.

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How Do I Use These Charts?

Begin by pressing deeply on your own body in the general area represented by the first illustrated acupoint on the chart. Press deeply — you are feeling for the tender "ouch point."

The area illustrated is only a starting place. The actual acupoint will always reveal itself as an area more tender or painful than the surrounding flesh. Generally speaking, the more tender the acupoint, the more it "wants" to be "triggered" in the deep, goading massage that is used in G-Jo Acupressure.

If you cannot find a tender spot in the general area where you are pressing, it usually means one of several things:

• You are not pressing deeply enough — probe harder ...
• You are not using specific pressure — acupoints are tiny, so use the tip of your thumb, bent knuckle of your pointer finger or the eraser tip of a pencil ...
• You are not on the point, only near it — keep probing around deeply and specifically until you feel the "ouch" ...
• This might not be a useful acupoint for your type of problem — go on to another acupoint and repeat the above process.

 

How Do I "Trigger" an Acupoint?

When you find a "good" (tender, painful) acupoint, you trigger it deeply in a digging, goading kind of massage. That massage should be slightly painful but does not normally need to last for more than a few seconds. The painful pressure is the key to its success. The important thing is that it must hurt enough to make you wince a little with sensitivity. If you find and trigger one or more good acupoints, several things will typically occur:

1	You will feel an "acupressure reaction" of warmth, clamminess, perspiration, lightheadedness, etc.;
2	You will feel an immediate sense of relief or relaxation;
3	The acupoint(s) that produced the best reactions and relief will become quite tender and easy to locate the next time you trigger them;
4	Over the next few days of triggering a good acupoint, it will have become tender to even light touch. Now, simply touching the point may be enough to trigger it -- no deep massage is needed. The key is for the point to hurt a little as it is being triggered. Soon, though, this tenderness will fade and then is when the acupressure treatment stops, when the acupoint no longer hurts when pressed.

How Often Are G-Jo Acupressure Points Triggered?

Good acupressure points are normally triggered several times a day, especially if or when you notice symptoms return. G-Jo Acupressure is self-limiting -- that is, you use G-Jo Acupressure only until you no longer notice the symptoms, ailment or pain you are self-treating.

Why Are Some Acupoints Shown as
Stars or Crosshatched Areas?

Stars are those acupoints which should be used first, whenever possible. They are typically the "best" (most widely used) acupoints for that particular symptom, ailment or bodily area. Areas shown as crosshatches in some of the enclosed charts mean you should simply massage the entire area deeply, not feel for a specific acupoint.

What Are the "Emergency Only" Acupoint Charts?

These relate to symptoms or ailments which acupuncturists and acupressurists feel should only be treated by trained professionals. These are shown for emergency -- very limited -- use only, not for longer-term self-treatment.

How Many Acupoints Should
I Trigger in One "Session"?

You may trigger as many acupoints as you wish. However, you should only focus on those acupoints which are the most tender -- these will typically be the most helpful and responsive. The first few times of self-treatment, you may wish to try many of the acupoints shown on the chart. Later, though, you should only focus on those most tender acupoints or the ones which seemed to produce the best benefits. Stop using those acupoints when the tenderness in them fades. If you are still bothered by the "target" symptom, ailment or bodily area, other acupressure points will most likely have become tender, instead. Those will be the next acupoints to focus on.

Are There Any Warnings or
Caveats About Using These Acupoints?

We recommend the following:

• Avoid any acupoint that lies beneath a scar, mole, wart or other blemish ...
• Avoid any sort of self-treatment (not just acupressure) until you check with your health-care professional if: You are a pregnant woman; under medication for serious health problems; a chronic heart patient (especially if fitted with a "pacemaker" or similar energy-regulating device); or where common sense would call for professional advice before using self-treatment ...
• If symptoms you are self-treating persist, see your doctor or other health-care professional -- think of G-Jo Acupressure as first-aid. That is, a method you use first, but not completely instead of professional health care.