Jia Che (ST6)
📍 Location
On the cheek, about one finger-breadth anterosuperior to the angle of the mandible, at the bulge of the masseter when the teeth are clenched.
🏥 Indications
Facial paralysis, cheek swelling, toothache, lockjaw, TMJ dysfunction, and facial spasm.
🖐️ Stimulation method
Perpendicular insertion 0.3–0.5 cun, or oblique 0.5–1.0 cun toward the ear or mouth corner.
⚠️ Contraindications
No special contraindication for pressure; needling by a trained practitioner.