Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the head is the confluence of all the Yang meridians and acts as the house of lucid Yang. The essence and blood of five Zang-organs and the lucid Yang-qi of six Fu-organs ascend to the head. Therefore, normal circulation of sufficient Qi and blood in meridians is the guarantee for keeping a clear head. Invasion of the six exogenous pathogens or blockage by phlegm and blood stasis can give rise to headache likewise.
Location cupped and methods:
Acupoints selected: Taiyang (EX- HN 5), Jiache (ST6), Fengchi, Fengmen (BL 12), Ganshu (BL 18), Danshu (BL19), Shenshu (BL23), yinlingquan
Methods: you should find out the concrete spots that the patient feels pain or pressed pain. Then you should select the acupoints of Jiache (yangming), Taiyang and Fengchi(shaoyang) Fengmen(Taiyang) according to each meridian and vessels subordinates of Yangming, Shaoyang ,Taiyang to adopt cupping of venesection. Generally speaking, you should select 1-2 acupoint according to illness and get them cupped for 5-10 minutes.