Neurotherapy (LMNT) point

Thia (the thiamine point)

Also called: Thiamine, Thiamin, Vitamin B1 point, थायमिन

Thia is the Neurotherapy (LMNT) point linked to thiamine, vitamin B₁. It lies above the back of the right hip bone and is given while you lie on your left side; tenderness there is read as a prompt to think about thiamine, never as a diagnosis.

Overview

What is the Thia point?

Thia is short for thiamine, also called vitamin B₁. Thiamine helps the body turn glucose (sugar from food) into usable energy. Nerves, muscles and the heart use a great deal of that energy, so they are the first to suffer when thiamine runs short.

Thia is one of four vitamin points that sit on the rim of the hip bone: Folic and B₁₂ at the front, Thia and Nia at the back. Certain pains behind the back are linked with certain vitamin shortages, and as digestion is set right and the pain is drawn out of these points, the symptoms of the shortage are expected to ease.

The route is absorption, not manufacture. The body cannot make thiamine; it must come from food. In the source teaching, thiamine matters for digestion because the smooth muscles of the stomach and of its outlet need glucose that has been properly used, and for that thiamine is necessary.

Illustration coming soonThe pelvis from behind with the back of the right hip rim highlighted as the Thia area

The four vitamin points live on the rim of the hip bone. Thia is at the back, on the right.

Where it is given

Where is Thia given?

PositionLying on one side

Body areaRight hip, above the back of the hip bone

You lie on your left side, laid just as for the Folic point, with a pillow between both thighs. Your chest stays in its normal position and your knees stay straight in line with the body — not drawn up toward the chest.

The point is on the upper hip — the right hip, above the back of the hip bone — and the pressure is directed toward the head.

Illustration coming soonA grey mannequin lying on its left side with the back of the right hip softly highlighted

Lying on the left side, knees straight, a pillow between the thighs: Thia is on the upper, right hip.

How it is given

How is Thia given?

Thia is a press-and-release point given by hand on the right hip, with the push directed toward the head rather than straight down. It should feel like a firm, comfortable pressure that is let go each time.

The way you are laid is part of the treatment: on the side, chest normal, knees straight, and always a pillow between the thighs. The exact method and its timing are taught hands-on in the course.

Given withThe therapist's hands

DirectionToward the head

PositionOn the left side, knees straight

PillowBetween both thighs

The exact technique is taught hands-on in the Neurotherapy (LMNT) course. See the course →

What it does

What does Thia do?

The source names Thia for thiamine and states no separate use for the point by itself. What it teaches around it is this:

Pain at this spot is linked with the symptoms of thiamine shortage.
As digestion improves and the pain is drawn out of the point, those symptoms are expected to ease — through better absorption from food.
Thiamine is held to be important in digestion, because the smooth muscles of the stomach and its outlet need properly used glucose.

Organs it reaches

Stomach — Its smooth muscle needs thiamine to work well
Intestines — Where thiamine is absorbed from food
Muscles — Run short of energy when thiamine is low

Its family

Which points are Thia's sisters?

The four vitamin points behave as one family on the rim of the hip bone.

Nia — Niacin (vitamin B₃) — the back of the left hip
Folic — Folic acid — the front of the right hip
B₁₂ — Vitamin B₁₂ — the front of the left hip
Rt. Parkhoo — The right-hip treatment credited with folic acid and thiamine in the old UDF formula

What it is used for

Where does Thia fit in care?

Thia has no stated use on its own. It appears where digestion and vitamin absorption are being supported.

Digestion and absorption

Undigested food in stool (UDF)Food passing undigested
Fatigue (tiredness and weakness)Tiredness where a vitamin shortage is suspected and tested

Formulas that use it

Which formulas include Thia?

Oxygen-Hormonal treatment

Thia is one of the four vitamin steps of this twelve-part treatment

Safety: when it is held back

No prohibition is printed for Thia — but an empty bar list is not the same as a safe point for everyone.
A sore spot is a prompt, not a diagnosis. New confusion, unsteady walking or trouble moving the eyes — especially after weeks of vomiting or eating almost nothing — means a doctor today. How to tell a patient to see a doctor
Thiamine cannot be made by the body. If a shortage is confirmed, it needs replacing as a doctor advises; the point does not replace the vitamin.
A patient who cannot be laid on the side is not laid on the side, and a hip that has been broken or replaced is not loaded.
Children receive light treatment. Neurotherapy (LMNT) works alongside medical care. Lighter formulas for children, the elderly and the weak

Common questions

If the point is sore, do I lack thiamine?

Not necessarily. Tenderness is a prompt to ask questions and, if needed, to get a blood test from a doctor — never a diagnosis on its own.

Does Thia make thiamine in the body?

No. The body cannot make thiamine. The idea is that better digestion helps you absorb more of what you eat.

Why must my knees stay straight?

The way you lie decides how the hip is reached. For Thia the knees stay in line with the body, unlike the Parkhoo treatment where they come up toward the chest.

Surprising facts

1A small store

The body keeps only a small reserve of thiamine, with a half-life of about two weeks, and extra is lost in the urine — so a steady supply from food matters.

Source: Martel JL et al. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine). StatPearls (NCBI), 2024.

2One of the first vitamins found

Thiamine was the first B vitamin to be identified, through the study of beriberi — a disease of nerves and heart that spread where polished white rice replaced whole grain.

Source: Carpenter KJ. The discovery of thiamin. Ann Nutr Metab 2012;61(3):219-23.

3Energy at every step

In its active form, thiamine is a helper at several steps of turning glucose into energy, including the gateway into the cell's main energy cycle.

Source: Martel JL et al. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine). StatPearls (NCBI), 2024.

Test yourself

1. Thia is named for which vitamin? Vitamin C Thiamine (vitamin B₁) Vitamin D

2. In which position is Thia given? Lying on the left side Lying face down Sitting

3. Tenderness at Thia means… A certain thiamine deficiency A prompt to ask and, if needed, test Nothing at all

Research

Strong evidence
A clinical reference on thiamine: it is a helper in turning glucose into energy, the body's store is small and short-lived, and shortage can harm the nerves (dry beriberi), the heart (wet beriberi) and the brain (Wernicke's).
Martel JL, Doshi H, Sina RE, Franklin DS. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine). StatPearls (NCBI), updated 2024.

This page explains what a Neurotherapy (LMNT) treatment is for; it is not a self-treatment guide and does not diagnose. Neurotherapy (LMNT) works alongside your medical care — keep taking the medicines your doctor prescribed.