Acupressure: Techniques, treatments and therapeutic areas

Acupressure
by Sam Moore

What is Acupressure?

Acupressure is often thought of as being a poor substitute for Acupuncture and yet in skilled hands can be just as effective for many of the conditions more traditionally treated by needles. It is an ancient healing therapy based on a network of meridians along which energy or vital forces pass through the body. The interruption or blockage of the vital force or energy flow results in the body becoming unwell. Anyone treating aches and pains will find Acupressure to be effective on many conditions from migraine to sport injuries.

Many American physicians and health professionals say that both of these techniques are powerful methods for pain relief and disease treatment.

But acupressure can be even more powerful than acupuncture for relieving everyday aches, pains and stress, says Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D., director of the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, California, and author of Acupressure’s Potent Points. Those common complaints include headaches, backaches, sinus pain, neck pain, eyestrain and menstrual cramps, he says. Acupressure can also reduce the pain of ulcers, help heal sports injuries, relieve insomnia and alleviate constipation and other digestive problems.

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