ACUPRESSURE 1-12-18

ACUPRESSURE ?

Have you ever pressed up on the bottom of your nose to stop sneezing? Then you have tried Acupressure.

Acupressure is an alternative medicine technique similar in principle to acupuncture but without needles. Instead pressure is applied with hands or an object (like a round bottom magic marker). It is based on the concept of life energy which flows through "meridians" in the body. In treatment, physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points with the aim of clearing blockages in these meridians. Pressure may be applied by hand, by elbow, or with various devices.

Some medical studies have suggested that acupressure may be effective at helping manage nausea and vomiting, for helping lower back pain, tension headaches, stomach ache, among other things.

Efficacy

A 2011 systematic review of acupressure's effectiveness at treating symptoms found that 35 out of 43 randomized controlled trials had concluded that acupressure was effective at treating certain symptoms.

A 2011 Cochrane review of four trials using acupuncture and nine studies using acupressure to control pain in childbirth concluded that "acupuncture or acupressure may help relieve pain during labour, but more research is needed". Another Cochrane Collaboration review found that massage provided some long-term benefit for low back pain, and stated: It seems that acupressure or pressure point massage techniques provide more relief than classic (Swedish) massage.

Many people have learned some acupressure points and use it to control motion sickness or pain. Some Basic Acupressure will be introduced in the COURSE group section on simple manipulation therapy.

My opinion is that Acupressure provides more accurate results than Reflexology so we offer introduction and comparisons in the Course group.