Acupressure

Are you fond of ancient healing arts? If you do, then you might want to know and try acupressure.
Acupressure is similar to acupuncture in which a pressure is applied to a certain body points which can energize natural self-healing. The only difference between the two is the needle. Acupuncture uses needles while acupressure uses manual pressure of hands. It has been said that when the pressure points of our body are pressed, they released muscular tension and promote the circulation of blood and body's life force to aid healing. It has been believed that our body has a basic energy called “qi” that when blocked may lead to ailments. The reason why acupressure is applied is to allow the simultaneous flow of “qi” in our organs.

Acupressure can relieve you from specific ailments like headaches, eyestrain, sinus problems, neck pain, backaches, arthritis, muscle aches, and tension due to stress, ulcer pain, menstrual cramps, lower back aches, constipation, and indigestion. It has been believed that these ailments can be relieved if the specific body points is pressed properly so that the natural pain relieving chemicals in our body is released. A gentle but firm pressure can be done using thumb, finger or knuckle. Sometimes, pencil eraser or something that is about 3 to 4 mm thick object are used to some body points in order to achieve the desired pressure. To have better result, pressure should be applied at least about half a minute to two minutes.

Moreover, acupressure is considered preventive and treatment therapy that leads to a healthy body. When you are stressed and tired, acupressure is best for you to be relaxed. Many had claim it to be effective and has positive effect on their health. On the contrary, some are skeptical because they claimed that this kind of healing is not scientific as it talked about energy forces. But to those who experienced its healing effect, acupressure becomes part of their daily lifestyle. Furthermore, this kind of natural healing was developed in China and Japan and eventually crossed over America and UK on 1986 and it becomes fast growing industry.

 To learn acupressure requires skills to benefit acupressure healing ability. You can learn it yourself  or ask a professional therapist to do it for you if you wanted to experience it's healing effect.  The advantage of the professional therapist is they know  the specific acu-points on what they call the meridian pathways and they can determine right away what points to apply pressure on your specific ailments. On the other hand if you learn it yourself, it will be a great help towards your spouse and children. You can apply acupressure anytime at home when necessary without waiting for professional therapist to be available. Thus, if you want to learn yourself, there are good books to study acu-points of our body and how to apply this kind of massage.

Furthermore, it is advised that after the massage you have to drink lots of water to help the toxins flush away. Acupressure can also be applied to anyone at all age though pregnant women are advised not to have it in the first trimester of pregnancy. As precaution, certain acupressure points should not applied to a person with high blood pressure. Also,open wounds, swelling, inflammation, boils, blisters and varicose veins should be avoided when applying acupressure. Over all health and symptoms should be evaluated before acupressure is applied. Finally, acupressure is not meant to replace medical help. Physician should be consulted in chronic diseases and serious medical help.

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