Acupressure Therapy Points and How To Do It, Health Benefits

Last Updated on July 1st, 2020

What is Acupressure Therapy?

Well, unlike any other massage treatments and exercises, Acupressure Therapy is a well-known practiced exercise in China since years. Acupressure has originated from the Latin word, where ‘Acu’ means ‘Delight’ and ‘Pressure’ means to ‘To produce’. So, collectively it is said as an exercise or treatment which gives a sense of delight when produced correctly. Acupressure Therapy is also considered as an Acupuncture, just, with a difference that acupuncture is done with needles and it is done without needles.

Acupressure point massage is an old practised theory practised using your feet’s, hand and some shoulder points. This is not only helpful to cure some serious medical issues but is also helpful in day to day. This is mostly conducted for an hour long and it confirms a best result if practised on a regular basis.

Acupressure point massage is only one of various Asian bodywork treatments (ABT) with establishes in Traditional Chinese Medication (TCM). Cases of other Asian bodywork treatments are medicinal qigong and Tuina. Shiatsu is a Japanese type of pressure point massage.

Acupressure Benefits from History

Conventional or traditional Chinese medicinal hypothesis portrays extraordinary acupoints, or pressure point massage focuses, that lie along meridians, or channels, in your body. These are similar to invisible meridians and acupoints as those focused with needle therapy. It is trusted that through these invisible channels streams are essential for a continuous flow of energy or a life force called qi (ch’i). It is likewise trusted that these 12 noteworthy meridians associate particular organs or systems of organs, sorting out an arrangement of correspondence all through your body. The meridians start readily available, interface with your mind, and afterward interface with an organ related with a specific meridian.

As indicated by this hypothesis, when one of these meridians is shut or out of adjust, ailment can happen. Pressure point massage and needle therapy are among the kinds of TCM that are thought to help re-establish body balance.

How it is done? 

• Use deep and give firm pressure to apply massage and try stimulating each point.
• When massaging acupoints, try to relax in a comfortable position.
• Close your eyes and breathe deeply.
• Repeat the massage as often as you like; there is no limit to the number of times a day.
• Exercise is not dependent on one exercise, in fact this can be done even when you sit alone or you are taking break from your working hours.
• If required, buy acupressure non-machine equipment’s like hand and feet’s rollers. You can probably use this wooden block piece anytime, anywhere you wish too.

How Acupressure Exercises Helps Solving Major Health Issues?

• Gallbladder 20 (GB20): Feng Chi

This acupressure point is suggested for cerebral pain, headache, eye fogginess or exhaustion, low vitality, and cool/influenza manifestations. It is situated by feeling the mastoid (ear) bone and following the depression back to where the neck muscles join to the skull.

• Gallbladder 21 (GB21): Jian Jing

This point is situated by squeezing the shoulder muscle with your thumb and center finger and is generally utilized for pressure, facial torment, migraines, toothaches and neck torment.

P.S: Use with caution with pregnant ladies.

• Internal organ 4 (LI4): He Gu

This acupressure therapy point is useful for stress, migraines, toothaches, facial torment and neck torment. Notwithstanding, as an expression of safeguard, it can actuate work and should never be utilized during pregnancy.

• Liver 3 (LV3): Tai Chong

You have to remove your shoe to discover this point. This is an incredible zone to imply this exercise in case of serious stress issues, lower back pain, hypertension, limb torment, a sleeping disorder (insomnia) and anxiety.

• Pericardium 6 (P6): Nei Guan

This point can help give alleviation to restlessness, hypertension, carpal passage disorder, disturbed stomach, and cerebral pains and is even utilized for direction of heart palpitations.

• Triple Energizer 3: Zhong Zhu

This acupressure point is situated ready shaped by the ligaments of the fourth and fifth finger, behind the knuckles and is normally utilized as a part of the center for fleeting migraines, shoulder and neck strain, and upper back pain.

• Spleen 6 (SP6): San Yin Jiao

This point can be exceptionally useful for some urological and pelvic issue and in       addition for weakness and a sleeping disorder. Abstain this acupressure point from amid pregnancy.

• Stomach36 (ST36): Zu San Li

You can discover this acupressure therapy point helpful for exhaustion and melancholy and additionally knee torment and gastrointestinal distress. Asians every now and again animate this point for well being advancement and life span.

Acupressure With Machines 

These exercises are not only the ones that are practiced or is advised to do, but there are pretty more in number. One can always go for the exercises that suits their body requirement. Like suppose if one is a sheer suffer of back pain or should pain, the concerned person should look for feet and hand roller exercises, along with the “twist-the-hip” roller or to say “Acupressure twister” that actually helps your nerve to gain the lost flexibility and also helps shaping your belly figure, this roller is machine free, and is a simple set up that can be done anytime anywhere, and above all, it is cost-effective.

Even acupressure equipment’s like acupressure foot mat and roller can be very beneficial for nerve flexibility and improved blood circulation. Where as acupressure point massage machine like “Massage Pyra Points” is actually very beneficial for massaging your joint (knee), back portion, shoulder areas. These machines are used by batteries and are again very affordable, and effective at the same time. The current cost of the Acupressure Point Massager is ranging between INR 170-230 only. Whereas the Twister costs between INR 300-350/- which is very reasonable and durable.

Closing Words with Acupressure

Hence, on an all this is a win-win situation for all those who are suffering from severe back pain and have wasted pretty much amount on its testing and medical procedure. Acupressure therapy has always proved to be beneficial for many users all around the country.

But from all the experience I have heard of and specially read of, I personally feel, it is a must try. So, are you one of those try and tested acupressure stud? If yes, write us about your experience and tell us how it helped you to overcome some serious injuries pain or else wise. If not, it’s okay 😊

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