Acupressure Massage Therapy:  Pressure Points on your body

Acupressure therapy taps into ancient energy pathways, dating back over 2000 years, to promote well-being through touch. By targeting specific points on the body, it offers a simple yet powerful approach to healing various ailments, similar to acupuncture massage but using fingertip stimulation.

Introduction to Acupressure massage

An ancient healing practice that accesses the body’s subtle energy layers to let health and well-being flow is called Acupressure Therapy. The science behind this healing technique dates back more than 2000 years. The instinct or desire to soothe the pain in your body with touch is the essence of acupressure massage .

There are particular points on the body that, when used in specific combinations, could treat a wide range of disorders and diseases. While acupressure is the technique of using fingers to stimulate these pressure points to treat patients, the acupuncture technique stimulates these points using needles.

History of Acupressure

The earliest record of the theory and principles of this therapy was written in China and can be found in the ‘Yellow Emperor’s Book of Internal Medicine’. During the period of the Yellow Emperor, Buddhism started spreading from India to China and further East. Each culture added its flavor to the philosophy and practice of Buddhism which is based on the principles of meditation (Dhyana). Dhyana came to be known in China as ‘Chan’ and later emerged in Japan as ‘Zen’. Having stood the test of time, acupressure massage is used successfully to treat many diseases and conditions that have perplexed Modern Medicine.

Principle of Acupressure therapy

Eastern medicine believes that balance is health; imbalance is disease and rebalancing is treatment. Eastern scientists believe that by changing the ‘diet’ and ‘lifestyle’ of an individual with one involving natural herbal or plant products, imbalance in the body can be treated. Acupressure massage or Acupuncture scientists have identified points on the body that, when stimulated, could increase or decrease 12 sets of interdependent functions, and thereby help in correcting imbalance.

How Acupressure therapy works

According to the Dermatome theory, stimulating the bundle of nerves emerging from between the two vertebrae affects all the organs that are supplied by that bundle of nerves. For example, acupressure massage on either side of the spine at the chest level has beneficial effects on the heart and the lungs, points lower down correct imbalances of the stomach and intestines, and so on right down to the tip of the spine.

Benefits in treatments

This therapy is particularly effective in treating backache, sciatica, knee joint arthritis, COPD and POCD, digestive disorders like acidity and constipation, and asthma. It helps reduce the tension in your shoulders, back, and legs, improving your quality of sleep, digestion, appetite, and ease of movement.

You can perform Acupressure massage on yourself by practicing a simple technique that requires two lawn tennis balls and a sock. This technique can be used not only to treat the organs in your chest, abdomen, and endocrine glands but also your arms and legs since it targets the nerves coming out from the spine and supplying the limbs.

Treating yourself to Acupressure massage therapy, supervised and performed by a trained specialist, will let health and well-being flow through your body. Most importantly, throughout the therapy ensure you pay attention to your body’s signals. Your body understands better if the pressure applied during the therapy is too much or too little and will prevent the occurrence of any harm.

Note

As a result, acupressure therapy relieves pain, lowers stress, and encourages relaxation by focusing on particular pressure spots on the entire body. It provides a healthy, natural strategy for well-being, but further study is required to completely comprehend its advantages. However, a lot of people discover comfort and better health when they include shiatsu in their healthcare routines.