Acupressure Hisory and Philosophy:Acupressure has been practiced as a healing art for at least 5,000 years. It is the third most popular method for treating pain and illness in the world. This complete health system has been documented for use in treating over 3000 conditions. If you are looking for options to your current treatments or for ways to supplement your current health care, you are on the right track. This is a proven, natural and cost effective self care system of home treatment that could improve the quality of your life. Acupressure philosophy is based on the same principles as Acupuncture. By using pressure instead of needles, acupressure works to stimulate specific reflex points located along the lines of energy which run through the body, called meridians. There are 14 main meridian lines, each of which corresponds to an individual organ of the body. When the vital energies are able to flow through the meridians in a balanced and even way the result is good health. When you experience pain or illness it is an indication that there is a block or leak in the energy flow within your body. There is
a natural source of healing power in everyone. When
this healing power is activated, it triggers a series
of intricate internal processes, which produces a
Healing Response. Pain or injury to your body alerts
your body that help is needed. This is when the
Healing Response begins by the unleashing of
endorphins into your blood to help heal the affected
area. The heart rate increases, blood pressure is
altered and the delivery of endorphins and nutrients
required for repair is excellerated. This speeds up
the elimination of toxins from the damaged area,
which also promotes healing. The goal with Acupressure is to learn the points that will produce the Healing Response for the conditions we want to fix. Through repetitive Acupressure treatments, the body learns a new and effective way to activate the Healing Response on its own and increases the power to heal itself without any outside intervention. Acupressure is widely know for producing great results for pain relief. Most types of pain you have can be influenced through the balancing of energies in the energy pathways of the body and through impulses of pressure, electric stimulation or the application of healing light therapy devices. The World Health Organization and others drew up a list of diseases or conditions they felt were responsive to acupuncture and acupressure. This is what the list looks like. Alcoholism, Allergies, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Bronchitis, Colds, Conjunctivitis, Cataract, Several other conditions which people have indicated getting a positive response from using acupressure, electric stimulation and cold laser or healing light devices include Fybromialgia, MS, Lou Gehrig's Disease and Diabetes. For the conditions listed below, you will find points that the experts agree help these conditions and they are easy to find. Sometimes you only need a few points to get results. POPULAR ACUPRESSURE POINTS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW FOR TREATING COMMON AILMENTS ON YOURSELF OR OTHERS INCLUDE:
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To find the appropriate point, read the description and then find the general area on your skin. Gently probe the area until you find that point which gives you a "funny bone" feeling or is sensitive, tender or sore. Then press hard enough to make the point hurt. You can use a steady pressure or a five seconds on and five seconds off rotating pressure for the time you stimulate the point. Usually one minute is sufficient for each treatment session. Regular, systematic treatment usually gets the best results because the effects of Acupressure are cumulative. At first, frequent treatment is recommended. Treatment three times daily for five to ten minutes may be necessary. Or treat more frequent, such as every two hours, until you start feeling relief. You cannot overdose. Some report almost immediate results; others may need a few weeks to get lasting results. Acupressure is safe. Side effects are very rare. Treat while sitting down and do not administer after meals. One of the most portable yet highly-effective methods of complementary health care is Acupressure. It requires no more than a chart and a hand to administer treatments, though treatments can be administered with wooden tools or electronic stimulation devices and may be coupled with massage and essential oils. Acupressure has been used successfully for thousands of years to help millions of people. This article features Acupressure and is written by Monte Cunningham, a man who has spent more than 35 years studying this health care modality. Source: Monte Cunningham, The Acu-Ki Institute. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ELECTRIC ACUPRESSURE AND THE
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