acupressure


Acupressure & Acupuncture
Acupressure is a 5000-year-old Chinese healing method that involves applying pressure to certain meridian points on the body to relieve pain. The human body has fourteen "meridians" that carry energy throughout the body. These meridians start at the fingertips, connect to the brain, and then connect to the organ associated with the specific meridian. Acupressure deals with all the aspects of a person as a whole: body, emotions, mind, and spirit as one, not as separate parts. It relaxes muscular tension and balances the vital life forces of the body. Acupressure is said by many to be a needle-less version of Acupuncture.
Acupressure & Acupuncture
Acupressure Oriental healing system using direct finger pressure to specific tension spots to reduce stress and pain and affect healing. Also called Shiatsu massage and Reflexology.	Acupuncture An ancient Chinese medical system over 5000 years old, recently revived in China and becoming popular in the West. It deals with subtle energy paths (ch'i) in the body related to the comic principles of Yin and Yang. The balance of these energies in the human body affects health and disease. Acupuncture therapy alters these energy flows by inserting fine needles at key pressure points, for varying periods of time. Anæsthesia for surgery can also be effected by acupuncture.
Related Links
Yahoo Health Comprehensive, informative, and quite impartial, this page will come as a treat for both believers and non-believers of acupressure. British Columbia Acupressure Therapist Association This home site of the British Columbia Acupressure Therapists' Association provides quite a lot of information on this Chinese therapy, along with a regular newsletter, as well as a list of local practitioners, clinics, and workshops. Japanese Acupressure Massage (Anma) Brief article on the Japanese method of acupressure. Acupuncture.cc This site aims to help learn acupuncture and the Chinese medicine for approaching good health. Acupuncture This has excellent information on related matters. Indian Gyan Excerpts from a book on clinical acupuncture, which includes a brief history of the therapy together with techniques, precautions and traditional Chinese diagnosis among other information.	The History of Acupuncture This site has excellent information on the history of acupuncture and its relevance in the modern world. Acupuncture Home Page This is a more comprehensive site on acupuncture, developed by the Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine. American Academy Provides information about medical acupuncture and its licensed practitioners. Welcome to Acupuncture Canada A major online resource on acupuncture, it also provides information on related matters. The British Acupuncture Council Offers in-depth information on all aspects of acupuncture, particularly the traditional acupuncture as practised in England. Acupuncture This is a descriptive site on acupuncture.