Acupressure Cures Back Pain For Sure

Most of the so-called effective drugs for the treatment of lower or upper back pain have a contingent of side effects ready with them. If you are told about the name and the nature of the after effects in advance, you may freeze with horror. And perhaps will never take these drugs on own without consulting a specialist.

On the contrary, the natural and therapeutic therapies such as Acupressure and Massage therapy are the recommended options for seeking back pain relief. Well, these therapies offer you the cure, and cure only, without bothering you further about the side effects.

Acupressure is an ancient therapy which is reported to have a successful history of 5000 years behind it. If any line of treatment has withstood the test of time over such a long period, the system must surely give you good results. And this trust has been confirmed by the recent research findings as well.

The article published in the British Medical Journal has confirmed the efficacy of the acupressure treatment, especially for the lower back pain treatment. Thus the benefits of Acupressure for back pain relief are scientifically established!

The main highlight of the acupressure treatment is the fact that its results are long lasting with no possibility of side effects. It has shown better results as compared to other therapies. After six sessions of acupressure treatment, patients have reported immediate improvements in the pain situation.

Just masking and suppressing the symptoms of pain is no treatment. Most of the over the counter and prescription medications focus on treating symptoms of pain to treat the back pain. This directly invites the lurking danger of side effects such as liver and kidney failure, bleeding gut and cardiac dysfunction.

When the energy flow is blocked within the body, when the metabolism is not proper, illness is the result. Stress and injury are often the cause of these energy disruptions. Acupressure works on highly scientific lines. Pressure on certain specified points, makes the brain to release endorphins, which plays an important role in pain relief, stress reduction, immune function and slowing the aging process.

The end purposes of the acupressure and acupuncture treatment are one and the same. Both concern the same acupoints. But the vital difference in the mode of treatments is that no needles are used in acupressure. The pressure is mostly applied with fingertips on the relevant acupressure points on your skin.

So, acupressure is the most trusted therapy for back pain relief. It delivers the results, the good ones indeed to cure your back pain!

Ashish Jain

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Acupressure Cures Headache With Ease

One thing can be declared with certainty. Acupressure will not create any type of headache because this process of treatment is without any side effects. It is friendly to your body mechanism from all the counts.

The procedure for treating the headache through the procedure of acupressure is to convert the simple domestic procedure into a medical skill. Modern technology has come to the assistance of this massage and acupressure therapy with soft music, the agreeable lighting system, and electrical gadgets. It is experience and expertise combined together.

Massage of various parts of your body is the natural outcome that has been in vogue to treat some of the ailments. What exactly happens when you rub any part of your body? The inflamed muscles get relief. Extending the procedure further, the massage technique is also used to heal injuries to cure stiffness of joints, relieve stress and relieve the headache consequently.

Just the prick of a small thorn on the little finger, and the whole body responds with the sensation of pain. The acupressure system works on this principle and hence succeeds in achieving tangible results. The entire body is one unit according to acupressure. If you have headache, the acupressure therapist massages your lower back. At the end of the massage session, you will find remarkable relief for your headache.

Now, come to the second important part of the human mechanism, the network of nervous system and the system situated on the palms and the feet. The related points of each body part are intelligently connected to these parts of the body and the acupressure treatment here gets you relief at the levels required.

So, your headache is not the exclusive property of your head. The whole body owns it. Your weak muscles could also be the cause of your headache and acupressure therapist can pinpoint and treat it. Your modern lifestyle results in the accumulation of toxic chemicals in the blood vessels and other parts of your body. The versatile acupressure therapist recognizes the changes in the relevant point on your palm and treats you accordingly.

Well, with some knowledge of theory related to acupressure along with some practical experiences you can self-treat your headache and other minor ailments. In case of serious headaches, consult the acupressure specialist only.

Ashish Jain

http://www.headacheupdates.com/migraine/ & Headache Relief provides detailed information on headache, natural headache relief, headache treatment and more.

Acupressure More Effective Than Physical Therapy

We all know Acupressure has been around for some 5,000 years now and those of us involved in Holistic and wellness remain convinced that the procedures encompassed within this sphere are more efficacious than physical therapy. Every living being has a life force, or energy, called qi or chi (pronounced "chee"). When this energy, which runs along meridians, is in balance and flowing freely, the body is in a state of health. Acupoints tap into the the major energy pathways of the body

When this energy is blocked or deficient, illness can result. These energy disruptions are often the result of stress or injury. It is believed that acupressure causes the brain to release endorphins. Endorphins play an important role in immune function, pain relief, stress reduction, and slowing the aging process.

Lower back pain has long been the bain of the modern world not only in lost man hours but also because of the numerous side effects, complications and nuances of lower back pain complaints. Further studies now confirm the benefits of acupressure over physical therapy. Albeit that the studies failed to take into account functional status and disability as recommended by most low back pain researchers the results are still very meaningful and relevant. In February 2006 a randomized controlled trial took place at The National Taiwan University in Taipei.

129 patients with chronic low back pain received acupressure or physical therapy for 1 month. Primary endpoints were self-administered Chinese versions of standard outcome measures for low back pain (Roland and Morris disability questionnaire) at baseline, after treatment, and at 6-month follow-up. After treatment, the mean total Roland and Morris disability questionnaire score was significantly lower in the acupressure group than in the physical therapy group regardless of the difference in absolute score or mean change from baseline.

Compared with physical therapy, acupressure was associated with an 89% reduction in significant disability and that improvement was maintained at 6-month follow-up. Study limitations include a confounding psychological effect of therapy; loss of 15.5% of patients to follow-up at 6 months and effectiveness of any manipulation therapy dependent on the therapist's technique and experience.

Participants were aged 18 to 81 years. Exclusion criteria were pregnancy and contraindication to acupressure. 64 patients were randomized to acupressure and 65 to physical therapy. Conclusive or inconclusive the results still point towards the undeniable and positive aspects of acupressure and holistic healing.

On a more lighter note Acupressure has also been cited as a new aid for sleepy students. 39 student volunteers found that those who were taught to self-administer acupressure to stimulation points on their legs, feet, hands and heads were less likely to drowse during class. The acupressure consisted of light tapping of fingers or using thumbs or forefingers to lightly massage the stimulation points. It was conceded that more study is needed in relation to acupressure and the effect on human alertness.

Looking further into the positives might this self administered acupressure also be a consideration for children with ADHD contra Ritalin!

Martyn Witt

Martyn Witt is the owner of Holistic Works which is a premier resource for holistic and wellness information. for more information, go to http://www.holisticworks.net