For Acupressure we have terms and definitions in 11 topics. The topics are Alternative Health, Beauty, Cancer, Day Spa, HIV and AIDs, Health and Beauty, Holistic, Holistic Health, Massage, Spa and Therapy.

Acupressure (Alternative Health)

A type of Oriental healing art based on ancient Japanese and Chinese medicine. A practitioner puts pressure on specific points on the body with his or her fingers in order to relieve pain and discomfort, prevent tension-related ailments, and promote good health.

Acupressure (Beauty)

A technique that uses pressure to relieve pain. Benefits can result from this therapeutic technique when pressure is applied to specific body parts.

Acupressure (Cancer)

The application of pressure or localized massage to specific sites on the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea. It is a type of complementary and alternative medicine.

Acupressure (Day Spa)

Traditional Oriental pressure-point massage used to increase the body’s flow of energy.

Acupressure (HIV and AIDs)

A Chinese therapy that is based on ACUPUNCTURE but uses finger pressure rather than needles. Acupressure is used to relieve tension, stress and pain, perhaps due to the release of endorphins.

Acupressure (Health and Beauty)

A technique that uses pressure to relieve pain. Benefits can result from this therapeutic technique when pressure is applied to specific body parts.

Acupressure (Holistic)

Based on the principles of acupuncture, this ancient Chinese technique involves the use of finger pressure on specific points along the body to treat ailments such as tension, stress, aches, pains, cramps or arthritis.

Acupressure (Holistic Health)

Acupressure is a therapy that uses pressure to correct the flow of energy in our bodies to relieve symptoms such as pain or nausea and to increase a sense of wellbeing. The therapist applies pressure with his or her hands or fingers to the pressure points that follow along the meridians, or pathways of energy. It is believed that there is a connection from the surface of the skin to internal organs, and that blockage of the flow of energy can cause symptoms of illness.

Acupressure (Massage)

Acupressure is an ancient healing art that uses the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body’s natural self-curative abilities. When these points are pressed, they release muscular tension and promote the circulation of blood and the body’s life force (sometimes known as qi or chi) to aid healing. Acupuncture and acupressure use the same points, but acupuncture employs needles, while acupressure uses the gentle, but firm pressure of hands (and even feet). There is a large amount of scientific data demonstrating why and how acupuncture is effective. But acupressure, the older of the two traditions, was neglected after the Chinese developed more technical methods for stimulating points with needles and electricity. Acupressure, however, continues to be the most effective method for self-treatment of tension-related ailments by using the power and sensitivity of the human hand. Foremost among the advantages of acupressure’s healing touch is that it is safe to do on yourself and others — even if you’ve never done it before — so long as you follow the instructions and pay attention to the cautions. The only pieces of equipment needed are your own two hands. You can practice acupressure therapy anytime, anywhere. Acupressure can be effective in helping relieve headaches, eye strain, sinus problems, neck pain, backaches, arthritis, muscle aches, tension due to stress, ulcer pain, menstrual cramps, lower backaches, constipation, and indigestion. Self-acupressure can also be used to relieve anxiety and get better sleep at night. There are also great advantages to using acupressure as a way to balance the body and maintain good health. The healing touch of acupressure reduces tension, increases circulation, and enables the body to relax deeply. By relieving stress, acupressure strengthens resistance to disease and promotes wellness. In acupressure, local symptoms are considered an expression of the condition of the body as a whole. A tension headache, for instance, may be rooted in the shoulder and neck area. Thus, acupressure focuses on relieving pain and discomfort, as well as responding to tension, before it develops into a disease — before the constrictions and imbalances can do further damage. The origins of acupressure are as ancient as the instinctive impulse to hold your forehead or temples when you have a headache. Everyone at one time or another has used their hands spontaneously to hold tense or painful places on the body. More than 5,000 years ago, the Chinese discovered that pressing certain points on the body relieved pain where it occurred and also benefited other parts of the body more remote from the pain and the pressure point. Gradually, they found other locations that not only alleviated pain, but also influenced the functioning of certain internal organs. (Definition in part from the book Acupressure’s Potent Points, by Michael Reed Gach, director of the Acupressure Institute.) Click here to find an Acupressure practitioner.

Acupressure (Spa)

During treatment, the therapist releases muscle tension and promotes healing by using the fingers to apply pressure to the body's "energy points" or "meridians." The pressure applied to these vital points (the same points used in acupuncture) was identified by Chinese medical practitioners centuries ago and is believed to improve the flow of energy (chi) throughout the body.

Acupressure (Therapy)

An acupressurist stimulates same points used in acupuncture with finger pressure, rather than inserting fine needles. Using the power and sensitivity of the hand, acupressure is effective in the relief of stress-related ailments, in self-treatment, and in preventive health care.

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