Acupressure
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- What is Acupressure? Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over 5,000 years ago, using the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body's natural self-curative abilities.
- Acupressure is much older than acupuncture, dating back to 2500 BCE in China.
- What does acupressure involve? Acupressure is a non-needle variation of acupuncture involving deep finger pressure on acupoints and is similar to Japanese shiatsu.
- " This study shows that acupressure is more effective in alleviating low back pain than physical therapy in terms of pain scores, functional status, and disability, say the authors.
- One of them is that acupressure is something spiritual and that it is full of black magic.
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