Acupressure & Acupuncture
11 Articles & Excerpts
What Is Acupressure?
 Acupressure's Potent Points: a Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments
by Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D.
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
The Channels and pressure points
 Acupressure For Common Ailments
by Chris Jarmey
The Channels, also known as Meridians, are the pathways through the body along which Qi flows. There are 12 major Channels, each linked to the function of a particular Organ, plus two extra Channels that run up the torso and head on the front and back.
Acupressure for Emotional Well-Being
 Acupressure for Emotional Healing: A Self-Care Guide for Trauma, Stress, & Common Emotional Imbalances
by Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D., Beth Ann Henning, Ph.D.
What Is Acupressure? More than five thousand years ago the Chinese discovered that by applying pressure with their fingers and hands to specific points on the body, they could relieve pain.
Oriental Medicine the Basic Concepts
Acupressure For Common Ailments
by Chris Jarmey
Understanding why acupressure works requires an appreciation of tile Chinese system of diagnosis and treatment, where the fundamental approach to medicine bears little resemblance to that in the West.
Could This Be Magic? Acupressure for the Emotions
 Instant Emotional Healing
by George J. Pratt, Ph.D., Peter T. Lambrou, Ph.D.
Does the idea that you can instantly get over your fears or your sadness, that you could feel more relaxed and balanced in your everyday life, sound too good to be true? Well, we mean exactly what the title says: instant emotional healing.
Back Pain: Exercise and Physical Therapy, Surgery, Acupuncture
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The back is a complicated body part. And deciding how to treat it when it's hurt isn't simple, either. There are many choices, but results are mixed. Back pain comes in two forms, acute and chronic, and is most often felt in the lower back.
Sham Acupuncture
by National Institute of Health
A commonly used control group is sham acupuncture, using techniques that are not intended to stimulate known acupuncture points. However, there is disagreement on correct needle placement.
Acupuncture in Health Care System
by National Institute of Health
The integration of acupuncture into today's health care system will be facilitated by a better understanding among providers of the language and practices of both the Eastern and Western health care communities.
What Is the Efficacy of Acupuncture? : Part 2
by National Institute of Health
After 1-1/2 days of available presentations and audience discussion, an independent, non-Federal consensus panel weighed the scientific evidence and wrote a draft statement that was presented to the audience on the third day.
What Is the Efficacy of Acupuncture?
by National Institute of Health
Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention is widely practiced in the United States. While there have been many studies of its potential usefulness, many of these studies provide equivocal results because of design, sample size, and other factors.
Can the Efficacy of Acupuncture Be Demonstrated?
by National Institute of Health
Relatively few high-quality, randomized, controlled trials have been published on the effects of acupuncture. Such studies should be designed in a rigorous manner to allow evaluation of the effectiveness of acupuncture.
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