Acupressure
Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine ** technique based on the same Chinese ideas as acupuncture. It involves placing physical pressure, by hand, elbow, or with the aid of various devices, on different pressure points on the surface of the body (which may be far distant from the symptom) to bring about relief through greater balance and flow of the energies in the body (Qi).An acupressure wristband to relieve the symptoms of motion sickness and other forms of nausea is available.
(** Although this is not confirmed. Some practitioners believe that first hints of acupressure or reflexology have been found in ancient Indian texts)
See also:
- acupuncture
- shiatsu (a Japanese form of acupressure)
- massage
- reflexology
- tuina (a Chinese style of massage, which includes acupressure)