Acupressure for Menstrual Cramps

Acupressure for Menstrual CrampsMenstrual cramps affect more than 50 percent of women worldwide and more than 15 percent suffer from severe cramping that limits physical activity. The process of acupressure, which involves applying pressure to spots on the body known as acupoints that correspond to junctions of physiological systems, can reduce the pain associated with menstrual cramps.What Kind of Acupressure Relieves Menstrual Cramping?Women suffering from menstrual cramps can use a variety of acupressure points to relieve pain and other symptoms. The basic technique is to locate the acupressure point and apply pressure using the tip of the...

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Acupressure Cautions to Consider

Acupressure Cautions to Consider * Apply finger pressure on acupressure points gradually in a slow, rhythmic manner to enable the layers of soft tissue and muscle fibers to respond. Never press any area in an abrupt, forceful, or jarring way. * Use the abdominal acupressure points cautiously, especially if you are ill. Avoid the abdominal area entirely if a patient has a life-threatening disease, such as intestinal cancer, tuberculosis, serious cardiac conditions, and leukemia. * Gently press or touch lymph areas, such as in the groin, the area of the throat, in the soft tissue just below the ear lobs, and the area around the breast near the armpits. These areas are often extremely sensitive and thus should be touched only lightly, not pressed. * Do not work directly on a serious burn,...

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Better Than Sedatives: Acupressure Calms Children Before Surgery

Better Than Sedatives: Acupressure Calms Children Before SurgeryAn acupressure treatment applied to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowers their anxiety levels and makes the stress of surgery more calming for them and their families, UC Irvine anesthesiologists have learned.According to Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthesiology and perioperative care chair, and his Yale University collaborator Dr. Shu-Ming Wang, this noninvasive, drug-free method is an effective, complementary anxiety-relief therapy for children during surgical preparation. Sedatives currently used before anesthesia can cause nausea and prolong sedation."Anxiety in children before...

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Simple Acupressure weight loss method

Simple Acupressure weight loss methodFriends from overseas came back, not seen for two months,her figure become so fine, weight was reduced by as much as eight kilograms. How can she get so fast weight loss? She told me that the latest weight loss acupressure technique is popular in London , not only do not need to take weight loss pill, but also do not have any instruments, but can be done anytime, anywhere, as long as the use of a short period of time to spare a few minutes. Is the most easy way to lose weight.1. Acupressure lips before mealPut the forefinger on the Point Renzhong, thumb on the upper lip of the front-end, rapid pinch for...

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Acupressure for LIVER problems

Liver and Vision-enhancing Massage1. Thumb-knead the depressions below the occipital bone (Gb20), at the bottom of the skull, 30 times.2. Place the thumbs on the temples and use the middle knuckles of the index fingers to press the inner canthi of eyes, then scrape apart along the upper and lower orbits, 30 times.3. Thumb-knead the inner sides of the eyebrows (Bl2), 30 times.4. Pinch the nasal bridge closest to the inner canthi of eyes (Bl1), 30 times.5. Thumb-knead the temples, 30 times.6. First rub the hands together to get them warm, then put them over the closed eyes with the palms for 30 seconds; then slightly rub the eyeballs 10 times or...

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