Using information from other sources ("cun")

Using information from other sources ("cun") To be able to use information from other sources for locating points, you'll need to know what the "cun" is. The "cun" is the standard unit of measurement for the body used in acupuncture. As everyone's body has different dimensions, it is defined according to the person whose body is to be treated. 1 cun = width of the thumb, in the middle, at the crease3 cun = combined breadth of the 4 fingers, at the level of the pinky finger's first joint above the palm of the hand12 cun = the distance from the elbow crease to the wrist crea...

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Acupressure for shyness

Acupressure point LIV-1. It's location, photograph, use for emotional well-being and warnings. LIV-1 Name: Great Esteem (Liver 1)Location: On the big toe, at the bottom corner of the nail at the side of the other toes.Use: Press.Effects: Assertiveness, discerning when to go along with others and when to assert oneself. Self-este...

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Acupressure Wristbands Help Cancer Patients

Practitioners of Chinese medicine techniques have long used stimulation of points on the wrists through acupuncture or acupressure to relieve nausea. However, mainstream medical doctors have generally dismissed claims that acupressure wristbands could have any power to stop nausea. But a study by Rochester Medical Center researchers just published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management has found the Chinese approach really does work -- and it is not due to the placebo effect, either.The significance of the study, the scientists noted in a statement to media, is that acupressure wristbands appear to be a safe, low-cost way to help cancer patients cut down on nausea when undergoing radiation, chemo and other treatments."We know the placebo effect exists, the problem is that we don't know...

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Acupressure

The healing art of Acupressure is at least 5,000 years old and remains the third most popular method for pain and illness relief in the world. It is a complete health system that has been documented to be used for over 3000 conditions. Anyone looking for options to their current treatments or are concerned about situations in which they may not be able to get to medical help, should consider this as the first treatment choice for any home self care system.Based on the same principles as Acupuncture using pressure instead of needles, Acupressure works by stimulating specific reflex points located along the lines of energy which run through the...

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