Acupressure and Acupuncture Therapies

Acupressure and Acupuncture therapies have been recognized in China, Japan and Korea as effective modes of treatment. These therapies are widely used in the hospitals of these countries.

Acupressure is the most ancient and simplest of the various oriental therapies as Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Zone therapy and Reflexology, which are prevalent today. Acupressure is the unique science. It is believed that eastern therapists evolved this science several centuries ago with a view to maintaining health and curing common ailments.

According to One Opinion Acupressure and Acupuncture originated in India. They later spread it to Central Asia, Egypt, China and other Countries. It is believed that this therapy was taken from India to other countries by Buddhist Monks. The Chinese consider Acupressure as their own science and believe it to be more than 5000 years old. There are references of Acupressure and Acupuncture in the ancient Chinese Books. The Chinese, irrespective of the place of origin of this therapy, must be credited with making Acupressure respected and popular in modern world.

When there is pain in any part of the body, we generally try to get relief by rubbing or pressing that part. If we take this natural relax into consideration, we should not be surprised at the evolution of acupressure. Centuries ago the people noticed that pain could be relieved when they pressed pointed stones on some specific parts of the body. During a battle, soldier sometimes experienced that when arrows wounded them, they recovered from long-suffered illness. This led those people having the power of minute observation, to think that certain points on the skin must have connection with the internal organs of the body. The system study that followed helped to discover new Acupressure points. There is the description of about 1000 acupressure points on the body in the various Chinese and Japanese Charts.