Acupressure

If a block in your body is physical,such as a swollen ankle,you can acupressure to help the muscles and circulation to the injury. As you gently press acupressure points on the ankle,the muscle begins to relax and blood flows more freely to the injury.The swelling goes down,and the pain goes away. There are points all over your body that can relieve different problems you might run across. There are points on your back by your shoulder blades that can relieve depression. There are points on your forehead and wrists that can take care of anxiety, according to the experts in acupressure.That is only a few of the dozens of points on your body. Each point takes care of a different problem. The basic acupressure technique is: Use firm pressure. You can apply this pressure with your thumbs, fingers,palms or knuckles,whatever is the most comfortable for you. The general rule is that pressure should be firm enough to hurt good. Don’t inflict pain upon yourself with to firm of pressure, this will defeat the whole purpose of acupressure. To relieve pain, first press the points gently for approximately 30 seconds. Increase the until it’s quite firm, holding it for one to three minutes. Then release slowly and gently, again taking 30 seconds to come off the points. Kneading is a basic warm-up before acupressure. Brisk rubbing, especially on the acupressure points helps increase blood flow. This technique is helpful for people that are bedridden or for people with poor circulation. This would be helpful in an older person with slow blood flow. This technique would be helpful for someone that has neuropathy. You don’t have to be an expert to use acupressure. You will be surprised at how the body relazes just a few minutes into the treatment. Why wait try it you may find it to be beneficial for your aches and pains.