Acupressure Guide - Alleviate Headaches, Neck and Joint Pain, Anxiety Attacks and Other Ailments
You have the potential to relieve most ailments with your hands. Acupressure is an ancient art practiced by Chinese for over 5,000 years. This fully illustrated guide by Aaron Stein, Ph.D., distills acupressure into simple exercises that can be used to alleviate wide range of medical conditions.

Example of Active point description - Yin Tang:

Location: with the tip of your thumb or index finger probe the area midway between the medial end of the two eyebrows as indicated on the picture until you feel a slight dip.
Direction: apply firm deep strokes of pressure in upward direction. The initial painful sensation will soon begin to subside.
Duration: 1 min

Ailments Covered by the Acupressure Guide:
Headache and Migraine: Frontal Headache | Back of the head | Side of the head | Top of the head | Pain in the eye (Migraine behind the eye)
Local Pain: Jaw | Toothache | Ear | Neck | Shoulder | Wrist | Hand | Backache | Hip | Knee | Ankle | Foot
Cold and Flu: Sore throat | Sinusitis | Loss of Voice | Earaches | Allergy
Nervous System: Anxiety Attacks and Nervousness | Depression | Insomnia | Fainting | Hiccoughs | Memory and Concentration Improvement
Cardiovascular: Angina | Palpitations | High Blood Pressure
Abdominal Discomfort: Constipation | Diarrhea | Heartburn and Stomachache
Women only: PMS and Painful Periods | Hot Flashes | Pregnancy
Urinary Problems: Bed-wetting | Incontinence | Urinary retention
Other: Nose bleeding | Allergy | Itching | Asthma | Decreased Libido | Hangover.

How acupressure works:
Acupressure and acupuncture share the same active points (also called trigger points). The ancient Chinese developed system of active points stimulation over 5,000 years ago. The active points are located on imaginary lines called meridians. Accordingly, the points are referred to by the meridian they are located on and consecutive number of point on that meridian.

The ancient Chinese believed that life energy chi (pronounced chee) flows through these meridians. In a healthy person the energy flow trough meridians is unobstructed. The blockade of chi flow results in an illness. The Chinese believed that active points stimulation clears the meridians and improves the flow of energy.

General Directions:
- Use deep firm pressure to massage every point.
- Usually acupressure points are more sensitive than surrounding area.
- The massage duration indicated with point description is only an approximation. Massage every point until numbing feeling is produced.
- You do not need to massage all active points included in the exercise. Some active points produce stronger effect than others. You may choose to limit the exercise to massaging these high potency points only.
- You can repeat active points massage as often as you want. There is no limit on number of exercises per day.
- When applying deep pressure the active point is expected hurt initially. In this case reduce the pressure to a “comfortably” painful level and persist with massaging the active point. Increase the pressure as the initial painful sensation begins to subside. Continue the massage until numbing feeling is produced
- When massaging acupressure points sit comfortably or lie down, close your eyes and breath deeply.
- It is not necessary to massage points on your own, you can ask somebody else to massage your active points.
- An example of stimulation of active point Li4 is shown below. Point Li4 is located between thumb and index finger. Apply firm deep strokes of pressure in upward direction:

Example of Active point description - Tai Yang:

Location: in the large depression on the side of the head about 1 inch away from the end of the eyebrow.
Direction: massage in circular motions back to front. The initial painful sensation will soon begin to subside.
Duration: 1 min

Reviews:
Excellent book! The major strength of the book are its crisp illustrations, thorough description of acupressure points location, and step-by-step explanations.
Andrew Sharp from Austin, TX, April 22, 2004
"Excellent book! The major strength of the book are its crisp illustrations, thorough description of acupressure points location, and step-by-step explanations. I have never tried acupressure before. I found this book very easy to use and very helpful in relieving my migraine."

I have read many different acupressure guides before. This one by far is the easiest to use.
Paul Stanley from Minneapolis, MI, June 1, 2004
"I have read many different acupressure guides before. This one by far is the easiest to use. Finally, I can understand the location of points and duration of necessary massage. Thank you for this nice book."

I am no longer afraid of the headache!
Marie Wilson from LA, CA, February 27, 2004
"I usually don't write reviews, but in this case I feel obliged to share my experience. I sometimes have this dull pain on the top of my head. Until recently I just had to survive until the bed time. Well, during one of those episodes I have downloaded the acupressure headache guide. Now I have used the guide on 3 separate occasions and I am no longer afraid of the headache. I had no previous experience with acupressure. So if this guide worked for me it can also help other people."

Good acupressure guide indeed!
Roger Green from London, UK, July 8, 2004
"Good acupressure guide indeed! ... Active point descriptions are easy to follow. I am using acupressure to treat my own and my son’s migraines. I have also used acupressure to treat my neck pain."

Amazingly simple!
A. Blumkin, N. Heaven, CT, March 14, 2005
"Acupressure has been around for ages but as other holistic medical techniques it has not been a part of our Western medical practice. People usually resorted to it after everything else (drugs, surgery, etc) failed to help in their particular medical condition.
Clearly, simple, self-administered, drug-free acupressure techniques should be a starting point for treatment of any disease that is known to respond.
This book does not intend to give you a cure-all solution. To the contrary, the book (based on author's extensive research) gives you a "know-how" on addressing basic and common human medical problems that have been known since ancient China to respond to acupressure methods"

I was able to alleviate my wrist pain
Reader, JP, MA, February 21, 2005
"My wrist was bothering me for over a year. I have tried wearing the splint but achieved little effect. My doctor was considering operation on my carpal tunnel nerve. I have decided to give a try to this Acupressure book. I was able to find trigger points indicated in the book easily - the description of the points was satisfactory. I have been massaging the points indicated in the book for several minutes each point. The pain subsided quickly after the massage. I have stopped treatment 2 weeks later. Now 3 weeks after I have stopped treatment I still have no problem with my hand."

Excellent alternative approach!
S Lemberg from London, NYC, January 26, 2005
"I am not generally the type to resort to alternative medicine but found this book extremely helpful. Several months ago I began having migraine headaches and consulted several doctors who prescribed painkillers. That didn't help, plus I really didn't want to be taking such medication full time. Then I came across this book, which was recommended by a friend. At first I was skeptical but my wife insisted that I try the techniques and I eventually saw improvement. Although the headaches sometimes recur, I now know the techniques for managing them and don't feel the need for full time medication. Overall, I'd suggest this book to others who want to try to avoid doctor visits and tons of unnecessary medicine."

Good product!
Paul Bauer from Cambridge, UK, June 20, 2004
"Good product! I am using this acupressure guide to treat my wife’s headaches - she tells that it really helps her."

Very well thought through collection of exercises!
Alex from LA, CA, June 20, 2004
"Very well thought through collection of exercises! Very good artwork too. I was able to locate points with ease and my bad knee seems to be better."

Very comprehensive guide, good verbal description, great artwork!
Steve Shane from Washington, DC, April 13, 2004
"I want to thank the developers of this software! Very comprehensive guide, good verbal description, great artwork, installs and runs seamlessly. I only wish this types of guides be available for other disorders."

Better than Advil and still gentle on your stomach
Geka from Marblehead, MA, April 30, 2004
"Great, easy to use software. Based on proven medical science."

It sounds like magic, but the wrist pain … disappeared after two treatments!
Barbara from Charlotte, SC, June 2, 2004
"… I bought it to treat my carpal tunnel syndrome. It sounds like magic, but the wrist pain that bothered me for over 9 months disappeared after two treatments."

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