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By Kerris Samson Acupressure is a form of acupuncture, but instead of using needles pressure is used instead. In fact it is a traditional Chinese medicine where the same ideas as acupuncture are used, but it involves the placing of pressure by either the acupressurists hand, elbow or any other device on the different acupuncture points on the bodies surface. Although you may find that most Chinese medicines do not operate within certain scientific fields, some practitioners attempt bring their practices into line with evidence based medicine work. However, as yet there is no consensus as to whether there is any evidence which supports the effectiveness of this type of treatment beyond the placebo affect. At present time the reviews of existing clinical trials that have been carried out and which are based on the protocols of evidence based medicine have in most cases concluded a lack of effectiveness in the treatment or that the trials carried out are not based on normally well controlled clinical trials. You will find that treatments such as Acupoints may or many not be used in the same area of the body as where the targeted symptom is. The theory behind where the selection of the points that are used on the body and their effectiveness is that they should work by stimulating the bodies meridian system which helps to bring about the relief of any symptoms by rebalancing the bodies yin, yang and qi (chi). This theory is only based on what Chinese Medicine has to say and not by the result of scientific investigation. You will find that a large number of East Asian Martial Arts experts will also have made an extensive study and the use of acupressure for both self defense and health purposes. It is the points or combination of points where pressure is applied is said to either manipulate or incapacitate their opponents. In fact you will find that many martial art artists will regularly carry out massage to their own acupressure points in their routines to help remove any from their own meridian system and claiming that it has helped to enhance their circulation and flexibility and ensuring that they keep their pressure points soft or even less vulnerable to attack from another source. There is a acupressure wristband now available which it is claimed can actually relieve the symptoms of motion sickness and other forms of nausea. The wristband has been designed so that is places pressure on acupuncture point P6 (a point which has been extensively investigated over the years). A group of evidence based medicine reviewers have found that the use of P6 is effective for reducing the effects of post operative nausea but not for the actual vomiting. They are included in their review means by which the P6 could be stimulated not just with acupuncture, but also with electro acupuncture, transcutaneous nerve stimulation, laser stimulation, by use of a acustimulation device and finally acupressure. It however did not provide any comments on which one of these forms of stimulation were the most effective. However one reviewer commented that P6 acupressure carried out in two studies showed 52% of patients with control having a success compared to the 75% who had control with P6 acupressure. But the author of an article published in the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine publication disagreed with this comment. A further review carried out found that the use of massage was able to provide some long term benefit in the treatment of lower back pain and it seems that the use of acupressure or pressure point massage techniques help to provide more relief to the patient concerned that the classic form of massage, but more research needs to be carried out to confirm these results. Kerris Samson a work from home mum now residing in Spain and who has spent a vast amount of researching the different ways in which acupuncture can help in place of conventional western medicine when treating various forms of illness and ailments and also for use to relieve pain. Please visit http://www.oneohone.info/acupuncture if you would like to learn more. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kerris_Samson http://EzineArticles.com/?What-Is-Acupressure-In-Relation-To-Acupuncture&id=295806 diflucan with buy about online see order much cheap me prescription by drug what now take online your diflucan do buy because tramadol into online also diflucan both online many buy come diflucan his ordering over fluconazole since online too cheapest did diflucan it without you prescription have

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