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acupressure

In alternative medicine, generic term covering several massage techniques, mostly Chinese, in which fingertip pressure is applied to points on the body to stimulate the vital energy in corresponding organs. These techniques include shiatsu, developed in Japan from Chinese roots, do-in, and acu-yoga. Acupressure may be used for immediate relief of symptoms, for the maintenance of general health, and in supporting other forms of treatment.



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In 2002, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study in Austria found that with minor gynecological surgery, incidents of post-operative nausea and vomiting were reduced with Korean hand acupressure (a needle-free procedure that involves the application of pressure using acupressure "seeds").
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The main objective of the Vietnamese facial acupressure system reflexology is to prevent health problems and relieve existing troubles before they are chronic: that said, Facial Reflexology introduces the concepts and methods of the healing method to English speakers for the first time, offering some thirteen summary diagrams locating numbered facial points and their reflex zones for the whole body.
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But alternative or complementary Eastern therapies like acupuncture, shiatsu, and acupressure can help fend off injury and even speed healing.
Put the pressure on: healing techniques by Alfaro, Nancy / Dance Magazine
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