Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Hi there. As far as the origins of acupressure, you're right, little is known about that, and it is as I understand it mostly because this development predates written record. Yes, there are definitely some acupressure points that you can do yourself, and yes you can find them without a book and without professional training. Infact a lot of people will find themselves doing acupressure without realizing it and without knowing where " points " are. One of the most common points is Liver #4. To find it spread out your thumb from your index finger so stretch out the web between them. Then take the index finger and your thumb from the other hand and pinch about half way across the webbed section and about half way back, and just adjust where you are pinching until you hit a spot that seems more sore than the others. Liver #3 is also in this web, more towards the index finger and up a little farther. There are many other points on the body that you could reach yourself and practice on yourself. Mostly I would say just to look for areas that seem a little more sore, and feel like if you press them, after you will feel more relief. The hands and also the bottom of the feet are great places to start. For the feat you might try looking at a reflexology chart that shows corresponding organs. You might try this chart http://www.premiermassagechairs.com/images/reflexology.jpg <http://www.premiermassagechairs.com/images/reflexology.jpg> but I don't know that everything on it is completely accurate, probably just more of a general guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Dear Narayana: Where do you live in India? Do you have access to a variety of bookstores? There are a number of websites that display models of the human body with all of the major acupoints. Have you tried these? You might google " acupoints " or " acupuncture " to find these websites. There is a small bilingual handbook published in China that details the locations and functions of each of the major acupoints. Such a small book is all you need to get started. You may find such a book helpful. Do you have access to massage therapy? Visiting a good masseuse and communicating about problem areas is another way to identify individual sore spots. Kind regards, Jack --- help4narayana <help4narayana wrote: > this is narayana from india. > u peoople are great involved into some thing like > this. > firstly theres seems to be alot of speculation abt > the origin of > acupressure. > anyways i have been into some books abt this therapy > and i thought it > was easy to use. i cannot find the points to apply > pressure. is that > not possible for a lay man to find out the points > and do it himself. > because the books i read (by mr vora ) said this was > a do-it-yourself > therapy.i have some health probs of my own but more > importantly i want > to educate my friends abt this.can some one tell me > how?? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Chinese Traditional Medicine , " mrasmm " <mrasmm wrote: > One of the most common points is Liver #4. To find it spread out your > thumb from your index finger so stretch out the web between them. Then > take the index finger and your thumb from the other hand and pinch about > half way across the webbed section and about half way back, and just > adjust where you are pinching until you hit a spot that seems more sore > than the others. Liver #3 is also in this web, more towards the index > finger and up a little farther. These are not the Liver (Li or LV) points, which are on the foot, but Large Intestine (LI) points. I would suggest that narayana go to http://www.acuxo.com for point diagrams and explanations of which points do what. These 2 other sites - http://www.yinyanghouse.com/index.html and http://www.tcmstudent.com/study_tools/ also have a lot of basics as far as point locations and uses. sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Chinese Traditional Medicine , " qiuser " <qiuser wrote: > These are not the Liver (Li or LV) points, which are on the foot, but > Large Intestine (LI) points. Good point, thanks for correcting me. I'm still learning and when I see LI I think Liver instead of Large Intestine, good observation =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile " qiuser " <qiuser Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:21:21 To:Chinese Traditional Medicine [Chinese Traditional Medicine] Re: any suggestions Chinese Traditional Medicine@: <Chinese Traditional Medicine%40> , " mrasmm " <mrasmm wrote: > One of the most common points is Liver #4. To find it spread out your > thumb from your index finger so stretch out the web between them. Then > take the index finger and your thumb from the other hand and pinch about > half way across the webbed section and about half way back, and just > adjust where you are pinching until you hit a spot that seems more sore > than the others. Liver #3 is also in this web, more towards the index > finger and up a little farther. These are not the Liver (Li or LV) points, which are on the foot, but Large Intestine (LI) points. I would suggest that narayana go to http://www.acuxo.: <http://www.acuxo.com> com for point diagrams and explanations of which points do what. These 2 other sites - http://www.yinyangh: <http://www.yinyanghouse.com/index.html> ouse.com/index.html and http://www.tcmstude: <http://www.tcmstudent.com/study_tools/> nt.com/study_tools/ also have a lot of basics as far as point locations and uses. sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I am working with a girl who loses consciousness on occasion, when she does she vomits a clear gel. She has had tests run and no one can figure out what is wrong. Her medical history: raped at 3yrs of age, surgeries for ingrenal hernia at ages 3 and 16. When she was 16 they twisted and sewed the muscle so it could not tear again. Tonsilectomy at age 21, had a baby at age 25. After every surgery and giving birth to the baby she got severly dizzy and faint and lost consciousness when they got her out of bed. The doctors just sent her home in that condition every time and let her family deal with the consciousness issue which lasted for a few days. She said she couldn't eat real sweet things as a kid because she would wake up at night with a stomach ache and dizzy. Tests for diabetes comes back negative. Doctors don't seem concerned because her blood work comes back good. She is 40 now and still deals with all the same issues. Her son has had some of the dizzy spells and almost lost consciousness. They have run tests on him and have found nothing. They said his was possible dehydration so he should drink more water when he feels like that. I am puzzled, any ideas? Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Has she been checked for low blood sugar as I used to have fainting type spell " hints " that never manifested but I was just about ready to faint. Has she looked into the diet and perhaps an allergy triggering it? I'm super excited about NAET and seeing results for husband and daughter I posted about here. www.red-white.net. Of course not all practioners created equal and she uses acupuncture too. I don't know about gel here, but maybe the result of the allergy for example spitting up. Have them keep a dietary chart and when something comes on, to note it, so they can tap into a possible cause. I am thinking both have so common in the their pattern vs. a tumor. I have overcome my low blood sugar totally now about 30+ years all by dietary changes too. Vegan, plant based and continue living this way. Hope this helps. carolg , " maineisforme " <maineisforme wrote: > > I am working with a girl who loses consciousness on occasion, when she > does she vomits a clear gel. She has had tests run and no one can > figure out what is wrong. > Her medical history: raped at 3yrs of age, surgeries for ingrenal > hernia at ages 3 and 16. When she was 16 they twisted and sewed the > muscle so it could not tear again. Tonsilectomy at age 21, had a baby > at age 25. After every surgery and giving birth to the baby she got > severly dizzy and faint and lost consciousness when they got her out of > bed. The doctors just sent her home in that condition every time and > let her family deal with the consciousness issue which lasted for a few > days. She said she couldn't eat real sweet things as a kid because she > would wake up at night with a stomach ache and dizzy. Tests for > diabetes comes back negative. > Doctors don't seem concerned because her blood work comes back good. > She is 40 now and still deals with all the same issues. Her son has had > some of the dizzy spells and almost lost consciousness. They have run > tests on him and have found nothing. They said his was possible > dehydration so he should drink more water when he feels like that. > I am puzzled, any ideas? > Debbie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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