Acupressure, fire cupping, ching, manipulative therapy, massage, moxibustion, pushing hands, qigong, reflexology, shiatsu (a Japanese form of acupressure)
ARTICLES RELATED TO shiatsu (a Japanese form of acupressure)
Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine bodywork technique based on the same ideas as acupuncture. It involves placing physical pressure, by hand, elbow, or with the aid of various devices, on different pressure points on the surface of the body (which may be far distant from the symptom, related by what is called the meridian system) to bring about relief through greater balance and circulation of fluids (blood, lymph) and metabolic energies in the body (heat, qi). It is intended to help balance the systems of the body in ord ...
