Acupressure is a form of physiotherapy that has been in existence for several years now. It is know to help specific conditions like anxiety and stress related discomforts, arthritis, back pain, neck pains and stiff neck, depression, common colds, paralysis and infertility to name a few. It is known to reduce labor pains in pregnant women while also helping to take care of addictions to drugs, smoke and alcohol. It is normally used along with conventional prescriptive medication and must be administer by a trained professional only.

Acupressure is mainly a technique of applying pressure to different points in your body to heal the ailment. It is extremely effective in curing constipation. Multiple disorders be it emotional or psychological can be treated with acupressure if administer along with conventional medication; however, in certain cases it is known to work independently.

In some cases acupressure is given as a preventive measure to avoid certain disorders. If you have a history of eating disorders in your family; then chances are that you will either be obese or underweight. Acupressure can help to tae care of this and prevent you from having an eating disorder as well.

Acupressure is known to be able to sure respiratory diseases like asthma, sinusitis, bronchitis and common colds. It is also effective in curing conjunctivitis, short sightedness and cataract. Tooth aches, pains caused after tooth extraction, gum problems like bleeding gums can be treated with acupressure. In addition to the above it is known to cure kidney stones, liver disorders and heart related disorders.

Precautions

Care must be taken that if you are opting for acupressure and you are already on certain medication; then you must inform your doctor before starting any alternative medication. Pregnant women must be particularly careful as certain pressure points can induce labor, this is extremely dangerous if you are in the later part of your second trimester or the early half of the third trimester.

Never go to a centre of person who s not trained and certified to perform acupressure. Remember, it is a scientific process of healing ailments and hence should be administered by trained professionals only