Accupressue

Acupressure is another offshoot of acupuncture and is based on similar ideas. This is also a traditional Chinese medicine or TCM technique which is all about applying pressure physically by hand or the elbow or even with the help of devices. Pressure is applied on acupuncture points on the body surface.

As of now there is no scientific evidence on how effective the procedure of acupressure is. Acupressure has its origin in the East Asian Martial Arts which makes use of this for health and for self defense.

These points or a combination of these points are used to attack and manipulate the opponents during a fight. Martial artists treat themselves by massaging the acupressure points to remove blocks in their meridians.

They claim that this increases the circulation of energy and also provides them with flexibility by maintaining the softness of these points and also to make them less vulnerable to attacks.

It is generally assumed that the procedure of Accupressure works by releasing certain endogenous opioid or analgesics like endorphin, enkephalin and dynorphins. This results in reduction of pain in that part. One advantage of this procedure is that it is very safe and rarely has any side effects.