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Living Pain Free with Acupressure
Acupressure Self Help Book
201 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1997
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February 5, 2026
July 11, 1130am ~~ I ordered this book a few weeks ago to help me learn more about pressure points and what activating them can do. I have found some very good YouTube channels on the same topic but I wanted something in print to refer to as well.
The author explains the different methods of point activation and why you should either massage or tap, depending on what is going on. I never understood that before, I had always just assumed that pressure was pressure.
I think at this point the most helpful and interesting for me is Chapter 2, Locations and Common Usages Of The Acupressure Points. There are two charts on the page just before this (one shows the front of the body, the other the back) and the chapter lists the points in order from the top of the head down to the feet, with a quick rundown of what each point is responsible for.
I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which affects mainly the connective tissue and joints, but also skin, eyes, digestion, the nervous system, pretty much everything, come to think of it. lol
Over the years I have tried to find help in continuing daily activities and it seems that at this point in my life acupressure is a welcome addition to the walking, gentle yoga and careful yard work that make up my physical therapy.
I am practicing with the points of the head, since those are the easiest for me to work on without throwing some part of my body out of joint. The instructions are quite easy to understand and the charts are also very clear. The only tricky thing is that the written descriptions for the locations of the points are mainly in medical terms.
GV20, point number 1 on the list, is quite easy: Location: Center of the top of the head.
But GB2, number 10 on the list, is much harder: Location: Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the jaw.
So some back and forth to the dictionary is necessary to help understand some of the text. But of course that is why the chart is there as well.
I am really very happy with this book, and it is fun to look up all the 'big words' and see what they mean.
The author explains the different methods of point activation and why you should either massage or tap, depending on what is going on. I never understood that before, I had always just assumed that pressure was pressure.
I think at this point the most helpful and interesting for me is Chapter 2, Locations and Common Usages Of The Acupressure Points. There are two charts on the page just before this (one shows the front of the body, the other the back) and the chapter lists the points in order from the top of the head down to the feet, with a quick rundown of what each point is responsible for.
I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which affects mainly the connective tissue and joints, but also skin, eyes, digestion, the nervous system, pretty much everything, come to think of it. lol
Over the years I have tried to find help in continuing daily activities and it seems that at this point in my life acupressure is a welcome addition to the walking, gentle yoga and careful yard work that make up my physical therapy.
I am practicing with the points of the head, since those are the easiest for me to work on without throwing some part of my body out of joint. The instructions are quite easy to understand and the charts are also very clear. The only tricky thing is that the written descriptions for the locations of the points are mainly in medical terms.
GV20, point number 1 on the list, is quite easy: Location: Center of the top of the head.
But GB2, number 10 on the list, is much harder: Location: Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the jaw.
So some back and forth to the dictionary is necessary to help understand some of the text. But of course that is why the chart is there as well.
I am really very happy with this book, and it is fun to look up all the 'big words' and see what they mean.
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