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Acupressure signs of healing

Phases of Healing

As you repeatedly stimulate the points over time the nervous system learns a new response to the stimulation. Sometimes this is learned for life, but most often you will just need to use a refresher treatment. Long term results with acupressure depend on repeated use. One of the reason we recommend self treatment in addition to therapist provided treatment. If you have difficulties getting results, be patient and keep trying. In general you will progress through three stages of healing.

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Phase One:

Is getting rid of the pain. At least three times a day do acupressure treatments using all the points you have identified

Treat for 30 seconds to a minute. You can treat longer but you should not work on a individual point for more than 7 minutes. If you are using a chart learn the points so you do not have to refer to the pictures. During this phase use any two of the prevention routines for at least five minutes and whenever you have a free moment for treatment. Do this phase until the pain stays away between treatments.

Phase Two:

Get rid of the sore acupressure points. Treat at least once a day all the points you have. Work any one of your four prevention systems once a day and whenever you have a free moment.

Phase Three:

Keep your system balanced. Use the treatment sequence or a few of the critical points whenever you have a spare moment. Work any one of your critical trigger points at least every other day. For more energy and better health work one of the primary acupressure points each day or whenever you feel tired or under stress. Stress, a re-injury, overuse, and daily life will sometimes bring the pain back to warn us of imbalances. Move back to the other more intense phases as needed.

Your scale of response relates to the cumulative effect. First, if the points are sore you are on the right spots. Some people report that the points become very sore at first, so go slowly. You may get a lessening of pain or disease with treatment. The pain will go away for short periods, then for longer periods and finally the pain will stay away and the pressure points will lose their soreness.

Prevention

The same is true with the imbalances in our body's energy system that underlie all illnesses. Stress in our lives will cause the points to become sore again so work on them regularly. This heals imbalances caused by the stress we normally accumulate. Distressed areas of the body are reflected in the energy system (acupressure points) of the body as painful points.

A few good points.

The goal is to find the fewest points possible that give you effective results. Sorest points usually give the best results. It is critical to find the correct point. By looking in the general area and finding the tender spot you will know you are on the point related to your problem.

A free moment.

You do not have to use all of the points you have identified. Using just a few of them when you have a free moment can be effective. Work points while watching TV, in a movie theater, waiting in a line or for an appointment, in class, in meetings, in your car, before going to bed -- anytime.

Foremost among the advantages of acupressure's healing touch is that it is safe to do on yourself and others - even if you've never done it before - so long as you follow the instructions and pay attention to the cautions. There are no side effects from drugs, because there are no drugs. And the only equipment needed are your own two hands. You can practice acupressure therapy any time, anywhere.

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