Alternative medications to treat various health conditions have been so much popular nowadays. People get more aware with the benefits of back to nature. Many of them look for alternative options to treat the body conditions which is safe and affordable. Not only taking the medications from herbal sources, various traditional methods are also introduced to treat disease. One of them is called as neural acupressure.
Just like acupuncture, acupressure is also a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It has been used for thousands years. This method relies on the pressure application to certain points of the body to relieve the symptoms of various complaints. Although it looks like simple bodywork, it is highly recommended to get the treatment from the competent specialist. After the massage, a patient can feel energized and less stressed. The acupressure helps to release the blockage of energy flow. When it has been opened, natural energy will flow throughout the body, the tissues surrounding will relax, followed by the nerves. The principal of this treatment is almost the same with reflexology that focuses the pressure on certain points of the body. It has benefits to treat pain, nausea, cancer, arthritis, depression and anxiety. One of the samples of application is the pressing applied directly to the ball of toes will relieve frontal sinuses problems. For stomach ailments, the pressure is given to the acupoint along the arch of the foot. Shoulder problems are able to be treated by applying the pressure directly below the pinky toe.
Although modern medications are so popular, the traditional treatments also have their own place in the medical field as an alternative choice. The neural acupressure is well accepted in China, Japan, Indonesia and other countries in the UK and US. When the treatment is being given, the patients can take off all the clothes or not. It depends on the way they comfortable in. But sometimes it is just recommended to uncover the area where the problem is occurred.
