What is Acupressure (Chinese massage)?
Acupressure (Chinese massage), acupuncture and moxibustion are the primary applications of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The mode of treatment is by stimulating the specific acupoints bringing about beneficial physiological effects. The stimulation of these acupoints involves various methods including needle insertion, pressure application and heat. The insertion of needles is well known as acupuncture whilst pressure application is known as acupressure which is also known as Chinese massage. Heat application is called moxibustion, which is usually referred to a method of stimulating acupoints in the form of slow-burning sticks of herbs (O’Hara & Zhan, 1994; Chen, 1999). Although the techniques of the three are different, they are essentially the same as they all involve the stimulation of acupoints in bringing about desire physiological effects. Acupressure, acupuncture and moxibustion were all originally developed in China thousands of years ago. Over time, the technique was re
