shiatsu
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Shiatsu is a Japanese word that denotes two written characters which meands finger (shi) and pressure (atsu). The word Shiatsu means "finger pressure".
This point is found in the depression in the top 1/3 of the sole of the foot. Pull the toes toward the sole of the foot. Apply the pressure in this depression inwards and upwards towards the big toe. It is very helpful to a woman in labor.
Energy in the body is modified for optimal balance during acupressure. It is never released, perhaps a better word for it is dispersed. This is done by holding a specific point with more pressure and a longer period of time so its blocked energy gets dispersed, dissipated. The old term for it was sedation. Its opposite is called tonification. And this is done with less pressure for a shorter period of time to energize the point.
Acupressure points for the prostrate gland are located four finger-widths above your inner anklebone on the back inner border of your shinbone. Pressure applied to this point for 3 minutes can relieve discomfort due to prostate gland enlargement.
orthopedic surgeon Robert O. Becker, who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize, wrote a book on the subject called Cross Currents: The Promise of Electromedicine; The Perils of Electropollution.
Calming the chi in a pressure point utilizes the palm to cover the point and gently stroke the area for about two minutes
can be used as part of a Chinese physician's prescription, as a session of massage therapy, or as a self-treatment for common aches and illnesses.