题名

Contemporary acupressure therapy: Adroit cure for painless recovery of therapeutic ailments

DOI

10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.06.004

作者

Piyush Mehta；Vishwas Dhapte；Shivajirao Kadam；Vividha Dhapte

关键词

CAM ； Acupressure ； Acupoints ； Marma and acupressure devices

期刊名称

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

卷期/出版年月

7卷2期（2017 / 04 / 01）

页次

251 - 263

内容语文

英文
中文摘要

Since time immemorial, complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) have played a significant role in human health care. CAM is known to have a strong reputation and reliability within every culture to provide basic health care treatment for patients. CAM acts as a better therapeutic option in human being for treating various diseases and improving quality of life with apt consideration to the economic aspects. Acupressure, one of the known CAM, originated in ancient China is based on the principal of acupoints activation across the meridians which correct the imbalance between Qi. Activation of specific points on the meridians is known to facilitate reduction of pain at the local sites. It also reduces the pain from other body parts. This review outlines various types, devices and mechanisms involved in the acupressure treatment.
主题分类 醫藥衛生 > 中醫藥學
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