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Power of Pressure

Research into acupressure is continuing, as it is in acupuncture. Two major reviews of high quality trials of acupressure concluded that results were sufficiently positive to call for further studies. All stressed the benefits to patients of a non-invasive, patient-controlled and inexpensive treatment for nausea and vomiting.

At the same time, an explanation to satisfy Western science is evolving. Researchers exploring the mechanism behind acupuncture (and by extension acupressure) are finding evidence that chemical messengers in the nervous system could be the link between acupoint stimulation and a physiological response.

Too few health professionals are aware of the research results and the potential of acupressure wristbands to help relieve nausea and vomiting in travel sickness, morning sickness, post-operative care and chemotherapy. Even in severe cases, the bands may enhance the effect of anti-sickness drugs and allow dosage to be reduced.

Those practitioners who are aware of the benefits may not recognise that correct positioning on acupoint P6 is vital if the bands are going to work.

Yet with a little training, the therapy is simple, effective and cheap. Acupressure has been a neglected adjunct to modern medicine for too long. Can we afford to continue to ignore it?

Discussed in the Power of Pressure are the following indications:

  • Motion Sickness
  • Pregnancy Nausea and Vomiting
  • Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting
  • Chemotherapy Associated Nausea and Vomiting
  • GLP-1 Associated Nausea and Vomiting

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