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Acupressure Pain Relief - A Clinical Study
Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over 5,000 years ago.
It is a branch of traditional Chinese medicine which emphasizes preventing
illness, dealing with underlying causes in depth and treating the whole person.
An Acupressure therapist works with the same points used in acupuncture – called
acupoints - stimulating these healing sites with finger pressure, rather than
inserting fine needles.
In May 2002, the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of
Vienna conducted a double-blind study on acupressure administered to trauma
victims by paramedics, at the site of accident or en route to the hospital. The
study was designed to determine whether acupressure reduced pain and stress for
victims of minor trauma. Patients were assigned to one of three groups:
1. Group 1, (true acupressure), patients in this group were stimulated at the
acupressure points of Ll 4, P 9, P 6, BL 60, GV 20.
2. Group 2, (false acupressure), patients were stimulated at sham points
(middle of dorsal wrist, lateral metacarpal phalangeal junction of the second
finger, middle of clavicle, middle of patella, and middle of lateral malleolus).
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3. Group 3, (no acupressure), patients did not receive any acupressure. .
None of the paramedics administering the acupressure had knowledge about or
was experienced with acupressure or similar treatments.
Results of the study showed that Group 1 patients benefited the most in the
following ways: anxiety was reduced; heart rate was reduced; pain relief lasted
30 minutes on average and up to several days.
The study was designed to prove that acupressure is a suitable and
easy-to-use technique in first aid and pre-hospital emergency medicine. The main
result of this trial is that well performed acupressure - is a fast and
effective treatment of pain without equipment or drugs.
The final summarization states that "we recommend this technique for
emergency physicians and also for nonacademic personnel, such as nurses,
paramedics, firefighter, or emergency medical technicians."
Those of you wishing the detailed study it is titled Pre-hospital Analgesia
with Acupressure in Victims of Minor Trauma: A Prospective, Randomized
Double-Blinded Trial
For a review of other types of massage click here
These tools may assist in the performance of self
administered acupressure.
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