By Lloyd I. Sederer, MD / March 10, 2011
You can think of acupressure as “acupuncture without needles.” It is a branch of the practice of traditional Chinese Medicine, with its various components that promote the proper flow of energy, the fundamental life energy in all of us, using the hands, or herbs, or acupuncture needles.

Perhaps you have heard the term “Qi (or Chi)“, or Ki, or Gi, Chinese or Japanese or Korean terms for the energy inherent in our bodies. Eastern ‘medicine’ for millennia has held that when the flow of Qi is obstructed or hindered all varieties of malaise and illness befall us. Problems with Qi flow can manifest in troubles as diverse as musculoskeletal pain and stiffness, headaches, digestive and sleep disorders, not to mention emotional stress and distress. The task of the Eastern practitioner, thus, is to relieve the Qi blockage, hence helping the patient heal and feel energetically revived…continue to full article.