Acupressure

The first comprehensive clinical acupressure book for healthcare professionals with direct application for hands-on-therapists of every tradition.
A practical handbook introducing the orthodox therapist to alternative techniques showing how the best features of both approaches can be integrated for the benefit of the patient

The first comprehensive clinical acupressure book for healthcare professionals with direct application for hands-on therapists of every tradition. A practical handbook introducing the orthodox therapist to alternative techniques showing how the best features of both approaches can be integrated for the benefit of the patient. Offers practical advice on diagnosis, optimal treatment sequences, when to use gentle touch, when to be bold etc. Explanatory illustrations accompany clear descriptions of individual treatment regimes

Foreword; Introduction; History of acupressure; Meridians and acupoints; Zones, reflexes and chakras; Methods, techniques and sensations; Relationships and associations; Principles of treatment; Treatment of non-spinal musculo-skeletal conditions; Treatment of spinal conditions; References; Index.