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Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D. Author of the Best Selling: Acupressure’s Potent Points Acupressure for Emotional Healing Self-Acupressure Products Acupressure.com LLC publishes a comprehensive mail order, available on-line at www.TensionRelief.info called the Healing Resources Catalog containing free self-acupressure books and articles on relieving shoulder and neck tension, headaches and migraines, emotional healing, and stress relief. The Acupressure Healing Resources Catalog and the www.acupressure.com website will provide you with the major acupressure books, charts, self-acupressure body tools and instructional acupressure DVDs and CDs as well as healing music. For self-healing techniques, also see www.Acu-Yoga.com or go to www.acupressure.com and click on Acu-Yoga. Self-Acupressure vs. Professional Acupressure Acupressure self-care techniques can empower patients to take some responsibility for stress relief and wellness. Acupressure programs and self-care education increases self-reliance, and boosts morale and thus enhances overall quality of life. An additional advantage of acupressure is that it can be used on a self-help basis. People can learn to help themselves for everything from insomnia to migraine headaches and nausea. Many acupressure point combinations are well within a person’s reach and take a minimal amount of time to teach their proper location and pressure. There is a dual benefit derived from self-acupressure. First and most obvious is that people are able to relieve particular pains and discomforts. By being able to assume responsibility for self-treatment boosts a person’s self confidence and trust. People can take this self-treatment knowledge home with them out of the hospital setting. Health professionals can also use acupressure on themselves for stress reduction, which can help them cope with their demanding duties. Acupressure / Acupuncture Acupressure therapy utilizes the anatomic specificity of the acupuncture points with the power and sensitivity of touch. The greatest advantage of using hands on the acupressure points vs. acupuncture needles is safety, the non-invasive healing nature of touch for stress relief, emotional healing, and self-acupressure applications that can be practiced anytime, anywhere. Acupressue Credentialing & National Testing The hands-on nature of using acupressure points has put acupressure therapy under the auspices of massage therapy. Recently, the National Committee Certification for Acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) has created national examination and credentialing standards for Asian Bodywork Therapy (ABT) and professional Acupressure Therapies, Tuina (Tui Na Massage) and Shiatsu Therapy. Among the many requirements is a minimum of 500 hours of training including at least 100 hours of anatomy. Although the industry standard is 500 hours of training, each state requirement for licensure differs. Acupressure Training The Acupressure Institute (in Berkeley, CA) one of the foremost educational centers offers comprehensive training totaling 1,200 hours. The Acupressure Institute’s Acupressure Therapy Health Education Programs provide clinical experience, teacher training and cover many of the following specialized applications: ¨ Acupressure Pain Management ¨ Acupressure Stress Management ¨ Acupressure Sports Applications ¨ Acu-Oncology ¨ Traditional Asian Therapies ¨ Acupressure for Seniors ¨ Shiatsu Therapy Training ¨ Gentle Spiritual Healing ¨ Women’s Health Care ¨ Emotional Balancing For more info call: 1(800) 442-2232 info@AcupressureTraining.com * www.AcupressureTraining.com Acupressure Professional Practitioners A good acupressurist is knowledgeable about point therapeutics, able to apply traditional theory in a practical context, skilled in Oriental bodywork techniques and uses the art of hands-on massage with sensitivity, confidence and compassion. To choose a quality provider of acupressure therapy, examine the practitioners training, rapport, personal presence and alertness. Follow up on their references. In a one on one interview, require the practitioner to give you a twenty-minute shoulder and neck release to experience the quality of their touch. The way the practitioner approaches you both verbally and hands-on should be your deciding factor. Acupressure Associations American Organization for Bodywork Therapy of Asia (AOBTA) Laurel Oaks Corp Ctr Ste 408 * 1010 Haddonfield-Berlin Road * Voorhees, NJ 08043 (609) 782-1616 * (609) 782-1653 Fax * www.aobta.org aobta@prodigy.net Self-Acupressure Books: The following self-acupressure references illustrate self-acupressure treatments and provide patients with self-acupressure applications for their well-being. Acupressure’s Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D. (Bantam Books, 1990) is an self-acupressure point reference book and self-treatment guide for relieving common complaints from A to Z. Forty different ailments are covered with over 500 illustrations and photos of the most important acupressure points and a step-by-step routine for relieving each health problem. This acupressure book offers quick relief from everyday aches, pains, and ailments; an authoritative guide to self-acupressure. The last chapter provides vital self-care guidelines for wellness, followed by five anatomical acupressure point charts, a glossary of acupressure terms, and a comprehensive acupressure index. Arthritis Relief at Your Fingertips by Michael Reed Gach, Ph. D., (Warner Books, 1989; forward by Rheumatologist Murray C. Sokoloff, M.D., assistant clinical professor of Medicine at Sanford University) presents a key to drug-free therapy to relieve the arthritis pain, stiffness and inflammation of chronic joint disease. Using a combination of invigorating massage, gentle stretching, and pressure point stimulation, this self-care program utilizes 12 arthritis relieving anti-inflammatory points for relieving specific areas of pain. Self-care methods and techniques for helping others are described. Both self-care methods and techniques for helping others are described and illustrated in step-by-step detail. Acu-Yoga by Michael Reed Gach (Japan Publications, 1981) illustrates how body postures stimulate specific acupressure points for self-treatment. After an introduction to the therapeutic components of acupressure and yoga, the book provides four complete exercise sets. The last half of Acu-Yoga addresses major common stress related health complaints such as colds, constipation, cramps, headaches, insomnia, menstrual tension, nervous disorders, potency, shoulder tension, and spinal disorders. Each of these self-acupressure chapters on specific conditions covers basic causes, dietary considerations, and presents full body self-acupressure techniques by illustrating what acupressure points are stimulated in specific yoga postures. A must for advanced Yoga Teachers. Acupressure Related References 1. Barsoum, G., Perry, E.P., Fraser, I.A. "Postoperative Nausea Relieved by Acupressure", Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Feb. 1990, 83 (2): 86-9. 2. Chang, Stephen Thomas. The Complete Book of Acupuncture, Celestial Arts: 14, 1976. 3. Doehring, K.M. "Relieving Pain Through Touch", Advanced Clinical Care, Sept. - Oct. 1989, 4 (5): 32-33. 4. Dundee, J.W. and Yang, J. "Acupressure in Cancer Chemotherapy", Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, June 1990, 83 (6): 360-2. 5. Dundee, J.W., Yang, J., McMillan C. "An Antiemetic Point in Cancer Chemotherapy", Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, April 1991, 84 (4): pp. 210-2. 6. Fraley, Lynn E. "Acupressure for the Treatment of Menstrual Distress", School of Public Health, University of California - Berkeley, 1983. 7. Gach, Michael Reed, Ph.D. - - - Acu-Yoga: Self Help Techniques to Relieve Tension, Japan Publications, 1981. - - - The Bum Back Book: Self-Help Back Care, Celestial Arts, 1983. - - - Greater Energy at Your Fingertips, Celestial Arts, 1986. - - - Arthritis Relief at Your Fingertips, Warner Books, 1989. - - - Acupressure's Potent Points: Self-Care for Common Ailments, Bantam Books, 1990. - - -Acupressure for Emotional Healing: A Self-Care Guide for Trauma, Stress & Common Emotional Imbalances, Bantam Books, 2004. 12. Garvey, T.A., Marks, M.R., Wiesel, S.W. "Trigger Point Injection Therapy for Low-Back Pain", Spine, Sept. 1989, 14 (9): 962-4. 13. Girodo, M. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, August 1992, 73 (8): 717-20. 14. Goats, G.C., "Connective Tissue Massage", British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1991, 25 (3): 131-3. 15. Jackson, J.R., Varner R.E. "Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Dysmenorrhea", Physical Therapy, Jan. 1989, 69 (1): 3-9. 16. Janssens, L.A., "Trigger Point Therapy", Problems of Veteran Medicine, March 1992, 4 (1): 117-24. 17. Lewis, I.H., Pryn, S.J., Reynolds, P.I., Pandit, N.C. "Acupressure's Effect on Post-operative Vomiting in Children", British Journal of Anaesthesia, July 1991, 67 (1): 73-8. 18. McCaffery, M. "Nursing Approaches to Non-pharmacological Pain Control", International Journal of Nursing Studies, 1990, 27 (1): 1-5. 19. Omura, Y. Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research, 1989, 14 (2): 155-86. 20. - - - Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research, 1990, 15 (2): 137-57. 21. Omura, Y., Takeshige, C., Shimotsuura, Y., Suzuki, M. Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research, 1988, 13 (4): 153-64. 22. Pullon, S.R., Reinken, J.A., Sparrow, M.J. "Treatment of Premenstrual Symptoms", New Zealand Medical Journal, Feb. 22, 1989, 10(862): 72-74. 23. Reed, B.V., Held, J.M. "The Effects of Connective Tissue Massage in the Autonomic Nervous System", Physical Therapy, Aug. 1988, 68 (8): 1231-4. |
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