Acupressure's Potent Points: A Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments

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Summary: Why Hurt When You Can Help Yourself?
Review: Acupressure points work. This book is clear and provides
simple techniques to press those aches and pains away. You
don't need to sit there all day with throbbing sinuses or
a major headache. Flip the book open to the right page,
give yourself a couple minutes to press the points involved,
and you'll feel better in no time.

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Summary: A great book for fixing common ailments!
Review: After you read through this book and put some of its techniques into practice, you will wonder how you ever got along without it. Covering a wide range of common ailments, it describes each point and its uses, and gives good instructions on finding them both from diagrams and lots of photos. Even if you're sceptical, buy this book!

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Summary: One of my most used reference books
Review: As a professional massage therapist, I have used and recommended this book to clients, and others, for nearly 15 years. It is one of the most well written and easy to use books, for the layperson, I have found. The index lists a wide range of common ailments, just as stated in the title. Each section describes & illustrates the point location, with a short explanation of what each point relates to. In addition are exercises to assist in releasing pain and tension, from carpal tunnel to migraines and more. As a companion book I would also suggest The Acupressure Warm-Up by Marc Coseo. And for those who would like to explore further I highly recommend The Touch of Healing by Alice Burmeister which incorporates the ancient Japanese practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu.

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Summary: perfect introduction to acupressure
Review: Clearly I am not alone in finding this book excellent. In fairness, I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 because I have not utilized other acupressure books so have no comparison. It has proven to be very helpful and effective for me. I have averted many headaches and am making real progress with some long standing, chronic problems. It is so easy to implement that anyone could use these described techniques. "Go for it"..you have nothing to lose and much to gain.

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Summary: An Amazingly Effective Healing Tool
Review: Gach has compiled a guide to a method of healing that really works! I have used the methods described in this book for four years in relieving the pain in my lower back. I have progressed from having my back "go out" at least once every ten or twelve months (to the extent that I required bed rest for anywhere from several days to several weeks) to the point where I can now do almost every normal activity without a problem. My back has not "gone out" over the past four years. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking an effective method of pain management.

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Summary: This really works
Review: I borrowed this book from the library some time ago and learned the immune system series of accupressure points. It has saved me from many colds. As soon as I feel a sore throat or sniffles coming on, I start pressing the points and at least 75% of the time, the cold will go away. I went to borrow the book again from the library for my husband's migraines, asthma, arthritis, and carpal tunnel and discovered it had been stolen. Thank goodness for Amazon, I will soon have my own copy.

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Summary: Helpful beyond my imagination
Review: I experience sciatica pain, severe muscle tension, and migraine headaches. This book has provided me with exercises and self-treatments that allow me to continue pursuing the active lifestyle I enjoy. A little time invested in acupressure saves a great deal of discomfort and pain, all without the use of OTC and prescription drugs.

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Summary: A practical, user-friendly handbook for the lay person.
Review: I found this book to be a very accessible, user-friendly handbook for anyone interested in developing their ability to support and maintain their health and well-being. Exceptionally easy to find your way around, Part I introduces the basics of acupressure, and general guidelines for practicing self-acupressure. Part II details techniques for specific ailments, assisted by clear illustrations of points and where to locate them, as well as photographs showing how to use pressure on them. There are appendices with charts in the back summarizing all the points and cross-referenced to each chapter where they are utilized. Over a period of time, the reader gradually becomes more familiar with the points, and adept at locating and using them. I have definitely found the recommended treatments helpful.

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Summary: Pain Gone!
Review: I have been bothered with a shoulder pain for over a month. I received this book a few days ago, applied pressure to the point identified in the book for my problem, and WHEW! the pain left almost immediately. It's GONE!! I'm working on a sciatica nerve now.
I told a friend and she said "Get that book for me for Christmas!" So now I am ordering four more books to give to relatives and friends. They will love it.
Illustrations and photos are very good, as are all the instructions. I hadn't realized various points have interesting names!! Acupressure has been around for a long, long time.

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Summary: potent points
Review: I love this book! I use it to help with relieving pain and tension in myself and otheres. I use it as a reference of what to do and where to do it when helping people. My massage therapist got me hooked on the book. She uses it herself in her practice and shows people the book so that they can help themselves as a preventitive measure. Some places you just have to have someone else do, but for the most part the points are easily reached. It has very good illistrations and directions on how to find the correct point. I know of three other people who have purchased this book since having work done on them and being shown the book. I think it is great.