A self-help guide to using the power of acupressure to alleviate common ailments and boost the immune system. With instructions, diagrams and a summary chart to make it easy to locate acupressure points, this is a useful guide for the complete beginner and handy reference for the practising therapist.

A self-help guide to using the power of acupressure to alleviate common ailments and boost the immune system. With clear instructions, diagrams and a summary chart to make it easy to locate acupressure points, this is an essential guide for the complete beginner and handy reference for the practising therapist. It includes an introduction to the basic concepts of Oriental medicine. In this book you learn to treat health problems including sinusitis, sore eyes, colds and influenza, indigestion, nausea, menstrual pain, sciatica, anxiety and depression. Also learn to treat ailments from arthritis to asthma.

Part 1 Oriental Medicine - the basic concepts
Causes of disease
The Channels and pressure points
Major acupressure points
Preparing to treat
Channel-opening techniques
Part 2 Treating Common Ailments
General vitality
Nervous and immune system
Respiration and circulation
Digestion and elimination
Reproductive systems
Bones, joints, muscles and sense organs.