Acupressure Points for Wrist Pain

Series Summary

Chinese medicine has held its own as a major form of treatment for human illnesses and ailments since at least 2500 B.C. Known as folk medicine by some, the Chinese practices have developed from the theory that the universe is a system, where everything is related, and the body is no different. The treatment strategy is to bring that system back into balance, through the use of various herbs, body manipulations, martial arts, and spiritual practices. With the scientific revolution and the advent of microbiology, Chinese medicine has faced some major challenges, both from within and without, to its credibility. Yet even today, medical science has not yet been able to dismiss this major body of thought in alternative healing, if for no other reason than the self-evident results produced from its practice.

In this free health video series, our experts are going to give you some techniques to use for pain relief that come from a branch of Chinese medicine called “acupressure.” Like acupuncture without needles, acupressure is a traditional therapy where one applies local pressure on the body at various strategic points. Learn these practical treatments for quick and easy pain relief.

Video Transcript

"We are at Sun Hoa Long Clinic, located in Chinatown, New York City. On behalf of ExpertVillage.com, we welcome you. Today, we will be doing acupuncture without needles, which is called acupressure. The same point that you stick a needle on, you could also apply finger pressure to bring relief to that area. For example, we are going to do a common point for wrist pain. To locate that point, you have to bend the wrist, right at the wrist crease, three fingers up. In the middle of that is an excellent point for any carpel tunnel syndrome and stiffness in the joint. The way you apply pressure is to hold it for about 60 seconds, rotate on that point, talk with the patient, see how comfortable their pain level is, maybe have the person move the hand around a little bit to activate the point, and rotate the wrist. Do the same on the other side as well."