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4 Important Pressure Points To Alleviate Pain

3 February 2016

Brent Chapman

If you ever find yourself in a considerable amount of pain after a long day of work, school, or simply working out, then you might want to consider visiting the services of a massage therapist. Among the ways that he or she can relieve that tension in your muscles is hitting certain pressure points, which are known to alleviate pain that circulates through your body. Here are just a few of the most important ones.

The Sacral Points

Your sacral is located just above the base of your tailbone. The sacral points are located here. While you lie on your stomach, your massage therapist will close his or her hands against one another forming a double fist. He or she will perform a rolling motion across the sacral points and then usually a digging motion into the points themselves. Having your sacral points massaged tends to alleviate menstrual cramps and general pain in the lower back area.

Join the Valley

Take your thumb and index finger and spread them apart from one another. The fleshy portion of your hand is often referred to as the "Join the Valley" or "Joining the Valley". Your massage therapist will massage this area as well as pinch it in order to alleviate pains associated with headaches. There are other types of pains that massaging the Join the Valley is associated with alleviating as well, most notably shoulder and neck pain.

Commanding Middle

This pressure point is easy enough for massage therapists and laymen alike to find. It is located right in the middle of the back of the knee. A rigorous rub of the commanding missile can, of course, alleviate pain that is associated with the knee, but is also used to deaden pain associated with one's hips and lower back.

Pericardium

The pericardium is located in between the tendons of the forearm, approximately an inch from the bottom of where your palm starts. A massage therapist will usually work the pericardium to alleviate pain that you are experiencing in your forearm, middle of the chest, and palm. A paricardium pressure point massage also has the added benefit of alleviating ailments such as diarrhea and vomiting, as well as the symptoms associated with a hangover.

You might want to have a brief chat with your massage therapist, such as Excellence In Health Chiropractic & Rehab Clinic, about whether a rigorous massage of your pressure points will be beneficial towards relieving or alleviating any of the pain that you're experiencing.

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