Massage Therapy and Acupressure Points

A skilled massage therapist can use Acupressure points and therapeutic bodywork techniques to:

By including Acupressure skills, Massage Therapists can protect their own stress by using Asian Bodywork’s body mechanics. Shiatsu and Traditional Thai Massage incorporated with Acupressure Massage can give Massage Therapists greater power in their healing work and protect them from various work related injuries.

Massage Therapy with Acupressure points is effective for relieving pain, trauma, burnout, backaches, headaches, and insomnia, and also maintaining good health through self-acupressure. By relaxing the body and relieving stress, Acupressure Massage strengthens resistance to disease and promotes wellness.

Learning where the points and meridians are located and their therapeutics adds to Massage Therapists' expertise, and their ability to heighten a client's life on many levels. Being able to incorporate Acupressure with massage can balance many of your client's health problems and give them an even greater sense of wholeness.

In this article, you'll learn techniques you can put into practice right away. Also, at the bottom of this page, you’ll find Acupressure Online Trainings where you can learn more Acupressure Massage point therapeutics, including two Acupressure course trainings that offer CE Credits for Massage Therapists.

Acupressure Massage Releases Tension

Tension tends to accumulate around Acupressure points. When a muscle is chronically tense or in spasm, the muscle fibers contract. This causes secretion of lactic acid and further creates some of the following symptoms: fatigue, trauma, stress, chemical imbalances, or poor circulation.

As a Massage Therapist holds an Acupressure point, the muscle tension yields to the finger pressure, enabling the fibers to elongate and relax, blood to flow freely, and toxins to be released and eliminated. Increased circulation also brings more oxygen and other nutrients to affected areas.

When Massage Therapy is integrated with the healing knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the healing touch can be directed to work on a client in an even more specific, therapeutic way. Acupressure therapy is an integral part of TCM.

This dynamic combination can increase the body’s resistance to illness and promote a longer, healthier, more vital life. When the blood and bioelectrical energy circulate properly, we have a greater sense of harmony and well-being.

Holding Acupressure points is remarkably effective for releasing muscle tension. When under stress, you may breathe shallowly. Combining Massage Therapy with Acupressure points can relieve chest tension and enable you to breathe deeply and relax more fully.

Acupuncture & Acupressure are two ancient healing practices from Traditional Chinese Medicine which use the same healing points, but Acupuncture employs needles, while Acupressure uses finger pressure.

Acupressure uses the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a hands-on approach.

As a Massage Therapist that practices Acupressure Massage, you are even more attuned to releasing muscular tension and balancing a client’s body. By adding a knowledge of the Acupressure points, you can deepen your awareness of how to release blockages in the body, and further expand your ability to help your clients decrease stress and improve their health.

Explore using the following specific Acupressure Massage techniques to further aid your clients. It will be rewarding for you, because it increases the therapeutic value of your healing work.

Acupressure Massage Techniques

Here are four hands-on methods for Massage Therapists to integrate Acupressure with Massage Therapy to unblock tense areas:

Learn Acupressure Online

Acupressure is easy to learn online and creates extra value for both yourself and your clients. The easiest way for Massage Therapists to learn Acupressure is through the Acupressure Online Trainings. You will receive short, high-quality instructional videos on a regular basis to watch at home, at your convenience.

— The Acupressure Mastery Program provides 8 to 10 videos a month for 5 months, and offers 28 CEUs. You’ll learn the most potent 60 points in the first 3 months, including their location, how to press each point, and gain an understanding of the benefits of use. The last 2 months, you’ll obtain Acupressure formulas for balancing the healing energy of the body using the 8 Extraordinary Vessels.

— The Acupressure Training Circle is an ongoing 5-part certified program, which sends at least one video to your home every week. You’ll learn the most important points on each of the 12 organ meridians for self-healing and how to work on others. Study how energy moves through the laws of the 5-Elements, healing bodywork techniques and assessment skills based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This is our most comprehensive certified Acupressure training.

Both of these online training programs have monthly payment plans, which make them affordable. Plus, they come with permission to download all of the instructional videos to have for your entire life and the course has a money-back guarantee.