Acupressure Therapy and Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic treatments and Acupressure therapy complement each other. They were traditionally practiced together in ancient China.

Acupressure increases the circulation of both blood and healing energy through the spinal column. This relaxes the back muscles and eases chiropractic adjustments, helping them to last longer.

On this page, you’ll learn more about Acupressure and how it integrates with chiropractic care. You’ll also find Self-Acupressure chiropractic points that you can use right away, both for yourself and others.

Chiropractic Care Treatments:
Before, After, and at Home

Chiropractors often hire Acupressure practitioners to release the tension in a patient’s back muscles before giving a chiropractic adjustment. This makes the adjustments easier and more effective.

In addition, Acupressure given after the chiropractic treatment stabilizes the adjustment. It also balances the patient’s energy to promote greater healing. The positive result is that the adjustment can be more long-lasting.

Some chiropractors also give their patients Self-Acupressure points to practice at home. In addition, they make referrals to Acupressure practitioners and massage therapists.

Benefits of Acupressure

Acupressure therapy is a safe, effective way to reduce common stress-related problems. Acupressure releases muscular tension, enabling the blood to flow freely and allowing toxins to be released. An increase in circulation also brings more oxygen and other nutrients to affected areas.

Tension tends to concentrate around the Acupressure points. In order to relax muscular tension and balance the vital life forces, Acupressure utilizes a system of points and meridians.

These are the same points used in Acupuncture, and have a high electrical conductivity on the surface of the skin. Some chiropractors even use high-tech devices to stimulate the points and move energy through the spine and supporting back muscles.

How Acupressure Enhances Chiropractic Care 

Acupressure can speed your healing once the spine has been adjusted and can help relieve the patient’s associated pain and anxiety. Acupressure is not a substitute for chiropractic care, but complements it, increasing the effectiveness of adjustments.

Acupressure also can enable a chiropractic adjustment to last longer. Acupressure points are good for prolonging a chiropractic adjustment stabilization. In the case of a spinal misalignment due to an auto accident, chiropractic care can be enhanced with Acupressure which soothes the patient and balances healing energy.

Self-Acupressure & Chiropractic Care

Acupressure is an ideal self-healing therapy for chiropractic patients. They can quickly learn to locate the points and apply the correct pressure. Most points are within the patient’s easy reach. You can lay down on two tennis balls rolled up in a towel for releasing back points.

By learning a few Self-Acupressure techniques, patients can support and reinforce their chiropractic treatments and begin to take greater responsibility for their health. Patients who use Acupressure find their adjustments are easier, more enjoyable, and their spinal alignment results last longer.

Acupressure Chiropractic Points

The following Acupressure points are from the book, Acupressure’s Potent Points, A Guide to Self-Care for Many Common Ailments. To learn how to use Acupressure for yourself, see Acupressure Points, which is a part of the Acupressure Basics section of this website.

The following points can all be used effectively with Chiropractic Care for longer spinal stabilization.

Wind Mansion GV 16

Location: In the center of the back of the head in the large hallow underneath the base of the skull.

Chiropractic Healing Benefits: Good for eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Relieves headaches, vertigo, stiff necks, back pain, and neck stabilization.

Gates of Consciousness GB 20

Location: Below the base of the skull, in the hollows between two large neck muscles, two to three inches apart, depending on the size of the head.

Chiropractic Healing Benefits: Relieves depression, headaches, dizziness, stiff necks and stabilization, reinforces spinal alignment, and reduces irritability.

Heavenly Pillar B 10

Location: One-half inch below the base of the skull, on the ropy muscles located one-half inch out from the spine.

Chiropractic Healing Benefits: Relieves emotional distress, burnout, exhaustion, neck stabilization, depression, and heaviness in the head.

Self-Acupressure Resources for Back Pain Relief

Check out the Pain Relief topic category in Self-Acupressure A to Z.
One of the many benefits of Acupressure is how it’s useful for Healing Injuries and Back Problems.