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{{stub}} '''Acupressure''' is a form of [[traditional Chinese medicine]] which is similar to [[acupuncture]], but involves applying pressure to specific points on the body using the hands, fingers, thumbs, elbows, feet, or various devices and does not use needles.<ref name="Song2015">{{Cite journal|title=Effect of self-acupressure for symptom management: A systematic review|date=2015-02-01|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229914001848|journal=Complementary Therapies in Medicine|volume=23|issue=1|pages=68–78|last=Song|first=Hyun Jin|last2=Seo|first2=Hyun-Ju|last3=Lee|first3=Heeyoung|last4=Son|first4=Heejeong|last5=Choi|first5=Sun Mi|last6=Lee|first6=Sanghun|doi=10.1016/j.ctim.2014.11.002|issn=0965-2299}}</ref> ==Difference from acupuncture== Acupuncture uses needles, but acupressure is needle-less and instead uses parts of the body e.g., hands, feet, elbows, or devices like ear seeds.<ref name="NHS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acupuncture/|title=Acupuncture|date=2017-10-17|website=National Health Service|language=en|access-date=2024-02-05}}</ref><ref name="BAC-Jan24"/><ref name="Song2015"/> Acupressure is sometimes self-administered by people with minimal training in acupressure.<ref name="Song2015"/> {{See also|Acupuncture}} ==Theory == ==Evidence == Acupressure has far more limited evidence than acupuncture.<ref name="BAC-Jan24">{{Cite web|url=https://acupuncture.org.uk/news/statement-on-ear-seeds-for-cfs-me-dragons-den/|title=Statement on ear seeds for CFS/ME - Dragon's Den|last=|first=|date=2024-01-29|website=British Acupuncture Council|language=en-GB|access-date=2024-02-05}}</ref> === British Acupuncture Council statement on ear seeds for CFS/ME === In response to TV and media coverage of self-administered acupressure using [[Acu Seeds|ear seeds]] as a treatment for [[ME/CFS]], the British Acupuncture Council released a statement clarifying that [[acupuncture]] was different to [[acupressure]], and stating that "there is no one-size-fits-all treatment for conditions such as [[chronic fatigue syndrome]]" and that ear seeds were an adjunct treatment for CFS in Chinese medicine, with body acupuncture being the primary treatment, often combined with [[Moxibustion|moxibustion.]]<ref name="BAC-Jan24" /> The British Acupuncture Council also stated "[a] traditional acupuncturist does not base treatment on the diagnosis of ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ or ‘myalgic encephalomyelitis’. They will take a full case history and arrive at a diagnosis using the traditional theory. This diagnosis is called 证 zhèng. Zhèng is usually translated as pattern. Even for conditions where the signs and symptoms are fairly consistent, such as osteoarthritis of the knee, patients can be diagnosed with different zhèng-patterns. This means that patients with osteoarthritis of the knee we will get slightly different treatments depending on their overall signs and symptoms. {{Quote frame|quote=A traditional acupuncturist does not base treatment on the diagnosis of ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ or ‘myalgic encephalomyelitis’. They will take a full case history and arrive at a diagnosis using the traditional theory. This diagnosis is called 证 zhèng. Zhèng is usually translated as pattern. Even for conditions where the signs and symptoms are fairly consistent, such as osteoarthritis of the knee, patients can be diagnosed with different zhèng-patterns. This means that patients with osteoarthritis of the knee we will get slightly different treatments depending on their overall signs and symptoms.<ref name="BAC-Jan24" />|source=British Acupuncture Council|title=Statement on ear seeds for CFS/ME – Dragon’s Den}} ==ME/CFS== No clinical trials of acupressure have been carried out on patients with ME/CFS, either self-administered or professionally administered. ==Notable studies == ===Self-administered acupressure === * 2023, Effect of self-acupressure on fatigue-predominant subhealth in young and middle-aged adults: A randomized controlled trial<ref name="Xi2023">{{Cite journal|title=Effect of self-acupressure on fatigue-predominant subhealth in young and middle-aged adults: A randomized controlled trial|date=2023-09-01|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876382023000501|journal=European Journal of Integrative Medicine|volume=62|pages=102274|last=Xi|first=Huihui|last2=Zhu|first2=Ruiting|last3=Li|first3=Chuncheng|last4=Wu|first4=Han|last5=Zhou|first5=Wei|last6=Lu|first6=Yaci|last7=Wang|first7=Saikun|last8=Liu|first8=Wenqing|last9=Xiong|first9=Xuance|last10=Guo|first10=Lirong|doi=10.1016/j.eujim.2023.102274|issn=1876-3820}}</ref> - [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876382023000501 (Abstract)] * 2015, Effect of self-acupressure for symptom management: A systematic review<ref name="Song2015"/> - [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229914001848 (Abstract)] ===Acupressure (not self-administered)=== * 2019, The impact of self-administered acupressure on sleep quality and fatigue among patients with migraine: A randomized controlled trial<ref name="Vagharseyyedin2019">{{Cite journal|title=The impact of self-administered acupressure on sleep quality and fatigue among patients with migraine: A randomized controlled trial|date=2019-05-01|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388118302032|journal=Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice|volume=35|pages=374–380|last=Vagharseyyedin|first=Seyyed Abolfazl|last2=Salmabadi|first2=Mohaddeseh|last3=BahramiTaghanaki|first3=Hamidreza|last4=Riyasi|first4=Hamidreza|doi=10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.10.011|issn=1744-3881}}</ref> - [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.10.011 (Abstract)] * 2016, Effectiveness of Acupressure Treatment for Pain Management and Fatigue Relief in Gulf War Veterans<ref name="Lin2016">{{Citation|title=Effectiveness of Acupressure Treatment for Pain Management and Fatigue Relief in Gulf War Veterans|date=2015|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD1041450|journal=|pages=0005|website=((Cleveland Clinic Foundation))|last=Lin|first=Vernon|language=en}}</ref> - [https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD1041450 (Full text)] * 2015, Effects of acupressure on anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis<ref name="Au2015">{{Cite journal|title=Effects of acupressure on anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis|date=October 2015|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1136/acupmed-2014-010720|journal=Acupuncture in Medicine: Journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society|volume=33|issue=5|pages=353–359|last=Au|first=Doreen W. H.|last2=Tsang|first2=Hector W. H.|last3=Ling|first3=Paul P. M.|last4=Leung|first4=Christie H. T.|last5=Ip|first5=P. K.|last6=Cheung|first6=W. M.|doi=10.1136/acupmed-2014-010720|pmid=26002571|issn=1759-9873}}</ref> - [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1136/acupmed-2014-010720 (Abstract)] * 2014, The effectiveness of acupressure on relieving pain: a systematic review<ref name="Chen2014">{{Cite journal|title=The Effectiveness of Acupressure on Relieving Pain: A Systematic Review|date=2014-06-01|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1524904212001877|journal=Pain Management Nursing|volume=15|issue=2|pages=539–550|last=Chen|first=Ya-Wen|last2=Wang|first2=Hsiu-Hung|doi=10.1016/j.pmn.2012.12.005|issn=1524-9042}}</ref> - [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1524904212001877 (Abstract)] *2011, Acupressure for Treating Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review<ref name="Lee2011">{{Cite journal|title=Acupressure for treating neurological disorders: a systematic review|date=August 2011|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21545308/|journal=The International Journal of Neuroscience|volume=121|issue=8|pages=409–414|last=Lee|first=Jeong-Sook|last2=Lee|first2=Myeong Soo|last3=Min|first3=Kyungyoon|last4=Lew|first4=Jae-Hwan|last5=Lee|first5=Beom-Joon|doi=10.3109/00207454.2011.570465|pmid=21545308|issn=1563-5279}}</ref> - [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00207454.2011.570465 (Abstract)] *2006, Treatment of low back pain by acupressure and physical therapy: randomised controlled trial<ref name="Hsieh2006">{{Cite journal|title=Treatment of low back pain by acupressure and physical therapy: randomised controlled trial|date=2006-03-23|url=https://www.bmj.com/content/332/7543/696|journal=BMJ|volume=332|issue=7543|pages=696–700|last=Hsieh|first=Lisa Li-Chen|last2=Kuo|first2=Chung-Hung|last3=Lee|first3=Liang Huei|last4=Yen|first4=Amy Ming-Fang|last5=Chien|first5=Kuo-Liong|last6=Chen|first6=Tony Hsiu-Hsi|language=en|doi=10.1136/bmj.38744.672616.AE|pmc=1410852|pmid=16488895|issn=0959-8138}}</ref> - [https://www.bmj.com/content/332/7543/696++ (Abstract)] ==Costs and availability == Unknown. ==Risks and safety == ==See also == *[[Acupuncture]] ==Learn more == * == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Alternative medicine]] [[Category:Drug-free pain management]] [[Category:Traditional Chinese medicine]] [[Category:Depression alternative treatments]]
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