Acupressure is a completely non-invasive treatment option that has a high success rate among migraineurs (people who suffer from migraine headaches). It has a confirmed track record as a successful pain abatement procedure. Acupressure is also efficacious in reducing both the regularity and intensity of migraine attacks.
As per Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are more than 800 vital energy points existing in the human body. These points lie along meridians that run throughout a person’s body. Chi, or life energy, flows along the meridians and through the energy points in healthy people. Chi must be in balance across energy points and should not be blocked to promote the well being of a person.
Acupressure massage applies heaviness to these energy points in order to release chi and promote the body’s own therapeutic mechanisms. The energy points are rubbed with the fingers, thumb, or occasional blunt object with ordinary pressure in a circular pattern.
The migraineur can learn a basic acupressure method called the over-all head massage to relieve the pain. This technique just requires the practitioner to massage the scalp as though they were washing their hair. Sit with the elbows supported on a table to avoid arm strain and the head resting evenly in the hands to perform head and neck acupressure.
Moderate pressure applied to the GB20 points offers the best relief for migraine pain. They are on either side of the neck, approximately one inch to each side of the spinal column just below where the skull and neck muscles meet. GB20 also goes by the more romantic-sounding Chinese name “The Gates of Consciousness”.
Migraineurs seeking to ease their headache and neck pain should practice deep breathing while using the thumbs of both hands to press strongly one the GB20 points for one to two minutes. If this is upsetting at first, home practitioners can start out by pressing and releasing the points in five to fifteen second intervals.
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