While searching for effective ways to ease back pain, you may have come across acupressure therapy. It is an ancient Chinese practice that involves putting pressure on different points on the body ...

Increasingly popular acupressure mats—thin mats with rows of small plastic spikes jutting out—are designed to target pressure points in your neck and back.

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Participants were instructed to tap acupressure points on the eyebrow, side of the eye, under the eye, under the nose, on the chin and collarbone, under the arm, and on top of the head.

Both studies were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting.

A frequency of 40 Hz, amplitude of 0.8 mm, and an acceleration of 4.9 m/s2 with a vertical type vibration was used. Results ...