Acupoint Therapy can be defined as an extension of Willy Penzel’s modern APM system or the Akupunkt Massage. This therapy is nothing but stimulation of the acupuncture points and the meridians using a stick called the therapy stick.
Though there is no sufficient evidence scientifically as to how effective this therapy is, it is slowly gaining in popularity. Sweden is one of the countries where this therapy is quite widespread.
This therapy also originates from the Chinese Medicine based on the meridians or the energy pathways in the body. According to the accupoint therapists, meridians which are known to be the “Yin” correspond to the parasympathetic nervous system in the body.
Therefore, when these meridians are stimulated, it relaxes the person by slowing the heart, reducing the blood pressure, releasing the knots in the muscles, etc. On the other hand, the “Yang” meridians when stimulated increase the sympathetic nervous system activities. This increases the tension and heart beat rate, increases the blood pressure and produces more contractions in the muscles.
The aim or Accupoint Therapy is to bring about a balance between the Yin and Yang that is between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic forces…
If you are interested in this topic, please check our resource Chinese Acupuncture Points Treatment
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