“Does acupressure work for headaches?”
I am a 28 year old female. I want to know if acupressure works for headaches?
22 Answers
I don't know how much only acupressure will help your headaches. If you combine acupuncture, massage and herbs I believe you will find effective help. These modalities are more successful in treating headaches.
Yes. I encourage you to book a session with your practitioner of choice to get help with relief.
Usually acupuncture is very good on treating headaches and migraine. But first, I would need to evaluate you to find the pattern that is causing your headaches and design the best plan to treat you. Feel free to make an appointment at www.mountainandlake.org
Yes, the best choice for migraine headache, tension headache, almost any kind of headache. Most of our patients experienced immediate relief, the headache can be reduced significantly within several minutes. A series of multiple acupuncture treatment can prevent relapse for years. Meanwhile, acupuncture can help relief of anxiety and mood swings.
Yes, acupuncture can help relieve headache.
Yes, please consult with your acupuncturist.
Acupressure points for headaches
Headache pain is a common experience. According to a 2018 article, tension-type headaches affect about 40% of people around the world and migraines affect around 10% of people worldwide.
Acupressure practitioners claim that activating the following pressure points can help relieve headaches:
Third eye
People can find the third eye pressure point between their eyebrows.
Stimulate the third eye pressure point by applying constant pressure or gently massaging in a circular motion.
Drilling bamboo
This pair of pressure points sit on the inside of each eyebrow, where the nose bridge meets the brow bone.
Using both index fingers, apply equal pressure on both sides.
Alternatively, stimulate one point at a time, alternating between sides.
Gates of consciousness
These pressure points sit in the hollow spaces on either side of the spine, just beneath the base of the skull.
Activate these points by applying firm pressure with the index and middle fingers of both hands. Alternatively, interlock the fingers behind the head and press the thumbs into the hollow spaces at the base of the skull.
Massaging the gates of consciousness pressure points may also help relieve neck pain
Headache pain is a common experience. According to a 2018 article, tension-type headaches affect about 40% of people around the world and migraines affect around 10% of people worldwide.
Acupressure practitioners claim that activating the following pressure points can help relieve headaches:
Third eye
People can find the third eye pressure point between their eyebrows.
Stimulate the third eye pressure point by applying constant pressure or gently massaging in a circular motion.
Drilling bamboo
This pair of pressure points sit on the inside of each eyebrow, where the nose bridge meets the brow bone.
Using both index fingers, apply equal pressure on both sides.
Alternatively, stimulate one point at a time, alternating between sides.
Gates of consciousness
These pressure points sit in the hollow spaces on either side of the spine, just beneath the base of the skull.
Activate these points by applying firm pressure with the index and middle fingers of both hands. Alternatively, interlock the fingers behind the head and press the thumbs into the hollow spaces at the base of the skull.
Massaging the gates of consciousness pressure points may also help relieve neck pain
In my opinion it depends on the kind of headache. Acupressure would be most effective for tension headaches. I don't find it that beneficial for migraine and sinus headaches, and certainly not cluster headaches.
Acupressure is a form of acupuncture; and acupuncture is one of the best methods of treatment for headaches. Acupressure is like a pressure massage for a trigger point, only the
trigger point is an acupuncture point, most commonly HeGu (Large Intestine 4). This point is located in the middle webbing between the first (index) finger and the thumb. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) states to stimulate (massage) 300-500 times a minute for about 10-15 mins. This can get a little tiresome if you’re not used to it that’s why I prefer acupuncture where we can let the needle be "retained." Check with your primary to if this might be a good option.
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Michael
trigger point is an acupuncture point, most commonly HeGu (Large Intestine 4). This point is located in the middle webbing between the first (index) finger and the thumb. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) states to stimulate (massage) 300-500 times a minute for about 10-15 mins. This can get a little tiresome if you’re not used to it that’s why I prefer acupuncture where we can let the needle be "retained." Check with your primary to if this might be a good option.
Live Happy,
Michael
yes
Yes, acupressure does work for headaches. Acupuncture can be faster. Always keep in mind that anyone over 50, or someone with worsening headaches, or someone with loss of peripheral vision with headaches should consult their conventional care physician to rule out other conditions. But to answer your question, both acupressure and acupuncture can help with headaches. Consult an acupressure book to see examples of points that can help with headaches.
Just temporary
Yes. Acupressure could help.
Acupressure will reduce the pain level
Absolutely! Oftentimes. acupuncture has a more immediate effect, but you can try using acupressure at home anytime you have headaches. Here is a video I made that teaches acupressure for headaches or sinus issues: https://healingwithzen.com/acupressure-for-headache-migraine-allergies-sinus-issues/
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
There are many different kinds of headaches and reasons for headaches, so it is important to assess in person, but generally speaking, yes acupuncture is very effective for headaches. The three most common reasons for headaches, just in case this helps you a little more, are lack of sleep, dehydration and stress (tension).
Mr. Anthony James Lorenzo
Acupuncturist
Acupressure is just a different way to stimulate the Qi/Life Force/Energy using manual pressure instead of needles (acupuncture). I prefer to use magnets on points (as the stimulation lasts longer) using 800 gauss magnets on stickers, personally. These different forms of stimulation of the Qi require a practitioner who can identify what the imbalance is, which leads to a prescription of how to stimulate the Qi back to a state of balance. If that is missing, I personally would not put much faith in a practitioner... and way too many who "practice acupressure" learned a bit from a book or weekend seminar and lack this depth of understanding of the medicine. There are points that move energy in parts of the head the can relieve symptoms, yet this is not really the full effectiveness of this ancient, magical East Asian system of healing that you could experience seeing a fully trained practitioner. I have only ever treated one patient whose headaches I could not seem to get to go away... and that patient had spinal misalignments and massive childhood trauma and abuse and was quite unique. With the help of a chiropractor, she was able to find relief. The rest of my patients responded rather fast to acupuncture and their symptoms would disappear for months or years at a time, depending on the individual.
Acupuncture is every effective for headache relief.
Yes, acupressure can help reduce headaches.
Yes indeed. There are many causes of headaches, but acupuncture can be very effective in stopping most of them.
It does! To ensure you are using the most acurate points, however, I suggest seeing an acupuncturist for a full diagnosis.
I don't know, I don't use a lot of acupressure. In my experience, and the feedback I get from patients who've tried both acupressure and acupuncture seems to line up with my observations, acupressure is, at best, a distant second to acupuncture in terms of time to symptom relief and duration of relief from symptoms. Most folks also find acupuncture to be a great deal more comfortable than acupressure.
