Acupressure sometimes seems miraculous in the way it works. Recently I worked on a man with lower back pain. Sciatica sent shooting pains down his legs, even to the point of making it impossible to go to work. I warned him that the results may not be immediate.
This was a big, strong man in excellent physical condition. He took a few deep breaths as i worked on some points on his lower legs. I asked if it hurt and he assured me he could handle the pain. A little more than half-way through the session, he fell asleep, so I was pretty sure the process was working. At the end of our session I also gave him a heads-up that after 3-4 days when he started feeling better he might want to take it as a hint from his body that the healing process had started rather than assuming that he was all better.
When he came back a week later he laughed and told me it was a good thing I had told him what to expect or he might not have come back. His pain had disappeared for a day and then returned, although not as strong. It took a few sessions more to get rid of the pain completely. He described our work together as "miraculous" and I agree that sometimes acupressure seems that way. It helps restore the body to balance with deep healing.
In his case, since he was still doing the work that caused the problem in the first place, I recommended a monthly "tune-up" appointment to keep the qi moving and the pain from returning.
This was a big, strong man in excellent physical condition. He took a few deep breaths as i worked on some points on his lower legs. I asked if it hurt and he assured me he could handle the pain. A little more than half-way through the session, he fell asleep, so I was pretty sure the process was working. At the end of our session I also gave him a heads-up that after 3-4 days when he started feeling better he might want to take it as a hint from his body that the healing process had started rather than assuming that he was all better.
When he came back a week later he laughed and told me it was a good thing I had told him what to expect or he might not have come back. His pain had disappeared for a day and then returned, although not as strong. It took a few sessions more to get rid of the pain completely. He described our work together as "miraculous" and I agree that sometimes acupressure seems that way. It helps restore the body to balance with deep healing.
In his case, since he was still doing the work that caused the problem in the first place, I recommended a monthly "tune-up" appointment to keep the qi moving and the pain from returning.
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