How to Use Acupressure Points for Foot Pain

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Obtain Acupressure charts.

   These charts show the exact location of the points described below and unless you are very familiar with acupuncture points, you’ll need the charts to locate the correct pressure points in your body.
   
   Check the following website for free acupuncture charts:
   Chiro.orgQi-journal.com
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   Step 2: Practice the two different techniques of acupressure.

   Acupressure points are manipulated in two different ways: by either pressing (reinforcing) or reducing them.Pressing technique:
   Use your fingers or something blunt (such as a pencil eraser at the end of a pencil) to press the particular point between 30 seconds to two minutes.
   
   Shorter pressures can be used and even a few seconds can provide relief.
   
   Reducing technique:
   Place your finger over a point and turn a finger in counter-clockwise direction for one to two minutes.
   
   Use enough pressure to feel the pressure but not too much (you should not feel pain).
   
   For each acupuncture point mentioned below, use one or both of the techniques mentioned above from 30 seconds to two minutes per point (unless directed otherwise). , These are located on the bottom of the foot.
   
   Consult the acupuncture charts to find these points in your body and manipulate one or several of the following points:
   Fuliu KI-7 (on the front, inner side of the achilles tendon) and Jiaoxin KI-8 (the front, inner side of the rounded border of the shinbone, above the ankle) points.
   
   Apply pressure to these two points at the same time.
   
   Dazhong KI-4 (behind and under the medial malleolus, or the bony knob on the inner side of your ankle) and Shuiquan KI-5 (on the inner side of the heel, in a depression below but in front of KI-4) points.
   
   Yongquan KI-1 (on the sole of the foot) together with the Liver Meridian point Taichong LV-3 (on back of the foot).
   
   Applying acupressure to these two points helps treat tendons and ligaments. , These acupuncture points are indicated for diseases in the lower limbs as well as in the head, neck, eyes, back, groin.
   
   Manipulate the following two points:
   Weizhong BL-54 (at the very top of your hamstring, closer to the inner part of the back of your leg) and Chengshan BL-57 (below the calf muscle) points., The Shimian M-LE 5, located at the center of the heel, is a local point that acts as the target zone of the plantar fascia and its attachment to the heel bone.Apply acupressure for 30 seconds to 2 minutes to the Shimian M-LE
   5. , Activating pressure points relieves pain and relaxes muscular tension releasing endorphins.
   
   These endorphins are similar to morphine in the way of numbing the pain.
   
   By applying pressure to the Liver Meridian LV-3 and Gall Bladder Meridian GB- 41 points, you can enable your body to produce its own natural painkillers.In Chinese medicine, the liver is an energy organ and when someone has liver imbalances they are more susceptible to tendon inflammation and continuous stress injury.Taichong LV-3 is located on the top of the foot between the first and second metatarsal bones.Zulinqi GB-41 is also on the top of the foot between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.
   
   Relieve pain by pressing your fingers firmly and steadily on the two points for two minutes.
   
   Breathe deeply while you do this.
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   Step 3: Manipulate the Kidney Meridian points.

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   Step 4: Manipulate the Bladder Meridian points.

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   Step 5: Stimulate the local and adjacent points at the site of injury.

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   Step 6: Use acupressure points to release endorphins.

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