Self-administered acupressure help get your mood better
if you could keep this self-treatment a few time a day according to a report
published in the Global Journal of Health Science.
As modern life is moving fast we all get stress
sometimes. If the stress is building up it develops to anxiety and depression
which affect our daily life and quality of life. How to maintain a positive
mood and prevent the negative one is important for us.
Recently a group of scientists in Japan evaluated the
effect of self-administered acupressure on the mood levels of university
medical students. Fifty-four students were recruited for the study and they
were divided into intervention group and control group. Students in
intervention group were instructed to apply pressure on acupoint GB12, SI17 and
LI18 on both sides for 5 seconds each 3 time a day for 2 weeks. Stimulating
those acupoints is believed to have positive impact on the mood. Self-reported
tension-anxiety, depression-dejection, anger-hostility, vigor, fatigue and
confusion were measured before and after the study.
It was found that self-administered acupressure on GB12,
SI17 and LI18 can significantly decrease the levels of tension-anxiety, depression-dejection,
anger-hostility, fatigue and confusion and increase vigor.
The study suggests that self-administered acupressure on
GB12, SI17 and LI18 can have a positive impact on the levels of mood. This can
lead to a better quality of life.
Reference:
S Horiuchi et al., Mood
Changes by Self-Administered Acupressure in Japanese College Students: A
Randomized Controlled Trial. Global Journal of Health Science; Vol. 7, No. 4;
2015. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/gjhs/article/view/43413
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