VA Portland Health Care System Acupressure for Sleep
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Acupressure for SleepPairs with VHA YouTube video Acupressure Self-Care for Sleep
Instructions •Withyourthumborfinger,pressorrubtomassageeachacupressurepointpicturedbelow for30seconds. •Usetheamountofpressurethatfeelsgoodandnotpainful. •Youcandothesamepointontherightandleftsideofthebodyfor30secondseach. •Repeatasneededforpainrelief,uptofivetimesdaily.
Cautions: -Ifyouarepregnant,orthinkyoumaybepregnant,talktoyourmedicalproviderbeforeyoustart acupressure. -Ifanyofthepointsareinareaswhereyouarenumb,whereyouhaveawound,severeswelling,active infection,orarecentbloodclot,acupressureshouldnotbeused.Skippointsthatareintheseareas,but youmayusetheotherpointsshowninthishandoutawayfromthosesites. -Ifyouexperienceanydiscomfort,dizziness,orotherunusualsymptoms,stop the therapy immediately. Contactyourmedicalproviderifsymptomsdonotstop.
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