Acupressure

Directory for Asheville and Western NC

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Acupressure is a type of bodywork that involves pressing specific points on the body with the fingers, knuckles, and palms (and sometimes the elbows and feet) to relieve pain, reduce stress, promote general good health and treat a wide variety of specific conditions. According to the tenets of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupressure, like acupuncture, balances the body's energy by applying pressure to specific points along energy channels. The term "pressure" is misleading, since acupressure actually uses a very light touch. It's the location of the contact that's important, not the amount of pressure. Developed in China some 5,000 years ago, perhaps out of the natural human instinct to hold or rub a place on the body that hurts, acupressure is part of the holistic system of traditional Chinese Medicine.

Alphabetical Directory

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Blue Ridge Acupuncture Clinic

James Whittle M.S., L.Ac.

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Brian Moran L.Ac, MA 5th Duan

Tai Chi Chuan, Emperor's Long Fist, Chi Kung, Acupuncture, Tui na, Die da Therapy

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Demeter Barbara RN

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Family to Family

Offering Acupuncture, Bodywork, Maternity & Infant Care, Nutrition and More.

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Ling Dao Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine

Nicole T Jurkovic L.Ac.

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Ultimate Healing - Jane Smolnik, ND, DIR, CIH, MH

Iridology, Kinesiology, Cupping & More. The Wellness Lifestyles Center

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