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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Acupressure
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Acupresión
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Acupressão
Synonyms
English
:
Chih Ya
Zhi Ya
Shiatsu
Shiatzu
Tree Number:
E02.190.599.750.500
E02.779.867.880.500
E02.831.535.867.880.500
Definition
English
:
A type of
massage
in which
finger
pressure
on specific body sites is used to promote healing, relieve
fatigue
, etc. Although the anatomical locations are the same as the
ACUPUNCTURE POINTS
used in
ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY
(hence acu-), no needle or other
acupuncture
technique is employed in
acupressure
. (From Random House Unabridged
Dictionary
, 2d ed). Shiatsu is a modern outgrowth that focuses more on prevention than healing.
History Note
English
:
96
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
32864
Unique Identifier:
D019050
Occurrence in VHL
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