Acupressure
is
a
traditional
Chinese
medicine
technique
based
on
the
same
Chinese
ideas
as
acupuncture.
It
involves
putting
physical
pressure,
by
hand,
elbow,
or
with
the
aid
of
various
devices,
on
different
acupuncture
points
on
the
surface
of
the
body
(which
may
be
far
distant
from
the
symptom)
to
bring
about
relief
from
symptoms
through
greater
balance
of
the
energies
in
the
body