LEARN G-JO: ACUPUNCTURE WITHOUT NEEDLES
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POINT NO. 4?located above the wrist?assuages pain in the arm and hand, head and face, elbow, shoulder, and wrist . . . and should be used to help relieve persistent coughs. POINT NO. 5?behind the bulge of the outer ankle?can help alleviate the discomfort of pains in the back, face, foot, hip, and rectum . . . along with sprains and muscle pulls. POINT NO. 7?above the bulge of the inner ankle?relieves indigestion, flatulence, constipation, and diarrhea . . . plus stomach, leg, foot, and common menstrual difficulties. POINT NO. 9?the most potent point of all?is located three inches below the bottom edge of the kneecap, between the shin-bone and the front of the calf muscle . . . and can be used to ease the discomforts of indigestion, backache, diarrhea, constipation, leg pains, and nagging headaches. POINT NO. 10?which can be used to control bleeding?may also be used for chest pains, menstrual problems, seasickness, hiccups, coughs, and symptoms related to shock. POINT NO. 13?hidden between the thumb and index finger?is good for headaches, neck pains, and toothaches ... as well as problems of the hand, elbow, arm, and foot.
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by MICHAEL BLATE
Health care can often be a problem for folks who want to
move toward a more natural, stress-free, and independent
rural lifestyle. If your homestead is deeply buried in the
woods, for instance, what do you do when a health crisis
occurs? The usual options—rushing many miles to a
doctor, clinic, or drugstore . . . keeping a large stash of
medicine for who-knows-what emergency . . . or just
suffering while your body heals itself—are far from
attractive or practical.
Fortunately, there's at least one
therapeutic technique that can relieve some kinds of
discomfort almost instantly and is said to stimulate the
mind and body's own self-healing powers. The method is
known as G-Jo (pronounced "JEE-joh").
G-Jo means "first
aid" in Chinese, and the technique originated in the Orient
thousands of years ago. It's a primary form of finger
pressure acupuncture (or acupressure), and—with a
little reading and practice—you can learn enough G-Jo
to avoid much needless suffering and become more nearly
independent of doctors and drugs ... especially if your
lifestyle is already a healthful one.
TO THE POINT
There are two vital rules for using G-Jo.
The first is FIND THE RIGHT PRESSURE POINT. The specific
spots may be tricky to locate at first, and you must use
the tip of your thumb or forefinger—not the
pad or fleshy part—to probe the area of the point
as deeply as you can ... applying about 20 pounds of
finger pressure. Since these areas of pressure are only
about the size of a pinhead, you'll have to practice
locating them until you become familiar with their feel and
position. You'll know when you've found a pressure point,
though: It will announce itself with a "loud" twinge of
sensitivity, much like that associated with a pinched nerve
or a toothache.
The second important rule is STIMULATE THE
PRESSURE POINT PROPERLY. Here, again, the secret is
deep pressure . Massage the tiny spot with a
digging, goading motion ... again, using the tip
of the thumb or forefinger. If you have trouble applying
enough force with your finger, you can use the blunt end of
a felt-tipped marker or something similar. In severe cases,
you might have to continue applying pressure for as long as
several minutes, but 10 or 15 seconds of treatment is
usually enough to unblock the right control point and
relieve the problem completely or, at least, substantially
ease the symptoms.
Pressure points are usually duplicated
bilaterally, so—after you stimulate a spot on one
side of your body—you can simply repeat the operation
on the opposite side. You'll often find one more tender
than the other... and treating one side may
relieve a symptom, while stimulating the opposite
point may bring the discomfort back . (If that
happens, simply reapply pressure to the original side until
the symptom disappears again.)
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