Self-administered acupressure, combined with a short education program, was a cost-effective method of pain relief that boosted mobility in adults with probable knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
“Acupressure stimulates the same acupoints as acupuncture with the use of fingers, hands or elbows, based on traditional Chinese medicine meridian theory,” Wing-Fai Yeung, PhD, associate professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and colleagues wrote. “The effectiveness of the traditionally used acupoints now being used in clinical practice