va portland health care system acupressure for sleep

648-PFEM #4312 April 2021 Page 1 of 1 Acupressure for Sleep Pairs with VHA YouTube video Acupressure Self-Care for Sleep Instructions • With your thumb or finger, press or rub to massage each acupressure point pictured below for 30 seconds. • Use the amount of pressure that feels good and not painful. • You can do the same point on the right and left side of the body for 30 seconds each. • Repeat as needed for pain relief, up to five times daily. Cautions: - If you are pregnant, or think you may be pregnant, talk to your medical provider before you start acupressure. - If any of the points are in areas where you are numb, where you have a wound, severe swelling, active infection, or a recent blood clot, acupressure should not be used. Skip points that are in these areas, but you may use the other points shown in this handout away from those sites. - If you experience any discomfort, dizziness, or other unusual symptoms, stop the therapy immediately. Contact your medical provider if symptoms do not stop. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VA Portland Health Care System Veterans Health Education & Information HT7 An Mian Yin Tang KD1 SP6 PC6

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Page 1: VA Portland Health Care System Acupressure for Sleep

648-PFEM #4312 April 2021 Page 1 of 1

Acupressure for SleepPairs with VHA YouTube video Acupressure Self-Care for Sleep

Instructions •Withyourthumborfinger,pressorrubtomassageeachacupressurepointpicturedbelow for30seconds. •Usetheamountofpressurethatfeelsgoodandnotpainful. •Youcandothesamepointontherightandleftsideofthebodyfor30secondseach. •Repeatasneededforpainrelief,uptofivetimesdaily.

Cautions: -Ifyouarepregnant,orthinkyoumaybepregnant,talktoyourmedicalproviderbeforeyoustart acupressure. -Ifanyofthepointsareinareaswhereyouarenumb,whereyouhaveawound,severeswelling,active infection,orarecentbloodclot,acupressureshouldnotbeused.Skippointsthatareintheseareas,but youmayusetheotherpointsshowninthishandoutawayfromthosesites. -Ifyouexperienceanydiscomfort,dizziness,orotherunusualsymptoms,stop the therapy immediately. Contactyourmedicalproviderifsymptomsdonotstop.

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