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| James Bond (Sean Connery) massaging with a mink glove. |
Pressure points can relieve pain in so many ways, from headache to period pain to back pain. This is usually acupuncture, but can also be massage, and massage pressure points are the focus of this blog. I'm exploring what can be done, aside from pain relief, when it comes to massage. You can dive pretty deeply into this topic. This is simply an overview.
Relaxation
In so many movies and books you see it used as a way to put someone "in the mood" and it turns out that is not as much of a myth as you may think. The pressure points are for relaxation, not seduction, but can lead to it. (It is advised to massage for relaxing, not seduction.) This includes, legitimately, massaging scalp (head) and neck. It seems weird to massage your head, but it is proven to relax you. At the top of the head above the ears is the spot you will need to focus on. Feet, also, are connected with both relaxing and intimacy. Your calves, two fingers above the ankle are also good for this purpose, according to Chinese medicine. The one spot that doesn't surprise me is the stomach, just below the navel and close to the crotch (kind of a no-brainer, but the closer to the privates, the more intimate it is).
Sleep
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| Lucy Liu in the movie Charlie's Angels |
A nice, soothing massage can lead right into a better night's sleep, logically, but can you make someone fall asleep on purpose? We see a scene in Charlie's Angels (the one starring Lucy Liu) where a man is made to fall unconscious in less than a minute during a back-walking massage. I am not finding as much evidence in my research, so it may be a myth. The closest you get is towards the ball of the foot, said to induce sleep. There is also, allegedly, a place behind the ear that is reached with acupuncture. Still not sure if you can even do what Lucy Liu did.
Immobilizing
In the NCIS TV show, we see Ziva David (Dah-veed) identify a bruise that is between the thumb and fingers as a pressure point that immobilized someone. She demonstrates it on McGee. I'm sure of this one not being a myth. There are points on the bicep, thigh, and brachial plexus that will numb or temporarily paralyze those limbs. Close to the place Ziva demonstrated on McGee is listed as a way for someone to loosen grip when you press hard. I'd be willing to bet that you could probably do what Ziva demonstrated.
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| Ziva David, played by Cote De Pablo |
Now that you know what you can do to someone with pressure points, you should probably do more research if you intend to use those skills. Pressure points are not an easy skill to use. Feel free to use my sources and find your own.
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