Yesterday, I helped out with the seniors luncheon at the Strathcona Community Centre again and I even dragged my sister and Victor too! But, I was wrapped up in so many of the stories and helping serve the lunch, that I forgot to take out my camera 😦  But I did get a chance to have one of the seniors practice the ancient art of acupressure on me. He has recently been trying to relearn the tradition and help other seniors at the centre with their different ailments. Acupressure is similar to acupuncture but using pressure on points of the body. Points on the hand and foot correspond to different parts of the body.
I have had problems with my neck ever since I could remember, so he found the pressure point on the back of my hand that corresponded to my neck. As he searched for the pressure point, he explained that if there is something wrong, the point would hurt when pressure is applied. At first, I thought it was a placebo or whatever, how much could it hurt? It was fine at first, but let me tell you, when he found the point to my neck it hurt!! And afterwards, my neck really did feel looser and more agile!
He does it every week for one of the other seniors who has trouble hearing. This is what it looks like.
Acupressure has been around for the last 5,000 years, how long has Advil been around? Don’t knock it till you try it!
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