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Many years ago, before I had even heard of acupuncture or trained as an acupuncturist myself, I suffered from very bad low back pain. I used to rub my lower back to ease the pain and eventually began to notice that some particular spots were more tender than others. Pressing on these points felt comfortable and seemed to bring some relief. Gradually, I also noticed that at certain times, for example during menstruation or colds, other particular parts or points on the body also became more sensitive than usual.

To my great surprise, over a decade later when I began to study acupuncture, I found that many of these sensitive points corresponded exactly to the locations of specific acupoints. As I had already experienced their effectiveness for myself, I began to experiment further with acupressure. I also shared the technique with others and was able to witness their surprise and satisfaction at their health improvement. Later started to use acupressure in my clinical practice and found that not only was it excellent as a therapy in its own right, especially for those who were apprehensive about acupuncture needles or very sensitive, weak or frail, but it was also very effective when practised by patients themselves in between treatments. It enabled them to play an active part in their treatment and also often led to a reduction in the number of treatments required. Many continued to use acupressure to maintain and further improve their health after treatment had finished.

In my many years of clinical work I have given large numbers of clients acupressure points to use between treatments and to promote their general health and vitality. Their encouraging feedback and the good results they obtained, with very little effort or training, led me to establish classes and workshops in acupressure for both lay people and health professionals. These classes have now been offered in many different countries, and also with groups of children, the disabled and the elderly. Seeing the enjoyment and positive effect that participants gained from this powerful form of self-care led to the writing of this book.