Acupressure

Year 2006, Volume: 13 Issue: 2, 43 - 47, 01.06.2006

Arş.Gör. Gülendam Hakverdioğlu Arş.Gör. Gülergün Türk

Abstract

Acupressure is a therapy for the relief of pain symptoms that places physical pressure on different points on the surface of the body through greater balance and circulation of energies in the body. The therapy is similar to acupuncture and is practiced by applying pressure with the fingers, hand, palms, elbows, and knee to certain selected points on the body to regulate the internal flow of energy. Acupressure techniques is noninvasive, safe and effective. Acupressure has been suggested to alleviate lower back pain, headaches, osteoarthritis pain, neck pain, musculoskelatal pain, pain before and after surgery, nausea-vomiting and sleep disturbance in patients. Acupressure has implications for multi dimensional nursing practice. Therefore education of nurses about these therapies practicing in clinical setting is important. Nurses should use acupressure as a noninvasive, safe, and effective treatment modalities in their practices.

Keywords

Acupressure therapy, nurse, patient

Akupressur

Abstract

Akupressur vücuttaki enerjinin dolaşımı ve dengesi yoluyla, ağrı semptomları durumunda vücut yüzeyindeki farklı noktalar üzerine fiziksel basınç uygulanarak yapılan bir terapidir. Bu terapi akupunktura benzemektedir ve enerjinin iç akışını sağlamak için vücudun seçilmiş noktalarına parmaklar, el, avuç içi, el bileği ve diz ile basınç yapılarak gerçekleştirilir. Akupressur tekniği noninvasiv, güvenli ve etkilidir. Akupressurun hastalarda sırt, baş, osteoartrit, kas iskelet ve boyun ağrılarını, ameliyat öncesi ve sonrası ağrıyı, bulantı-kusmayı ve uyku rahatsızlığını hafiflettiği ileri sürülmektedir. Akupressur çok yönlü hemşirelik uygulamasında önemlidir. Bu nedenle, klinik ortamda uygulanan bu terapiler hakkında hemşirelere eğitim verilmesi gerekir. Hemşireler uygulamalarında noninvasiv, güvenli ve etkili bir tedavi modeli olarak akupressuru kullanabilmelidir.

Keywords

Akupressur terapi, hemşire, hasta

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