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Massage Pressure Points in the Hand

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Kent Ninomiya

The human hand is durable yet sensitive. Nerve endings are concentrated in the hands so we can feel the slightest variations in texture, pressure and temperature. This makes the hands an especially good place to massage using pressure points.

What Are the Pressure Points to Massage?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Kent Ninomiya

Massaging pressure points on the human body is both pleasurable and therapeutic. It can help relieve pain, improve circulation and channel the flow of energy. There are hundreds of pressure points all over the human body. Most are found in soft tissue near bundles of nerves and joints.

Kent Ninomiya is a veteran journalist with over 23 years experience as a television news anchor, reporter and managing editor. He traveled to more than 100 countries on all seven continents, including Antarctica. Ninomiya holds a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences with emphasis in history, political science and mass communications from the University of California at Berkeley.