ACUPRESSURE SALIENT POINTS

Acupressure Salient Points

Ashley N. Peña

College of Nursing, University of Arizona

NURS 371: Nursing Field Immersion in Integrative Health/Wellbeing Assessment and Promotion

Theresa Ruzovich

July 14, 2021

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Point #1

In this study, 519 acupressure treatments were conducted for individuals reporting some

level of pain and anxiety. Participants included patients in a hospital, nurses, and individuals in

the general public and 75% of the participants reported being highly satisfied with their

acupressure treatments.

Point #2

Of the treatments administered, 96% were completed within 30 minutes, and the treatments for

the hospitalized patients and the nurses were completed by trained acupuncturists. These

treatments had the highest effectiveness in lowering pain and anxiety with a 4 point decrease in

pain and 5 point decrease in anxiety for hospitalized patients. Nurses had a 3 point decrease in

pain and a 4 point decrease in anxiety. Pain and anxiety were each measured on a 0-10 scale.

Point #3

While there was a decrease in pain and anxiety for the public participants who self administered

treatment, it was not as extreme as the other participants. The public participants had a

decrease in pain by 1 point, and a decrease in anxiety by 2 points, but it is worth recognizing

that the pre-treatment pain and anxiety scores for these individuals was significantly lower than

for the hospitalized patients and the nurses.

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References

Monson, E., Arney, D., Benham, B., Bird, R., Elias, E., Linden, K., McCord, K., Miller, C.,
Miller, T., Ritter, L., & Waggy, D. (2019). Beyond pills: acupressure impact on
self-rated pain and anxiety scores. Journal of Alternative and Complementary
Medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(5), 517–521.
https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0422