In "Fist of the North Star", when Kenshiro gently pokes his secret hole, he dies, the pain disappears,
The disease can be cured.
Is this the mystery of the East? No, acupuncture point stimulation to improve physical discomfort is neither a miracle nor magic.
The basis for its effect has been scientifically proven to some extent.

　One is the effect of increasing blood flow.
For example, there is a acupuncture point called "shoulder well" that is effective in improving "stiff shoulders".
Stimulating this pressure point causes the blood vessels around the pressure point to dilate and increase blood flow.
One of the causes of stiff shoulders is that blood flow is stagnant, causing the muscles to stiffen and retain pain-causing substances that cause pain.
By improving blood flow through pressure point stimulation, painful substances are pushed away and muscles are relaxed.
As a result, the symptoms of stiff shoulders are reduced.
This is the so-calledLocal effectsIt is called.
These effects can be expected on pressure points near the shoulders, hips, and other places where you want to work.

The effects obtained by stimulating acupoints are not all simple and local.
Another central effect can also be expected.
For example, in the hand"Hapya"That's the point.
This pressure point is famous as a universal pressure point and mainly relieves upper body pain and general relief.
When the brain condition was actually stimulated with MRI, it was found that the blood flow to the brain somehow increased, even though the hand pressure points were supposed to be stimulated.
Not only does it increase blood flow around the stimulated area, but it also increases blood flow to the center of the brain, which feels pain.
At this time, it has been revealed that analgesic substances that relieve pain are secreted in the brain.
ThisIt is the central effect of pressure point stimulation.
The world has no choice but to pay attention.