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Haveyou ever thought that acupressure for piles can help you combat the pain and irritation? But while dealing with the pain by stimulating the acupressure points for piles, you must be careful. It is important to get expert consultation as putting pressure on the wrong place can increase the pain.

Also, acupressure is not just putting pressure on the muscles, it is manipulated in a specific way to provide relief from pain. There are different tools and devices for applying nonspecific pressure by rubbing, rolling, or applying pressure on the body.

How to do it: Apply firm pressure on Acupressure UB57 Point and hold on for a few seconds. Stimulate UB57 point twice a day to get better results. When you apply pressure to UB57 point, it will help to reduce your piles or hemorrhoids pain, constipation, low backache, cramps in legs and it will improve blood circulation in legs.

How to do it: Apply a comparatively heavy pressure on SP6 point and hold it for one minute. Then repeat the same process with the other leg. Applying acupressure SP6 Point on a regular basis will give relief in piles or hemorrhoids along with irregular menstruation, loose stool, immune deficiency, varicose veins, insomnia and many more.

Benefits: Not just piles, it also helps in abdominal distention, loose stools with undigested food, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, clinical depression, immune deficiency disorders, chronic fatigue, impotence, low sperm, sterility in men and women, regulate hormone function, low sexual desire in men and women, pain in the external genitalia, warts, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, insomnia, PMS, hot flashes, cold limbs, side effects of radiation and chemotherapy in cancer patients.

How to do it: Use your thumb and hold the SP8 point gently, leave it after one minute. Do the same process with the other leg. Apply acupressure SP8 point regularly to reduce abdominal distension, abdominal pain, uterine bleeding, difficulty in urination, uterine cramps, and diarrhea.

How to do it: These are the acupressure points on hands for piles. Apply firm pressure on LU9 Point on the left hand with the right thumb and right hand with the left thumb. Massage lung 9 point on both hands/wrists regularly to get better results in problems like hemorrhoids, headache, facial paralysis, toothache, sore throat, poor circulation and blood disorder.

How to do it: Apply mild pressure on Acupressure LI2 point for one minute and then apply the same level of pressure on the other hand. Repeat the process several times to get relief in hemorrhoids, lower abdominal pain, nosebleed, blurred vision, sore throat and toothache.

The advantage of acupressure points for piles is that with one or two acupressure points, there are several health benefits as mentioned above. Their purpose is to provide balance and a healthy body by preventing it from any disorders.

According to the experts, when the natural flow of the blood is blocked, your health will get disrupted. There are over 670 acupuncture points that can be activated to treat certain health conditions and provide relief from chronic pain.

If you feel that there is no improvement in your piles condition or the problem has become worse, then do not delay further. There are home remedies for piles such as sitz bath, massage and ointments, but consult a general physician for a second opinion. You can contact us or write down your query and send it to us. The medical experts will get back to you as soon as possible. You can also book online consultation for piles treatment.

Disclaimer: Acupressure Points for Piles mentioned above are for information purpose only. It is advisable to consult an Acupressure expert before trying Acupressure Points for piles on yourself or any other person. Or consult a general physician for other piles treatment.

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IDepartment of Complementary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

IIDepartment of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Rural health is a global crisis across different continents. Most of Africa is predominantly rural and is experiencing financial constraints. Medical support and supplies are a dire need in rural Africa. An alternative option to support the rural population is through traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Studies have highlighted the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of Chinese medicine in improving health.

AIM: This article aims to investigate how rural health can be improved through alternative medicine options, focusing primarily on TCM.

SETTING: An identified TCM practice in Gauteng province was selected as the research setting.

METHODS: This study adopted a qualitative case study design to explore 10 participants' views on TCM to improve rural health. The health belief model was used as a theoretical framework, and thematic analysis was used for this study.

RESULTS: Findings revealed that most participants accepted TCM as an alternative medical health care option as it resonated with African herbal medicine. Participants agreed that TCM is cheaper and has no side effects.

CONCLUSION: There is a lack of appropriate medical service providers in most rural areas, and often, people depend on traditional medicines as a quick remedy. As TCM is cost-effective and has proven to treat numerous ailments successfully, it is recommended that it be further explored as a health care option available to rural populations..

CONTRIBUTION: This was the first study on South African patients' views on TCM in the South African context

Improving rural health is a global phenomenon and has been recognised as a crisis in Africa by many health organisations both internationally and nationally. The availability of affordable and attainable health care services is still a critical challenge in Africa. Before the independence of African states, colonial health care providers supported healthcare in Africa. According to Azevedo (2017), the sovereignty of African states forced colonial health care providers to restrict their support to the people of Africa. Despite traditional African medicine gaining popularity, studies by Mellor (2014) and Thou (2018) revealed that poverty, socio-economic conditions and poor health contributed to the decline of rural health in most parts of Africa. Similar findings were reported by Guo et al. (2017) and Tlou (2018), who asserted that Africa has a significant shortage of health care workers and practitioners. There is a desperate need for the improvement of health services amongst rural communities.

A large part of the African continent is rural, with a high need for medical support and services (Melor, 2014). The shortage of health care workforce, poor health facilities and structures and limited access to diagnostic services affect the improvement of rural health (Guo et al. 2017; Ogunkola et al. 2020). For these reasons, it is crucial to give attention and focus to rural communities to support and improve their health conditions, especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Both Mellor (2014) and Tlou (2018) believed that to ease the burden of the increasing health crisis in rural Africa, alternative medicine options should be made available to rural communities. This article investigated how rural health can be improved through alternative medicine, focusing primarily on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The authors formulated the following research question: how can rural health be improved through the use of traditional Chinese medicine? In this article, the challenges of rural health in Africa were addressed. The researchers reviewed several academic papers discussing the benefits and effectiveness of TCM as an alternative form of medicine for rural communities.

[T]he knowledge, skill, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures used in the maintenance of health, prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness. (pp. 15)