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Pain relief — the seven spots along the inside edge of your foot
One line runs from the base of your big toe back to your heel. In this tradition it is read as the line of your spine. Each article below takes one spot on it.
Stiff neck: the point on your big toe
For the morning where turning your head is a decision. The spot that tends to answer fastest.
Read →Sore neck on both sides: a squeeze at the big toe
A squeeze-and-roll, not a press — and most people do half of it and wonder why nothing happened.
Read →Upper back tension: the band across your foot
That slab across the top of your back that turns to concrete by four o'clock.
Read →Shoulder pain: the little toe knuckle
The arm that will not go as high as the other one, and aches at night.
Read →The pain between your shoulder blades
The ache no arm reaches. Walked along the long inside edge of the foot.
Read →Lower back pain: the top of your arch
The one I would keep if I could only keep one. Start here if your back is the reason you came.
Read →Sciatica: the point inside your heel
Pain that runs down the back of the leg — and an honest timeline for it.
Read →The basics
What reflex acupressure is, how it differs from acupuncture, and what it will not do.
Pain relief
Living with pain that has lasted years, and what self-practice can honestly offer.
Sleep
Why pain wakes you, and what to do at 3 a.m. instead of lying there.
Safety
Cautions, medications, and knowing when to stop.
For family carers
For sons and daughters helping a parent get started.
Student stories
What changed, what did not, and how long it took.
Start with the book
Seven spots along the inside edge of your foot, where the spine is read in this tradition. Fifty pages, large print, free.
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