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University of Minnesota

Acupressure Essentials: Pressure Point Techniques for Symptom Management and Self-Care

Discover how you can use acupressure to support symptom relief and wellbeing. In this course, you will learn how acupressure, which is a time-honored healing technique rooted in East Asian Medicine, can become a practical, effective tool in your clinical practice and self-care strategies. Acupressure Essentials is a self-paced, experiential course designed to teach basic principles and applications for symptom management including pressure points for pain, headaches, gastrointestinal disturbances, and wellbeing. By the end of the course, you will be able to demonstrate acupoint protocols, demonstrate an acupressure treatment session, and determine a plan of action for incorporating acupressure into your professional practice and self-care routines. Continuing Education Credits This course has been designed to meet Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements for 15 contact hours and may be eligible for CE credit from other professional boards that allow self-documenting of continuing education activities. It is your responsibility to check with your regulatory board to confirm this course meets your local requirements and, if necessary, to provide them with the certificate of completion you get if you pay for and fulfill all the requirements of this course.

Status: Mindfulness
Status: Patient Communication
BeginnerCourse15 hours

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SS

5.0Reviewed Jun 14, 2022

Great information and I can't wait to use it in my practice as an integrative nurse!

SS

5.0Reviewed Jun 15, 2023

It was a very valuable course and I am very grateful to you. I learned very practical lessons that I can use in my work and I know that I will get the best results.

HE

4.0Reviewed Apr 27, 2023

This course was delivered very well however the audio of the videos could be better and the subtitles aren't very accurate.

MB

5.0Reviewed Nov 16, 2023

Excellent tutors and a great experience learning this skill to add to my professional practice as a Holistic Counsellor.

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