You have pressure points throughout your body that can have an effect on specific areas. Stimulating these points can create a reduction in aches and pains, as well as increase your overall relaxation through stress relief. The pressure technique used may be steady, or of a massaging, circular nature. Locating your trigger points once you know the general area is not difficult, as they are typically tender to the touch.
Head
Stimulating the pressure points in your head can reduce pain from headaches, earaches and sinus pressure. The Aurora Headache Center states that the pressure points at the base of the skull, located about an inch and a half from the spine, can alleviate headaches. Tilting your head forward, apply pressure with your fingers or thumbs to these points. Earache pain can benefit from stimulation of the points directly under the lobe, and then along the entire border of the anterior portion of your ear. This area will likely be very tender, so use caution in the amount of pressure that you apply. Single fingertip pressure from your middle or index finger should be sufficient. Sinus pressure pain can be reduced by stimulating the points at the inside of your brow, above the bridge of your nose, as well as at the arch of your brow. You can also work along the bottom edge of your cheek bone, applying pressure to the areas of tenderness there. Your thumbs or fingertips can be used for these areas.
Trapezius
Your trapezius musculature is an area that often holds a great deal of stress, becoming tight and uncomfortable. There are six pressure points that can be stimulated to help reduce your tension. A pair of points is located on top of your shoulders, on both sides of your neck. Moving down the back you will find another pair about half way between your shoulder blades and spine. Moving down your back, move closer to the spine, being careful not to apply pressure to the spine itself. The last pair will be at the bottom of the thoracic vertebrae, at the level of your mid-back. A tennis ball is a useful tool for applying pressure to these points. For the first pair of points you can place it on top of your shoulder and create a downward pressure. For the other two pairs, you can lie on the floor and use your body weight to create pressure.
General Points
According to Stanford Medical University there are pressure points that can help with a variety of problems. The pressure point at the web of your hand, between your finger and thumb, is useful for helping alleviate most problems from the waist up. Squeeze and hold this point on each hand with the opposing finger and thumb. There are two points on your legs that are helpful for problems from the waist down. Both of these points are on the inside of your lower leg. One is about a hand's width above your ankle bone, on the inside edge of the tibia bone. The other one is about a hand's width below your kneecap, between the tibia and your muscle.
