A study published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma found that Jin Shin Jyutsu – the ancient Japanese art of releasing accumulated tension through acupressure – may be an effective treatment to help people with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI ).
Lead author of the study, Professor Theresa Hernandez, from the University of Colorado, found that treatment with Jin Shin, in which gentle fingertip pressure is applied to 26 points of the body, done in a certain sequence to awaken the body's natural power of self-healing, enhanced the cognitive function in people suffering from TBI . Meridians are the places where acupressure points are located, which are connected to various energy pathways in the body that are connected to the health of specific organs including the brain.
Neuropsychological tests were given to study participants who received the Jin Shin treatments and to those in the control group who were given acupressure treatments to areas of the body that were not considered to be Jin Shin acupressure points. Participants who received the Jin Shin acupressure treatments showed improved cognitive function, scoring significantly better on tests of working memory when compared to the TBI subjects in the placebo control group.
The study was funded by the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund[1] and is believed to be one of the first placebo-controlled studies ever published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, showing the benefit of acupressure to treat patients with TBI.
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