You know those wrist bands with the little button they sell for seasickness? Sure, it seems like a scam. But there’s some science behind it. Way back in the prehistoric era, (2001) Swedish scientists enrolled sixty pregnant women in a randomized placebo controlled trial. They proved that acupressure at the Neiguan point improved symptoms of nausea and vomiting. In 2006, an analysis of twenty-six different scientific studies bolstered the evidence, proving stimulation of the Neiguan point improved nausea and vomiting, both due to morning sickness and for other reasons. If you’re wondering why that goofy wristband never worked for you, you probably don’t know what the Neiguan point is and probably wore the darned thing on some random point on your wrist.
Science behind acupuncture: Neiguan point
Science behind acupuncture: Neiguan point
Science behind acupuncture: Neiguan point
You know those wrist bands with the little button they sell for seasickness? Sure, it seems like a scam. But there’s some science behind it. Way back in the prehistoric era, (2001) Swedish scientists enrolled sixty pregnant women in a randomized placebo controlled trial. They proved that acupressure at the Neiguan point improved symptoms of nausea and vomiting. In 2006, an analysis of twenty-six different scientific studies bolstered the evidence, proving stimulation of the Neiguan point improved nausea and vomiting, both due to morning sickness and for other reasons. If you’re wondering why that goofy wristband never worked for you, you probably don’t know what the Neiguan point is and probably wore the darned thing on some random point on your wrist.