Ba kamar acupuncture ba, acupuncture (acupressure) yana dogara ne akan maki masu latsawa, takamaiman wurare a jiki tare da yatsunsu. Masu aikin likitancin gargajiya na kasar Sin sun yi imanin cewa karfin rayuwar jiki, ko qi, yana gudana ta hanyoyin da ba a ganuwa da ake kira meridians. Blockages a cikin meridians yana haifar da cuta. Bisa ga bincike, matsa lamba akan maki acupuncture yana inganta sakin maganin kashe zafi na halitta - hormone endorphin - kuma yana toshe watsa siginar zafi tare da jijiyoyi. Wannan yana taimakawa wajen rage yanayi kamar rashin barci da gajiya. Da ke ƙasa akwai 'yan maki don saurin dawo da ƙarfi da kuzari. Aiwatar da matsi mai ƙarfi zuwa wuraren motsa jiki guda biyar tare da babban yatsan yatsan hannu ko maƙasudin+ na tsakiya na mintuna 3. Massage a kusa da agogo da counterclockwise.
(1) A gindin kwanyar, fadin yatsa daya daga kashin baya
(2) Ma'anar tsakanin ƙuƙumman yatsa da yatsa
(3) Tafin ƙafa, kashi ɗaya bisa uku daga yatsu