Acupressure—the application of pressure to specific points along the body's meridians—is frequently utilized by massage therapists.

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New research shows acupressure may be effective in reducing chemotherapy-related nausea and may decrease the use of drugs to control vomiting after chemotherapy.

Dr. David Sniezek provides medical acupuncture at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. He is also teaching doctors and his medical staff how they can help their patients by using medical acupuncture for children suffering with pain and other conditions such as nausea and vomiting.

Up to 80 percent of patients who have surgery complain of nausea and vomiting afterwards, but stimulating an acupoint in their wrists can help reduce these symptoms, finds a new evidence review.