Acupressure originated from which traditional medical system?

• A. Traditional Chinese Medicine
• B. Ayurveda
• C. Unani
• D. Homeopathy

Answer: (A)

Acupressure is rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, which views health as the balanced flow of qi along meridians. In this system, stimulating specific points with finger or thumb pressure helps move qi, relieve stagnation, and restore harmony between opposing forces like yin and yang. Because acupressure uses these meridian points to influence qi without needles, it developed as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China.

Other traditions—Ayurveda with doshas, Unani with humors, and Homeopathy with its remedy differentiation—have different theories and techniques, so acupressure belongs to Traditional Chinese Medicine.