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🤲 Manual pain relief ⚖️ Opposing force
counterpressure

counterpressure

6.7
Pushing on a body part by hand to reduce pain during labor
  • noun
  • /ˈkaʊntərˌprɛʃər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : contrapresión
  • Applying gentle counterpressure during contractions can make labor more manageable.

Examples

  • Some people find that counterpressure on the lower back eases muscle pain after exercise.

  • The nurse used counterpressure on the patient's shoulder to help reduce discomfort.

  • The doctor applied counterpressure to ease her pain.

  • During labor, counterpressure can help manage contractions.

  • During labor, the nurse demonstrated how to use counterpressure on her lower back to ease her pain.

  • She used counterpressure during the contractions to help manage her discomfort effectively.

  • The doctor recommended counterpressure techniques to alleviate the patient's pain during the procedure.

Synonyms

acupressure
vscounterpressure
  • Specialized
4 5.8

A treatment that uses finger pressure on body points, not needles, to reduce pain and stress

is manual pressure used mainly during childbirth to ease pain or discomfort

How Firm

counterpressure
  • Specialized
6.7
light touch
4 3.9

Surface Forms

counterpressure singular
counterpressures plural

Morphology

counterpressure = pressure (semi-transparent) = counter + pressure

Form is clearly 'counter' + 'pressure', but the medical sense (manual pressure during labor) is a specialized usage that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word counterpressure combines counter- meaning 'against' and pressure meaning 'a push or press'. A helpful image is someone pressing against a painful spot (for example on the lower back or during labor) to push back the discomfort, so counterpressure is the pressure you apply to a part of the body to reduce pain.