SLEEP & RELAXATION
Use gentle HT7 and Yintang acupressure as part of a short bedtime wind-down. Research has studied acupressure for sleep in several settings, but these PointWell routines are relaxation practices — not treatments for insomnia or other sleep disorders.
Guided self-care with safety and location checks before the timer.
PointWell offers general self-care and educational guidance and is not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment, or emergency medical care.
Ordinary bedtime wind-down, not sleep-disorder treatment.
If sleep problems are frequent, persistent, or affecting daytime functioning, consider professional evaluation.
Talk with a healthcare professional if you regularly snore loudly, stop breathing during sleep, wake up gasping, or have marked daytime sleepiness.
Use steady, comfortable pressure beside the tendon on the wrist crease. Ease off for sharp pain, increasing tingling, numbness, or unpleasant sensation.
Use light, comfortable fingertip contact. Do not press deeply or try to create a strong sensation.
HT7 (Shenmen) has long been used in East Asian medicine in connection with sleep, emotional settling, and nighttime rest. Yintang is traditionally used in calming and head-related contexts. Traditional use is not proof of modern sleep efficacy.
Manual HT7 acupressure has direct randomized-trial evidence in a specific insomnia population, but the intervention was repeated over weeks rather than delivered as a single short bedtime session. Broader sleep studies often use multiple points or special populations. Auricular Shenmen must not be confused with wrist HT7.
Supportive direct manual evidence with population/time-course limits
Limited / indirect for sleep
Insufficient
CBT-I remains best-supported for chronic insomnia
For chronic insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the most strongly recommended treatment. A short acupressure routine can be used as a personal wind-down practice, but it should not replace evidence-based insomnia care.
