ACUPRESSURE MAT CLAIM AND INSTRUCTION RECORD
Original reading aid, not a product endorsement, treatment plan, personal safety score or validated assessment. No use schedule.

TWELVE-FIELD RECORD
1. Exact advertised sentence; source and date:


2. Purpose of the claim: comfort, sleep, pain or other:


3. Actual method: mat/pad, manual pressure or needles:


4. Manufacturer, model, size and available label:


5. Materials or allergy questions for the actual model:


6. Original study citation; full report or abstract only:


7. Population and relevant exclusion criteria:


8. Actual intervention and comparator:


9. Measured outcome, analysis count and time window:


10. Result and uncertainty; what the report cannot establish:


11. Manufacturer warnings and unclear instructions:


12. Bounded conclusion; question for maker or qualified care:


PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. An advertisement for a spike mat cites a trial of needle acupuncture. Does sharing the term “acupoint” make that trial evidence for the mat?
Your answer:


2. The 2023 mat study compared a mat with no-tools relaxation. Can its result establish that a mat is better than finger pressure?
Your answer:


3. The 2012 pain pilots reported discomfort or pain but no other adverse effects. Is “no unwanted experiences” an accurate summary?
Your answer:


4. A newer product has a different size and foam from the pad in a pain trial. Does its larger spike count prove a better result?
Your answer:


5. A duration FAQ says there is no time limit. Does that establish that sleeping on any mat is safe for anyone?
Your answer:


6. A review calls a mat relaxing, while the product warning says not to use it with anticoagulant medication. Should the review erase that warning?
Your answer:


ANSWER NOTES
1. No. Identify what actually touched or entered the body. A needle-acupuncture trial does not establish a spike mat’s effect.
Match the intervention, product, participants, comparison and outcome before using a result. A shared traditional point name is insufficient.

2. No. Finger pressure was not the comparator in that study.
The checked study did not show a significant mat advantage over its active relaxation control. That does not rank a comparison it never made, or prove that all methods are equivalent.

3. No. Keep the reported discomfort and pain in the summary.
A limited adverse-effect report is not universal safety evidence. The trials also excluded people with several medical risks and observed a short treatment period.

4. No. A design specification is not a measured clinical outcome or a head-to-head comparison.
Record the actual model, materials and contact arrangement. Evidence from a different device needs an applicability assessment; a higher count does not establish greater benefit.

5. No. A manufacturer statement is not a study establishing unlimited safe exposure.
Do not extend a promotional duration statement into advice for every person or model. Preserve the product’s warnings and discuss unresolved personal safety questions with qualified care.

6. No. A testimonial does not override the manufacturer’s stated restriction.
Do not stop prescribed medicine or try a different point to work around the restriction. Bring the actual product instructions and medicine context to the professional managing your care.

CHECKED SOURCES
https://iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aphw.12490
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3446809/
https://shaktimat.com/
https://shaktimat.com/pages/how-to-use
https://shakti-mat-america-2ubqktlqx0l.gorgias.help/en-US/shakti-mat-medical-conditions-6169108?isEmbedded=true
https://shakti-mat-america-2ubqktlqx0l.gorgias.help/en-US/how-long-should-i-spend-on-the-shakti-mat-7236342?isEmbedded=true
https://shakti-mat-america-2ubqktlqx0l.gorgias.help/en-US/what-is-shakti-mat-made-of-6169107?isEmbedded=true
https://shakti-mat-america-2ubqktlqx0l.gorgias.help/en-US/i-have-a-latex-allergy-is-blissfoam-safe-for-me-6169111?isEmbedded=true
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/acupressure-points
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture-effectiveness-and-safety
https://medlineplus.gov/bloodthinners.html