The Directed Pressure Point Technique works in the belief that the body has a natural healing capacity through an intricate network of communication. When the body is in balance, all information and messages flow to and from the brain freely and easily around the body; the body is healthy and happy. Problems occur when there are blockages in the system and these messages cannot flow. Blockages occur at the synapses around the body. These are spaces between nerve endings ( axons) and nerve beginnings ( dendrites). The messages start off as electrical impulses in the nerve-cell ( neuron), this impulse travels down the axon and triggers a chemical release into the synaptic gap. Through the chemical, the message is then transferred onto the next nerve, and becomes an electrical impulse again. This is neuron to neuron communication, using neurotransmitters. A change in the chemical balance at the synapses can result in the message being blocked from going through to the next neuron.

Below is a diagram of a nerve impulse:

Ulrich Meggersee is a Directed Pressure Point Technique Practitioner. He defines stress as a blockage affecting all the body's systems ( immune, endocrine, nervous, etc) . The hormones and chemicals that are released during periods of high stress change the balance in the synaptic gap, blocking the communication. He says that maintaining balance and continuous flow of communication is of vital importance to life and health. If messages don't get through, health is easily impaired because bacteria, viruses and disease are given free reign of our bodies.

By applying directed pressure to pressure points all over the body, Meggersee attempts to give a struggling message that extra "oomph" to push through the blockage and continue the flow of communication. For example, a problem in the intestines might not be receiving the necessary attention because the brain hasn't received a message alerting it to a problem. By touching specific pressure points (not necessarily anywhere near the intestines), Meggersee forces the message across the synapse for the brain to receive, so that the necessary supplies, equipment and soldiers are sent in to the intestines to do repairs or fight.