A method of treating pain or injury in close proximity to the vertebral column in a subject with acupressure and magnetic therapy comprising the steps of placing a first magnetic focus radiation pointer on the skin of the point superior to the central point of injury or pain and a second magnetic focus radiation pointer on the skin of the point inferior to the central point of injury or pain, holding the pointers in place for a sufficient period of time and affixing a magnet to the central point of pain or injury. A preferred embodiment comprises the step of placing the first magnetic focus radiation pointer on the skin on a third point inferior to the first point but superior to a second point while placing the second magnetic focus radiation pointer on a fourth point on the skin inferior to the second point. In another preferred embodiment, each of the central, first, second, third and fourth points overlay a vertebra.