Pressure quality is firm enough to feel purposeful without sharp pain.
In 📝Acupressure that is the dose: a dull, spreading ache (deqi) is useful; sharp, electric, or numb is not. The person is the authority. Bruising is too much. Pressure quality is a dose finding, not a diagnosis, and not a contest.
Clients name whether it is workable. If they cannot breathe, the hold eases. Homework uses the same quality.