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Uses of Shiatsu Technique

5/11/2013

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Shiatsu can be used to treat following symptoms:

asthmatic symptoms
back pain
digestive problems
frozen shoulder
hypertension
menstrual pain
migraine and many kinds of headaches
reduced mobility
sciatica
sports injuries
whiplash injuries and neck stiffness

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Shiatsu Time Line

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Shiatsu Time Line:

1912 Namikoshi Sensei first used his technique on his ailing mother
1919 Namikoshi Sensei found the term Shiatsu and decided to use it to describe his therapy.
1925 Namakoshi Sensei opened his first clinic for Shiatsu Therapy. Shizuto Masunaga Sensei born.
1940 Namakoshi Sensei opens first Shiatsu college.
1953 Namakoshi Sensei and his sons introduce Shiatsu Therapy to the USA, Dr BJ Palmer, father of Chiropractic medicine.
1955 Shiatsu Therapy first recognized by Japan government but only in conjunction with amma and moxibustion.
1957 Shiatsu Therapy officially recognized by Japan as a separate and distinct therapy.
1958 Shizuto Masunaga graduates from Japan shiatsu College, begins to teach Psychology at the college as well.
1964 Shiatsu officially defined by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Japan.

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Shiatsu (Japanese 指圧) - is a massage technique from Japan. It follows similar principles to western massage, i.e. using principles of body’s anatomy and physiology. Thumbs, palms, and fingers are used to apply pressure to specific areas of the recipient’s body. Shiatsu relies on comprehensive understanding body’s functions thru general principles of anatomy and physiology instead of on concepts of energy flow, elements etc.

The following three points are the major premise of any shiatsu therapy:
One should use bare hands for carrying out the massage.
One can only press on the recipient’s body surface, i.e. rubbing or kneading which are otherwise standard massage techniques are not permitted in Shiatsu.
One carries out this technique to maintain body’s intrinsic balance and well-being.

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