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Shiatsu
What
is shiatsu?
What is the background of shiatsu?
What are the indications for shiatsu?
What are the contraindications for shiatsu?
What is shiatsu?
- Shiatsu means
"finger pressure" in Japanese, usually translated as acupressure.
- It combines a
modern understanding of anatomy, physiology, and psychology with
traditional
Chinese medical theory.
- A shiatsu session
is customarily given on a mat on the floor.
- The client is
fully clothed.
- Physical, mental,
and emotional states are considered during a treatment.
What is the
background of shiatsu?
- Shiatsu is based
on the same theoretical structure as acupuncture.
- The current mode
of practice was developed in Japan in the 1920s.
- Practitioners
in Japan are licensed by the federal government as both preventative
and remedial therapists.
What are
the indications for shiatsu?
Shiatsu is often used
for general relaxation and to treat:
What are
the contraindications for shiatsu?
Shiatsu should not
be used to treat any acute condtion that has not been evaluated by a
traditional medical doctor.
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