Alternative Health Options At Home – How to Give Someone a Shiatsu Massage!
The art of Shiatsu is an ancient technique from Japan and is meant to be used to diagnose and treat different irregularities of the body. By using the fingers, palms and the thumbs the person applying the pressure to certain areas of the surface of the body can correct those imbalances. To get good at it will take time and experience to get right but it is something that massage therapists might want to consider adding to their skills.
When you go to perform shiatsu you will need to make sure that your patient is laying face down either on a very low massage table or on the floor. The patient does not have to take their clothes off for this kind of massage because there are no oils or creams used. As soon as the patient is comfortable the therapy can start.
The whole thing is about pressure and you will be using only the fingers, thumbs and palms to apply this pressure. Unlike regular massage where you use the thumbs and fingers to massage and squeeze the different body areas with shiatsu you just apply pressure only to those same body areas.
You need to understand your patient and try to find out why they want to have shiatsu done. Many will know what’s wrong and let you know, while others may not know the root of their problem and were just hoping that shiatsu might help. So before you begin the treatment it’s a good idea to examine different areas of their body that should include the stomach, the back their legs and their neck. It’s a good idea to look for any soft or hard areas. These are the areas that will help you figure out which areas need special attention. Once you have found the area you can start performing the shiatsu treatment.
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