Ananda Mahony
NaomiTreating chronic pain...Shiatsu
September 12th 2006 00:20
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Originally from Japan; Shiatsu (sometimes called Acupressure), arose around the same time that acupuncture did in China. It is a remedial treatment that traditionally, one family member practices on another for medicinal purposes and prevention form disease.
It involves finger pressure over the acupuncture points and meridians. Unlike acupunture; Shiatsu is without needles, making it much more accessible but with the same results and principles.
Like many Asian therapies; the object of Shiatsu is to stimulate the energies inside the body and recreate harmony. It is not painful, but pressure is sometimes hard and deep therefore sensitive and injured areas may feel some discomfort, at the beginning of a session.
Shiatsu can be used prophylactically even if a person is not ill, but is also used for treatment against specific diseases and conditions.
The relief from pain and anguish can be quite dramatic after a treatment and although westerm medicine cannot explain it; most cynics cannot deny the relief thay feel after attending a session.
Shiatsu should not be used to treat cancer as the deep stimulation from massage causes body fluids and energy to flow and this sometimes encourages the cancer cells to spread.
A good Shiatsu practitioner can identify a patient's condition by treating them for various conditions and finding the primary source of the pain. An example might be a patient that complains of sciatic pain, but relief is actually brought by applying pressure to the points that relieve stomach disorders. As a result of this; the practitioner will educate the patient on diet and lifestyle alternatives to prevent the problem from recurring. This is part of a complete Shiatsu consultation.
Shitatsu is available in most areas and even some GP's are accepting and embracing the therapy, incorporating it into their parctice.
This therapy is particulary good for treatment of:
Migraine, insomnia, low immune system, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety and depression, asthma, Symptoms of MS, joint pain or injury, arthritis, endometriosis, PMS, menopausal symptoms.
Resources
Alternative Medicine by Dr. Andrew Stanway
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Originally from Japan; Shiatsu (sometimes called Acupressure), arose around the same time that acupuncture did in China. It is a remedial treatment that traditionally, one family member practices on another for medicinal purposes and prevention form disease.
It involves finger pressure over the acupuncture points and meridians. Unlike acupunture; Shiatsu is without needles, making it much more accessible but with the same results and principles.
Like many Asian therapies; the object of Shiatsu is to stimulate the energies inside the body and recreate harmony. It is not painful, but pressure is sometimes hard and deep therefore sensitive and injured areas may feel some discomfort, at the beginning of a session.
Shiatsu can be used prophylactically even if a person is not ill, but is also used for treatment against specific diseases and conditions.
The relief from pain and anguish can be quite dramatic after a treatment and although westerm medicine cannot explain it; most cynics cannot deny the relief thay feel after attending a session.
Shiatsu should not be used to treat cancer as the deep stimulation from massage causes body fluids and energy to flow and this sometimes encourages the cancer cells to spread.
A good Shiatsu practitioner can identify a patient's condition by treating them for various conditions and finding the primary source of the pain. An example might be a patient that complains of sciatic pain, but relief is actually brought by applying pressure to the points that relieve stomach disorders. As a result of this; the practitioner will educate the patient on diet and lifestyle alternatives to prevent the problem from recurring. This is part of a complete Shiatsu consultation.
Shitatsu is available in most areas and even some GP's are accepting and embracing the therapy, incorporating it into their parctice.
This therapy is particulary good for treatment of:
Migraine, insomnia, low immune system, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety and depression, asthma, Symptoms of MS, joint pain or injury, arthritis, endometriosis, PMS, menopausal symptoms.
Resources
Alternative Medicine by Dr. Andrew Stanway
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