Shiatsu massage to help better your conditions

A qualified physician is the best person to treat most psychological and physical conditions; however, alternative treatments and medicines can also significantly boost the effectiveness of a doctor’s treatment. Nowadays, alternative therapies such as the shiatsu massage are now relied on and well-trusted by a lot of people. Even Hollywood celebrities seek treatment from alternative practitioners, therapists, and doctors to enhance their overall well being.

Many people who go for shiatsu massage are doing so to uplift their spiritual condition and improve their health among other things. So, if you have any psychological or physical complaints, you should consider getting shiatsu massage treatment to help better your condition.

Shiatsu massage may not completely treat problems like headaches, cramps, pulled muscles, nausea, muscle stiffness, stress, or anxiety but it can greatly alleviate these conditions and its effects often last for a long time. It works by applying pressure into certain points to the problematic areas of the body.

Although the name Shiatsu is derived from the Japanese word shiatsuryōhō which literally means finger (shi), pressure (atsu) and treatment (ryōhō), it is a type of Chinese acupressure practice. Some people also call it Zen shiatsu. The balancing energy philosophy behind Eastern medicine is aimed at fusing the spiritual, medical, and philosophical levels of the body.

Zen Shiatsu
People in the West have grown to love Zen shiatsu massage so much so that massage techniques have evolved that combine the philosophy of chi or qi energy that flows along energy vessels in the body called meridians. If qi flow is free and smooth along the meridians, it leads to strong positive energy that fetches wasted energy away along with the body toxins.

But from time to time, this flow becomes blocked or diverted that it throws off the natural balance of qi, which is also referred to as Yin and Yang imbalance. This causes your body to become psychologically and/or physically ill. In order to liberate your body from this negative condition, shiatsu massage can be done to eliminate the factors that block or divert the meridians and restore qi flow to its free and smooth movement.

From the viewpoint of Eastern medicine, indigestion, swollen joints, sleeplessness, Depression, Headaches, etc, are not seen as a source of discomfort, they are considered signs or symptoms that are the result of either hyperactive or underproductive qi, both of which is a negative condition. Shiatsu massage is seen from an Eastern medicine point of view as an ideal treatment for these conditions.

How Is Shiatsu Administered?
Before the practitioner begins with the massage itself, he needs to first make a diagnosis on you to find or assess where the qi may be blocked and siphoned or where it moves healthily. The practitioner may ask if you’re suffering from certain ailments. After that, he will perform a bit of light massage to determine the location of your stiff or tender pressure points. After your practitioner has come up with a diagnosis, he starts to apply firm pressure through the use of his fingers, feet, thumbs, elbows, palms, knees, or knuckles on the pressure points that run along the 14 meridians of your body.

When you come in for a shiatsu massage it is advisable that you wear loose garments that are thin and comfortable. This will make it easy for the practitioner to perform the massage since it is done with your clothes fully on. During an acupressure session, expect to perform some deep breathing as well as some manipulating, rotating, and stretching of your pressure points. You may also experience a slightly uncomfortable sensation after the therapy but this is normal.

Expect an overall improvement of your wellbeing when you combine shiatsu massage therapy with a healthy lifestyle and diet, and, a good physical workout. Getting regularly massages can make your body strong and resilient to psychological and physical conditions.