Shiatsu is Japanese for "finger pressure;" it is a type of alternative medicine consisting of finger and palm pressure, stretches, and other massage techniques. There is no scientific evidence proving that shiatsu can treat any disease, but shiatsu practitioners promote it as a way to help people relax and cope with issues such as stress, muscle pain, nausea, anxiety, and depression. There are two main Shiatsu schools: one incorporating elements of western anatomical and physiological theory, and the other based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Shiatsu is traditionally performed on a futon mat, with clients fully clothed.
Shiatsu (Japanese from shi, meaning finger, and atsu, meaning pressure), as well as Teate originated in Japan. There were many hands-on therapies called Teate before traditional Chinese therapies such as Acupuncture and Tuina (called Anma in Japan) were introduced to Japan around 1000AD. The practice of this massage was a semi-mystical activity performed by women and the blind. The term shiatsu may have been first cited in a 1915 book, Tenpaku Tamai's Shiatsu Ryoho.
The characteristic of shiatsu as defined by Namikoshi is to apply pressure using only the fingers, palms and especially the thumbs on points that have been related to the central and autonomic nervous systems. Masanuga, who identified reflections of the acupuncture channels in the arms and legs, considered that shiatsu should a) involve the whole body, b) require a focused practitioner sensitive to the energy distributions of the body, and c) provide an extra dimension of connection and support (using both hands where one 'listens' and the other acts). In both styles, however, the essence of shiatsu is "Diagnosis and Therapy combined."
Simple 1500 Jitsuyou Series Vol.11 - Katei de Dekiru Tsubo Shiatsu is the eleventh game in the practical 1500 series released for the Playstation One console by D3 Publisher.
This time the game let the user to check a complete shiatsu encyclopedia with big descriptions and also images.
Manufacturer's description:
Shiatsu is packed with software that can be done easily at home. "Hip shoulder fatigue eye," "swelling of the feet," "overweight," "constipation" Find the perfect pot of various symptoms and conditions such as modern people suffer. The pot can also search the body from the site, recording over 100 typical pot slayer. You can learn the knowledge of shiatsu pressure points in the basics of acupressure and mini knowledge.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shiatsu theme.
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