Shiatsu - A Timeless and Effective Massage Therapy Technique
May 31, 2009 7:06 am 153In a massage school in Maui , Hawaii , a group of students are gathered around their teacher as he performs the steps in shiatsu massage. The teacher executes several movements that are basic in a shiatsu massage. These include pressing, tapping, squeezing, and rubbing some of the patient’s body parts.massage therapy benefits Shiatsu, as a technique, is one that needs careful and dedicated studying. Shiatsu is done by using one’s fingers, palms, and especially the thumbs, to find irregularities in the patient’s body and heal or correct them. The effectiveness of the shiatsu technique coupled with its illustrious and much documented history has gained it many followers until today.