Shiatsu
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Shiatsu is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentieth century by Tokujiro Namikoshi, shiatsu derives f
Shiatsu practitioners believe that an energy called ki flows through a network of meridians in the body.
Introduction page, Anma Tebiki
Acupressure
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Acupressure is an alternative medicine technique often used in conjunction with acupuncture or reflexology. It is based on the concept of "life energy", which purportedly flows through "meridians" in
Shiatsu
…In the Japanese language, shiatsu means "finger pressure". Shiatsu techniques include massages with fingers, thumbs, elbows, knuckles, feet and palms, acupressure, assisted stretching, and joint manipulation and mobilization. To examine a patient, a shiatsu practitioner uses palpation and, sometimes, pulse…
Acupuncture point LI-4 (Hegu), known in Chinese as 合谷 (hégǔ)