What happens during a Shiatsu treatment?
There are typically three phases: -Intake: the therapist looks at your card and discusses your medical history and chief complaints with you. The therapist may observe your posture & gait, look at your tongue, ask further questions, palpate areas of tension, or take your pulse. You may also be asked to make specific moves such as raise your arm to check your range of motion. -Treatment: typically a Shiatsu treatment starts with palpation of the belly. The abdomen, or Hara in Japanese, is where important centers of Qi and organ reflexes are located. They are palpated for assessing Qi imbalances and for treating them. Then depending on your situation, the treated body areas and their order of treatment varies. Typical treatment positions are face-up, face-down, sides, and sitting. Typical treated areas are the abdomen, the legs & feet, the whole back, the arms & hands, the neck, and the head. -Wrap-up: at the end of the treatment, the therapist may provide additional information about yo
