What can Shiatsu Treat?

Shiatsu works by treating the whole body system in order to influence the prevailing disharmony that caused the unwanted symptom. As such, it is truly holistic, treating cause and symptom at the same time. This means that shiatsu is effective in a very wide range of problems and conditions.

It is also used by many people as a maintenance strategy with regular treatments helping to forestall problems before they arise.

In practice, the most common conditions treated with shiatsu tend to be physical aches and pains such as frozen shoulder, tennis elbow and lower back ache , although these can often turn out to be symptomatic of other, deeper disharmonies.

Some common ailments treated with shiatsu include:

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Fatigue

• Depression

• Menstrual problems

• Back , shoulder and neck pain

• Digestive problems

• Headache

• Joint pain

• Asthma

• Stress

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or ME

In addition, Shiatsu practitioners are increasingly working with the NHS in alcohol and drug dependency units and eating disorder clinics.

Even if it is only used as a stress relief tool, Shiatsu can be extremely effective.