Pain Relief Therapies with Shiatsu

Shiatsu is a holistic and alternative pain relief therapy.natural ways of healing.
Shiatsu can benefit a person suffering from a varietyAcu-yoga combines yoga with acupressure for pain
of diseases and disorders.relief. In this case yoga postures are used In order to
Many turn to the practice of shiatsu for everythingstimulate acupressure points on the body. In this
from anxiety to endometriosis. While shiatsu is anpractice the entire body is used for this relaxation
excellent practice, there are other therapies that areand not just the hands. Acu-yoga is meant to be
closely linked to shiatsu that might prove just asdone at home. The yoga stretches are particularly
beneficial. Let us take a look at five other alternativegood if you want to get to hard-to-reach spots on
therapies that work very well.your body and your back.
Acupressure has been used successfully in China andJin Shin Jyutsu is a Japanese method of acupressure
Japan for over 3,000 years. This is a form of therapythat you can do yourself. Jin Shin is not about
that makes use of the combination of acupuncturemassage. Rather, it uses cradling or touching the
and massage, and may have been a precursor tobody for pain relief. The aim of this practice is to
shiatsu in Japan. When acupressure is done thecalm and harmonize the body as well as the spirit and
practitioner massages the points on the bodymind. This is done by way of touching what are
deemed as acupoints as firmly as possible with hisknown as 26 "safety energy locks" that are located
fingertip or thumb. The pressure exerted fromin the human body along various energy pathways. A
acupressure can be done in more than one way.Jin Shin Jyutsu can even involve cradling or a
Some acupressure practitioners use their fingers whilecombination of touches or it can be as basic as
others use their thumb, the palms of their hands andholding one or two fingers over certain parts of the
even their knees in some cases. How soon a personbody.
will experience relief from pain depends on the causeZen shiatsu is a strenuous involved practice that
of the pain. Chronic persistent types of healthincorporates yoga-like stretches and mediation on a
problems will take longer to show Improvement whiledaily basis. Zen is a type of Buddhism that got its
other problems can show Improvement fairly quickly.start In Japan. The yoga-like stretches are designed
Do-In is a type of alternative therapy is an excellentto open up the meridians of the body. Practitioners
precursor to an acupressure treatment. Do-In is aof this alternative therapy also may use of heavy
system that utilizes stretches, exercises, beginnerpressure on their body and they put their entire body
acupressure techniques and special breathingweight into relaxing the muscles. This kind of vigorous
techniques. This is an excellent way to start withshiatsu cannot be done at home, it takes a
alternative health therapy if you are new thesepractitioner several years to become proficient.