MIHP Think Tank Brainstorms… Movement Training Specialists

27Oct/090

Shiatsu

I have just experienced my very first Shiatsu massage; interesting! I went in a little skeptical and thinking that I will at the very least have some time to relax and get some knots worked out.  I am now feeling that the past hour was way more than a knot rub out.

Being a PTA I find myself on the side of giving manual therapy; unless I do something crazy to injure myself. And, even when someone is working on me, usually my mind is involved in trying to solve the problem. So to lay down and have someone move me around and apply pressure and movement to areas of my body where all I have to do is focus on breathing was peaceful, but at times very difficult to catch my breath!

I do find it interesting that in many manual therapy practices, body movements to correct a structural abnormality are very similar. I have noticed that since learning Muscle Energy Technique I see the movement and position patterns in Shiatsu and Chiropractic; it is what happens after the initial position that makes it unique to each manual practice.

Stay tuned for more comparisons later!

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