Author: Fukuoka A//Ueda E//Fukuoka H//Koyama Y
Affiliation: Fukuoka Dental Clinic Research Laboratory of Integrative Medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Conference/Journal: J Intl Soc Life Info Science
Date published: 2002
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Volume ID: 20 , Issue ID: 2 , Pages: 406-411 , Word Count: 55
Shiatsu massage on the cervico-brachial area is useful in inducing psychosomatic relaxation to reduce strain, anxiety and prevent unpleasant postoperative symptoms in dental patients. Here we clinically and objectively observed the difference in effect when Shiatsu is applied with ‘Qi’ (life energy) consciously wishing to heal the patient and when Shiatsu is simply applied mechanically.