H.M (female in her fifties, lives in Komae, Tokyo) It was sheer luck that guided me to Tao Shiatsu. After injuring myself in a bicycle fall, I found myself tormented by pain for three days and nights. I had scars and bruises on the left side of my body and
J.A (female in her thirties, lives in Yokohama, Japan) Since receiving Tao Shiatsu, I am experiencing great relief from pain in my mind and body. Before going for Tao Shiatsu, I always felt groggy. I was worried a lot about my past and family and was always hard on myself.
By Ryokyu Endo First of all, giving a treatment in Oriental medicine is not about diagnosing a disease. However, analyzing “disease” within the physical dimension is attractive to patients, because the explanation of disease in Western medicine is very clear. So, for most people, it is seen as easy to
There are many causes of lower back pain. The most common cause is “Small Intestine Kyo,” which is from shock or the long effect from an accident, or from prolonged mental stress. After an accident, if Small Intestine Kyo stays distorted, it becomes the cause of lower back pain. For
More than twenty years ago, one of my patients was a well known psychoanalyst. I was learning psychotherapy. At first, I received a dream interpretation from him. He suffered from ureteral calculus, and later it became his turn to receive a Tao Shiatsu treatment. Ureteral calculus is a disease in
Many people suffer from knee pain, and there are various causes. For example, the cause may be a lack of Ki in the Bladder meridian. In this case, the function of eliminating water waste becomes more difficult, and water accumulates around the knee. This causes knee pain. In Tao Shiatsu,
S.W (female in her forties, lives in Tokyo) During my first Tao Shiatsu treatment the practitioner said, “Trust me, you’ll get well. This is the truth..” I really understood in that moment that Tao Shiatsu wouldn’t be successful unless we trusted each other. At that time I had trouble moving
MS K.H. in her Forties (lives in Japan) A pain in my left leg started in August last year, then increased terribly. The Doctor’s diagnosis is sciatic nerve pain, and his prescription was a suppository and pain killer. I took them about once a month, but nothing improved. The Doctor
K.H (female in her fifties, lives in Yokohama, Japan) For almost 20 years, I was so sensitive to cold temperatures, that my feet were cold all year round. Even when people around me complained of the heat, I often felt cold. The worst was when it was very hot outside.
K. W (male, lives in Japan) One day I was riding the train. Suddenly, it came to an abrupt stop, causing the other passengers to surge and fall down on me, injuring my right knee. The impact caused terrible pain initially, but after a few days, the pain disappeared, and
H.M (female in her fifties, lives in Komae, Tokyo) It was sheer luck that guided me to Tao Shiatsu. After injuring myself in a bicycle fall, I found myself tormented by pain for three days and nights. I had scars and bruises on the left side of my body and
J.A (female in her thirties, lives in Yokohama, Japan) Since receiving Tao Shiatsu, I am experiencing great relief from pain in my mind and body. Before going for Tao Shiatsu, I always felt groggy. I was worried a lot about my past and family and was always hard on myself.
By Ryokyu Endo First of all, giving a treatment in Oriental medicine is not about diagnosing a disease. However, analyzing “disease” within the physical dimension is attractive to patients, because the explanation of disease in Western medicine is very clear. So, for most people, it is seen as easy to
There are many causes of lower back pain. The most common cause is “Small Intestine Kyo,” which is from shock or the long effect from an accident, or from prolonged mental stress. After an accident, if Small Intestine Kyo stays distorted, it becomes the cause of lower back pain. For
More than twenty years ago, one of my patients was a well known psychoanalyst. I was learning psychotherapy. At first, I received a dream interpretation from him. He suffered from ureteral calculus, and later it became his turn to receive a Tao Shiatsu treatment. Ureteral calculus is a disease in
Many people suffer from knee pain, and there are various causes. For example, the cause may be a lack of Ki in the Bladder meridian. In this case, the function of eliminating water waste becomes more difficult, and water accumulates around the knee. This causes knee pain. In Tao Shiatsu,
S.W (female in her forties, lives in Tokyo) During my first Tao Shiatsu treatment the practitioner said, “Trust me, you’ll get well. This is the truth..” I really understood in that moment that Tao Shiatsu wouldn’t be successful unless we trusted each other. At that time I had trouble moving
MS K.H. in her Forties (lives in Japan) A pain in my left leg started in August last year, then increased terribly. The Doctor’s diagnosis is sciatic nerve pain, and his prescription was a suppository and pain killer. I took them about once a month, but nothing improved. The Doctor
K.H (female in her fifties, lives in Yokohama, Japan) For almost 20 years, I was so sensitive to cold temperatures, that my feet were cold all year round. Even when people around me complained of the heat, I often felt cold. The worst was when it was very hot outside.
K. W (male, lives in Japan) One day I was riding the train. Suddenly, it came to an abrupt stop, causing the other passengers to surge and fall down on me, injuring my right knee. The impact caused terrible pain initially, but after a few days, the pain disappeared, and
