Description
Shiatsu practitioners provide health maintenance, health education, whole health evaluation and recommendations for wellbeing, and treatment of certain illness through energetic evaluation of the body's life energy system (Ki) and regulation of the life energy system through various energetic and manual techniques.
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Theoretical Knowledge
human anatomymassage theorycomplementary and alternative medicinemassage typeshuman physiologypathologies treated by acupuncturetraditional Chinese medicinerelaxation techniquesneurophysiologyfasciatherapyphytotherapyacupuncture methodskinesiologyskin typesetiopathyhomeopathy remediesauriculotherapyacupressuregeneral medicineiridologysterilization techniquesbalneotherapykineticsreflexologytypes of aromatherapy treatmentshomeopathy
Practical Skills
give shiatsu massagesidentify energetic meridiansidentify customer's needsprovide health educationmaintain work area cleanlinessfollow-up on healthcare users' treatmentensure safety of healthcare usersobserve healthcare usersdevelop therapeutic relationshipspromote mental healthapply context specific clinical competencescommunicate with customersempathise with the healthcare userlisten activelyaddress side effects of menopauseaccept own accountabilityselect acupuncture pointsdemonstrate professional attitude to clientsapply acupuncturepromote healthy lifestyleapply deep tissue massageapply aromatherapyeducate on the prevention of illnesscarry out preventative internal medicine interventionsadvise on healthy lifestylesapply a holistic approach in careapply massage therapyadvise on healthcare users' informed consentgive massagesadvise on mental health