Shiatsu is a massage technique, in which fingers are the main massage method. Literally, it can be understood as pressing acupoints with the power of fingers to stimulate the metabolism of meridians and achieve the purpose of health care. Shiatsu manipulation should be flexible and permeable, which can not only have the greatest influence on meridians and acupoints, but also cause pain to patients without damaging local tissues. Skilled acupressure should have the basic requirements of persistence, strength, uniformity, softness and depth. Incorrect acupressure methods often lead to strain and deformation of finger joints of massage coaches. Kailuan general hospital traditional Chinese medicine

Shiatsu, that is, acupoint therapy, refers to the method of pressing acupoints or tender points with fingers instead of needles for physical health care or disease treatment. Massage can be used to treat heatstroke, shock, syncope, headache, insomnia, stomachache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, enuresis, urinary incontinence, toothache, sore throat and other diseases.

The simplest and most important operation method is massage, that is, pressing, pinching and hammering, which usually takes two to six minutes. Massage is to use the fingertips of thumb or middle finger to press the acupoints with appropriate strength and knead them at a moderate speed, resulting in a feeling of soreness and numbness. According to the massage time and the patient's physical condition, the massage method is to aim the fingertip of thumb or middle finger at the acupoint.