Beurer MG 140: 8. In the event of problems 9. About Shiatsu massage

8. In the event of problems

Problem Cause Remedy

Massageheads

Theloadonthemassage

Releasethemassageheads.

rotating at reduced

headsistoogreat.

speed.

Massageheadsnot

Appliancenotconnectedto

Connecttheplugtothemainssupplyandswitch

moving.

thepowersupply.

ontheappliance.

Switchsetto“0”.

Switchontheappliance(switchpositionIorII).

Overheatingprotectiontrip-

Disconnectthedevicefromthepowersupply,wait

ped.

atleast15,releaseanyblockedmassageheads,

reconnectandswitchon.

9. About Shiatsu massage

ShiatsuisaformofbodymassagewhichwasoriginallydevelopedinJapanaround100yearsago.Itis

basedonideasanchoredintraditionalChinesemedicine,inparticularthemeridiansystem,i.e.thepathsin

thehumanbodyalongwhichenergyisconveyed.

TheaimofanyShiatsumassageistopromotethephysical,emotionalandmentalwellbeingoftheperson

beingtreated.Todothis,energyblocksandbottlenecksinthemeridiansneedtobedissolvedandtheself-

regulatingabilityofthebodyneedstobestimulated.

Shiatsutherapistsachievethisbyexercisingpressureinflowingmovementsalongthemeridians.Although

Shiatsucanbeliterallytranslatedas“fingerpressure”,practitionersalsousetheheelsoftheirhands,their

elbowsandkneesaswellastheirfingers.Intheprocess,thetherapistwillusehisorherfullbodyweightin

ordertogeneratetherequiredpressure.YourShiatsumassagedevicehasrotatingmassageheadswhich

imitatethepressureandkneadingmotionsofaShiatsumassage.

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