Beurer MG 204: 1. About Shiatsu massage 2. Getting to know your appliance 3. Proper use 4. Safety information

1. 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.

2. Getting to know your appliance

YourShiatsumassagedevicehasrotatingmassageheadswhichimitatethepressureandkneadingmotions

ofaShiatsumassage.

Thisdevice,withitsverticallymovingandrotatingmassageheads,offersapowerful,intensivedeepmas-

sageovertheentireback.YouhavetoplacetheShiatsuseatcoveronasuitableseatpadforthispurpose.

Thedeviceisonlyforprivate useandisnotintendedformedicalorcommercialpurposes.

3. Proper use

Thisdeviceissolelyintendedformassagingthebacksofhumanbeings.Itcannotreplacemedicaltreatment.

Donotusethemassagedeviceifanyofthefollowingwarningsapplytoyou.

WARNING

Useofthemassagedeviceisprohibitedinthefollowingcases:

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 notwithchangescausedbydiseaseorinjuryinthebackregion(e.g.discproblems,openwounds),

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 notduringpregnancy,

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 neverwhileyousleep,

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 notinthecar,

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 notonanimals,

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 notduringactivitiesduringwhichanunexpectedreactionmaybedangerous,

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 notwhileingestingsubstancesthatreducereactiontimes(e.g.painkillermedications,alcohol),

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 neverlongerthan15minutes(riskofoverheating)andallowittocooloffforatleast15minutes

beforeusingitagain.

Pleaseconsultyourdoctorifyouareunsurewhetherornotthemassagedeviceissuitableforyou.

Youshouldconsultyourdoctorbeforeusingthemassagedeviceif:

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 yousufferfromaseriousillnessorarerecoveringfromanoperationontheupperbody,

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 youarefittedwithacardiacpacemaker,implantorotheraid,

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 Thromboses,

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 Diabetes,

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 incaseofpainsofunclarifiedorigin.

Thedeviceisonlyintendedforthepurposedescribedintheseoperatinginstructions.Themanufacturer

cannotbeheldliablefordamageoccurringasaresultofinappropriateorcarelessuse.

4. Safety information

Pleasereadtheseoperatinginstructionscarefully.Failuretoobservetheinformationprovidedbelowcan

leadtopersonalinjuryormaterialdamage.Keeptheseinstructionsinasafeplacewheretheycanalsobe

readbyotherpersonsusingthedevice.Alwayspassontheseinstructionstogetherwiththeapplianceif

yousellitorpassiton.

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