Beurer MG 300: 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

ThemassageheadsinyourShiatsumassagerimitatethepressureandkneadingmovementsofaShiatsu

massage.Thisdevicewithitsmovingmassageheadsprovidesapowerfulandintensedeepmassagefor

thewholebackandneck.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.

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

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Notwithchangescausedbydiseaseorinjuryinthe

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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.

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

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hedevicehasanadjustableheatingfunctioninthemassageheads.Personswhodonotfeelheat

must be careful when using this function.

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ou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care

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y.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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eepchildrenawayfromthepackagingmaterials.Riskofsuffocation.

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