Shiatsu & Stretching

The new stretching system of exercise and calisthenics, though originated in the United States, has captured immense popularity in many other parts of the world. But the danger of muscular damage resulting from rapid and sudden stretching has been a cause of concern.

This book solves the problem.

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World-famous shiatsu expert Toru Namikoshi has develped a new system that combines digital pressure with sretching exercises to limber and extend the muscles simultaneously and thus to eliminate danger of pain or injury.

With its clear text and numerous illustrations, Shiatsu & Stretching makes it possible for anyone to look and feel better by following a system of exercise that fits comfortably into the busiest schedule since it requires no speicial equipment and little time or space.

About the author
The oldest soneo Tokujiro Namikioshi, founder of the Japan Shiatsu College, Toru Namikoshi was born on the island ot Hokkaido, in 1931. After graduating from the Art Department of Nihon University, in 1953, he traveled to the United States, where he spent seven years introducing shiatsu. Upon returning to Japan, he became assistant direcor of the Japan Shiatsu School. A leading advocate of modern shiatsu therapy, he makes yearly trips to the United States, Canada, and Europe to hold seminars and offer guidance. In this way he contributes greatly to the internationalization of this therapeutical system. He has written Shiatsu Therapy: Theory and Practice and The Complete Book of Shiatsu Therapy, Japan Publications, Inc., and many book in Japanese.

Contents

Preface
Names of parts and zones of the human body
Chapter One: General principles
1 Shiatsu and stretching
The significance of shiatsu therapy
The significance of stretching
Cumulative effects of shiatsu and stretching
2 Physical effects of shatsu and stretching
The skin
Muscular system
Skeletal system
Nervous system
Circulatory system
Alimentary system
Endocrine system
Five rules for shiasu and stretching
When not to perform shiatsu and stretching
3 Shiatsu techniques
Use of hands and fingers
Types of pressure application
Intensity control
4 Stretching techniques
Chapter Two Techniques
1 Warming up
2 Cervical region
Anterior cervical region
Lateral cervical region
Region of the medulla oblongata
Posterior cervical region
3 Scapular region and upper limbs
Suprascapular region
Shoulder joint
Upper arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist and fingers
4 Lower limbs
Anterior thigh region
Medial region of the thigh
Hip joint
Lateral region of he thigh
Knee
Slightly lateral anterior region of the lower legs
Ankle, dorsal surface of the foot, and toes
Lateral area of the leg and the sole of the foot
Namikoshi points
Posterior surface of the thigh
Popliteal fossa
Posterior side of the lower leg (calf) heel
Sole of the foot
5 Shiatsu and stretching for the back
Interscapular region
Infrascapular and limbar regions
Sacral region
6 Shiatsu and stretching for the head
Shiatsu on the parietal median line
Shiatsu on the temporal region
Shiatsu on the occipital region
Stretching the head
Stretching the hair
7 Shiatsu and stretching for the face
Shiastu on the forehead
Shiatsu on either side of the nose
Shiatsu on the zygomatic region
Shiatsu for the mouth
Shiatsu for the mandible
Shiatsu for the region around the eyes
Stretching the forehead
Stretching the nostrils
Stretching for the eyes
stretching the jaw
Overall facial stetcing
8 Shiatsu and stretching fo rth echest
9 Shiatsu and stretching for the abdominal region
Shiatsu for the abdomen (digestive organs and abdominal muscles)
Shiatsu for the region of the small intestine
Shiatsu for the region of the sigmoid colon
Shiatsu for the rectus abdominis muscles
Shiatsu for the obliques abdominis muscles (externus and internus
Stretching for the internal abdominal organs
Stretching the abdominal muscles
Chapter Three Therapeutic application
Headache
Occipital neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia
Facial paralysis
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and hardness of hearing
Nasal blockage
Insomnia
Whiplash syndrome
Asthma
Frozen shoulder (scapulohumersal periarthritis)
Stiff shoulders
Pathological curvature of the spine
Lumbago
Sciatica
Cramps of the gastronemius muscle
Constipation
Gastroptosis
Gastralgia
Strengthening the heart
Strengthening the kidneys
Preventing juvenile myopia and dental caries
Staying youthful longer
Appendix A: In connection with sports
Appendix B: For better appearance
Appendix C: Shiatsu & stretching in daily life
Index

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