Bodywork & complementary offers
Shiatsu
not evidence-based: The effectiveness of these offers is not scientifically proven. They can complement relaxation and wellbeing, but they do not replace medical, psychological or psychotherapeutic treatment. If you are unwell or struggling, regulated services are the safe choice.
What is Shiatsu?
- What is Shiatsu for?
- Bodywork with pressure for relaxation
- Is Shiatsu legally regulated?
- Regulated massage trade (Massage Ordinance) with its own training, but not a health profession.
- Does Shiatsu treat illnesses?
- No, a complementary wellbeing offer, not treatment
Shiatsu is a form of bodywork from Japan. Pressure applied with the hands along body lines is meant to bring relaxation and a sense of balance.
It is still not a health profession and replaces no medical, psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment.
Work is done with healthy people or after consultation with a physician or therapist. The benefit lies mainly in relaxation and wellbeing; an effect against illness is not proven.
What is allowed
- Offer relaxation through hand pressure
- Work with healthy people or after medical consultation
- Support wellbeing and balance
Where are the limits?
- No diagnosis and no curative treatment
- No substitute for medical or psychological treatment
- Refers to physicians or therapy in case of complaints
How to recognise quality
- Shiatsu trade licence, searchable in GISA
- Honest information about the commercial character
- No promises of cures, no advising against treatment
- Works with illness only after medical consultation
How it works
- First conversationclarify expectations and condition
- Sessionpressure treatment in comfortable clothing
- Afterwardsnotice the effect
Costs & insurance
Fees set freelyapprox. 60 to 100 € per session
Insurancenot an insurance benefit
Supplementary insurancerarely and only partially