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1. About Shiatsu massage
ShiatsuisaformofbodymassagewhichwasoriginallydevelopedinJapanaround100yearsago.Itis
basedonideasanchoredintraditionalChinesemedicine,inparticularthemeridiansystem,i.e.thepathsin
thehumanbodyalongwhichenergyisconveyed.
TheaimofanyShiatsumassageistopromotethephysical,emotionalandmentalwellbeingoftheperson
beingtreated.Todothis,energyblocksandbottlenecksinthemeridiansneedtobedissolvedandtheself-
regulatingabilityofthebodyneedstobestimulated.
Shiatsutherapistsachievethisbyexercisingpressureinflowingmovementsalongthemeridians.Although
Shiatsucanbeliterallytranslatedas“fingerpressure”,practitionersalsousetheheelsoftheirhands,their
elbowsandkneesaswellastheirfingers.Intheprocess,thetherapistwillusehisorherfullbodyweightin
ordertogeneratetherequiredpressure.
2. Getting to know your appliance
YourShiatsumassagedevicehasrotatingmassageheadswhichimitatethepressureandkneadingmotions
ofaShiatsumassage.
Thisdevice,withitsverticallymovingandrotatingmassageheads,offersapowerful,intensivedeepmas-
sageovertheentireback.YouhavetoplacetheShiatsuseatcoveronasuitableseatpadforthispurpose.
Thedeviceisonlyforprivate useandisnotintendedformedicalorcommercialpurposes.
3. Proper use
Thisdeviceissolelyintendedformassagingthebacksofhumanbeings.Itcannotreplacemedicaltreatment.
Donotusethemassagedeviceifanyofthefollowingwarningsapplytoyou.
WARNING
Useofthemassagedeviceisprohibitedinthefollowingcases:
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notwithchangescausedbydiseaseorinjuryinthebackregion(e.g.discproblems,openwounds),
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notduringpregnancy,
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neverwhileyousleep,
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notinthecar,
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notonanimals,
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notduringactivitiesduringwhichanunexpectedreactionmaybedangerous,
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notwhileingestingsubstancesthatreducereactiontimes(e.g.painkillermedications,alcohol),
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neverlongerthan15minutes(riskofoverheating)andallowittocooloffforatleast15minutes
beforeusingitagain.
Pleaseconsultyourdoctorifyouareunsurewhetherornotthemassagedeviceissuitableforyou.
Youshouldconsultyourdoctorbeforeusingthemassagedeviceif:
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yousufferfromaseriousillnessorarerecoveringfromanoperationontheupperbody,
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youarefittedwithacardiacpacemaker,implantorotheraid,
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Thromboses,
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Diabetes,
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incaseofpainsofunclarifiedorigin.
Thedeviceisonlyintendedforthepurposedescribedintheseoperatinginstructions.Themanufacturer
cannotbeheldliablefordamageoccurringasaresultofinappropriateorcarelessuse.
4. Safety information
Pleasereadtheseoperatinginstructionscarefully.Failuretoobservetheinformationprovidedbelowcan
leadtopersonalinjuryormaterialdamage.Keeptheseinstructionsinasafeplacewheretheycanalsobe
readbyotherpersonsusingthedevice.Alwayspassontheseinstructionstogetherwiththeapplianceif
yousellitorpassiton.
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