Shiatsu Studies

• HAND SELF-SHIATSU TO PROMOTE SLEEP AMONG VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS: A NON-RANDOMIZED, MULTIPLE-METHODS STUDY 
BROWN ET AL. (2021), Alberta/Canada
info: peer-reviewed, 50 participants altogether with 20 persons assigned to the control group, significant change for sleep disturbance

• DECISION-MAKING IN SHIATSU BODYWORK: COMPLEMENTARINESS OF EMBODIED COUPLING AND CONCEPTUAL INFERENCE 
KIMMEL ET AL. (2021), Vienna/Austria
info: peer-reviewed, in the field of phenomenology and the cognitive sciences

• EFFECTIVENESS OF HAND SELF-SHIATSU TO PROMOTE SLEEP IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC PAIN: A CASE SERIES DESIGN 
BROWN ET AL. (2020), Alberta/Canada
info: peer-reviewed, 16 participants, standardized self-report measures demonstrated statistically significant improvement in several aspects

• EFFECTIVENESS OF HAND SELF-SHIATSU TO IMPROVE SLEEP FOLLOWING SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION IN YOUNG ATHLETES: A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT STUDY 
QIN ET AL. (2019), Alberta/Canada
info: peer-reviewed, 7 participants, proof-of-concept study

• SHIATSU FOR CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN: RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY 
KOBAYASHI et al. (2019), Tokyo/Japan
info: peer-reviewed, 59 participants, prospective randomized open blinded-endpoint design study, improvement of some symptoms and QOL

• EFFECTS OF SHIATSU ON THE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF A PERSON WITH SECONDARY PROGESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A MIXED METHODS N-OF-1 TRIAL WITHIN A WHOLE SYSTEMS RESEARCH CASE STUDY 
TSIORMPATZIS (2019), London/UK
info: peer-reviewed, case study, results show improvements in some domains

• RELIEVING PRESSURE – AN EVALUATION OF SHIATSU TREATMENTS FOR CANCER AND PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS IN AN NHS SETTING 
BROWNE ET AL. (2018), London/UK
info: peer-reviewed, 63 participants, no control group, highly significant results
links: video about follow-up studies in development

• MANAGEMENT OF WORK STRESS IN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT THE HAEMATOLOGY DIVISION USING SHIATSU (ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT APPROACH)
COHEN ET AL. (2018)
info: pilot study design, 25 participants, no control group, significant results

• SHIATSU AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: A PILOT STUDY
LANZA ET AL. (2018), Italy
info: peer-reviewed, 12 participants, 1 control group, significant results

• SINGLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PILOT STUDY COMBINING SHIATSU AND AMITRIPTYLINE IN REFRACTORY PRIMARY HEADACHES
VILLANI ET AL. (2017), Rome/Italy
info: peer-reviewed, single-blind, randomized, 37 participants altogether, significant results

• EFFECTS OF PASSIVE HYDROTHERAPY WATSU (WATERSHIATSU) IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY: RESULTS OF A CONTROLLED PILOT STUDY
SCHITTER ET AL. (2015), Bern/Switzerland
info:peer-reviewed, 17 participants altogether, 1 control group, significant results

 • HAND SELF-SHIATSU FOR SLEEP PROBLEMS IN PERSONS WITH CHRONIC PAIN: A PILOT STUDY 
BROWN ET AL. (2014), Toronto-Alberta/Canada
info: peer-reviewed, case series

• ZEN SHIATSU: A LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY MEASURING STRESS REDUCTION IN A CHILD WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
BURKE (2014), Colorado/USA
info: peer-reviewed, single longitudinal case study

• EVALUATION EFFECT OF SHIATSU TECHNIQUE ON LABOR INDUCTION IN POST-TERM PREGNANCY
TEIMOORI ET AL. (2014), Zahedan/Iran
info: peer-reviewed, 288 participants altogether, 1 control group, significant results

• THE EVIDENCE FOR SHIATSU: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SHIATSU AND ACUPRESSURE
ROBINSON ET AL. (2011), London/UK
info: peer-reviewed, systematic review of 9 shiatsu & 71 acupressure studies

• DELIVERING SHIATSU IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES
PIRIE ET AL. (2011), Sheffield/UK
info: qualitative report, 10 participants

• SHIATSU AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA: AN OPEN-LABEL PILOT STUDY
LICHTENBERG ET AL. (2009), Jerusalem/Israel
info: peer-reviewed, 12 participants, significant results

• THE POTENTIAL OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN PROMOTING WELL-BEING AND CRITICAL HEALTH LITERACY: A PROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF SHIATSU
LONG (2009), Leeds/UK
info: peer-reviewed, 633 participants, longitudinal cohort design, data collection by questionnaires

• A TYPOLOGY OF NEGATIVE RESPONSES: A CASE STUDY OF SHIATSU.
LONG ET AL. (2009), Leeds/UK
info: peer-reviewed, 633 participants, cohort pragmatic case study

• TOUCHING CANCER: SHIATSU AS COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENT TO SUPPORT CANCER PATIENTS
ARGASH ET AL. (2008), Petach Tikva/Israel
info: experience report

• THE ROLE OF SHIATSU IN THE TREATMENT OF THE SIDE-EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEVALIER (2007), Saintes/France
info: peer-reviewed, 16 participants, central hospital at Saintes
original paper: Intérêt du shiatsu chez des patients cancéreux traités par chimiothérapie

Basic Research in Shiatsu

• IS THE N-OF-1 METHOD APPLICABLE IN BODYWORK RESEARCH? LESSONS LEARNED USING A TRIAL AS A METHODOLOGICAL PILOT
TSIORMPATZIS (2021), Helsinki/Finland
info: methodological paper reviewing an n-of-1 trial in shiatsu

• PRACTICING SHIATSU IN AUSTRALIA: A WORKFORCE SURVEY
STRAPPS et al. (2019), Victoria/Australia
info: peer-reviewed, 121 respondants, aimed to characterise clinical practice

• SHIATSU AND ACUPRESSURE: TWO DIFFERENT AND DISTINCT TECHNIQUES
CABO ET AL. (2018), London/UK
info: peer-reviewed, preliminary exploration and article analysis

Combined Studies

• BODYWORK AS SYSTEMIC AND INTER-ENACTIVE COMPETENCE: PARTICIPATORY PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN FELDENKRAIS® METHOD AND ZEN SHIATSU
KIMMEL ET AL. (2014), Vienna/Austria
info: peer-reviewed, in the field of enactive cognitive science

• COST-BENEFIT OF COMBINED USE OF ACUPUNCTURE, SHIATSU AND LIFESTYLE ADJUSTMENT FOR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE ANGINA PECTORIS
BALLEGAARD ET AL. (1996), Ega/Denmark
info: 96 participants, pragmatic quantitative approach with statistical comparison

Studies of Meridian Points

• EFFECTIVENESS OF ACUPRESSURE ON THE TAICHONG ACUPOINT IN LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
LIN ET AL. (2016), Taichung/Taiwan
info: peer-reviewed, 80 participants altogether, 1 control group with sham acu point, significant results
acu point: LV-3 can lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

• SHIATSU MASSAGE AND THE PAIN INTENSITY OF VENIPUNCTURE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS
MIRTAJADINI ET AL. (2016), Tehran/Iran
info: peer-reviewed, 72 participants altogether, 1 control group, significant results
acu point: LI-4 can decrease pain at the site of insertion.

Academic Publications

• THE EFFECTS AND EXPERIENCE OF SHIATSU: A CROSS-EUROPEAN STUDY. FINAL REPORT.
LONG (2007), Leeds/UK
info:academic publishing, 633 participants, longitudinal cohort design, data collection by questionnaires

Akademische Publikationen

Academic Publications

• HAT SHIATSU EINEN POSITIVEN EINFLUSS AUF DIE STRESSVERARBEITUNG?
LEYH-DEXHEIMER (2018), München/Deutschland
info: Pilot-Studie mit Fokus auf der Berührung durch eine Shiatsu-Anwendung mittels der Messinstrumente Oxytocin und Fragebogenerhebung
PILOT STUDY: DOES SHIATSU HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STRESS MANAGEMENT?
LEYH-DEXHEIMER (2018), Munich/Germany
info: using the measuring instruments oxytocin and questionnaires; abstract in English

• SHIATSU ALS WEG IN DIE ACHTSAMKEITSPRAXIS, ERGEBNISBERICHT
KRAFT ET AL. (2017), Coburg/Deutschland
info: Vorstudie zur Anwendung von Achtsamkeitsübungen in Kombination mit Shiatsusitzungen, Erhebungen mittel Fragebögen hinsichtlich Stress und Wohlbefinden
SHIATSU AS A GUIDE INTO THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS, REPORT
KRAFT ET AL. (2017), Coburg/Germany
info: A preliminary study on combining mindfulness and shiatsu, investigating stress and well-being via questionnaires

• DIE TRANSKULTURELLE INTEGRATION AUSSEREUROPÄISCHER KONZEPTE IN DEN ZWEITEN DEUTSCHEN GESUNDHEITSMARKT, DARGESTELLT AM BEISPIEL SHIATSU.
KLEINAU (2016), Frankfurt/Deutschland
info: Dissertation an der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
THE TRANSCULTURAL INTEGRATION OF NON-EUROPEAN CONCEPTS INTO THE SECONDARY GERMAN HEALTH MARKET SHOWN ON THE EXAMPLE SHIATSU
KLEINAU (2016), Frankfurt/Germany
info: doctoral thesis at the Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt

• SHIATSU UND LÖSUNGSORIENTIERTE KURZZEIT-BERATUNG BEI STRESSBEDINGTEN BELASTUNGEN
KOERS (2015), Berlin/Deutschland
info: Bachelorarbeit an der Steinbeis -Hochschule/Berlin, Abstrakt auf Deutsch und Englisch
SHIATSU AND SOLUTION ORIENTED SHORT TERM MENTORING FOR STRESS INDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES
KOERS (2015), Berlin/Germany
info: B.Sc. thesis at the Steinbeis-Hochschule/Berlin, abstract in German and English

• DIE EFFEKTE VON HARA–SHIATSU AUF DIE LEBENSQUALITÄT VON MENSCHEN MIT BULIMIA NERVOSA
MARKES (2012), Wien/Österreich
info: Diplomarbeit (Fachbereich Psychologie), experimentelle Untersuchung mit 30 Teilnehmer*innen
DIE EFFEKTE VON HARA - SHIATSU AUF DIE LEBENSQUALITÄT VON MENSCHEN MIT BULIMIA NERVOSA
MARKES (2012), Vienna/Austria
info: diploma thesis (psychology), experimental investigation with 30 participants

Arbeitsberichte

Shiatsu Reports

• WAS BEWIRKT SHIATSU? EIN BLICK DURCH DIE BRILLE UNSERER KLIENTiNNEN
GSD/SCHRIEVERS (2017), Hamburg/Deutschland
info: Abschlussbericht einer qualitativen Evaluierung
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF SHIATSU? VIEWS THROUGH THE GLASSES OF OUR CLIENTS
GSD/SCHRIEVERS (2017), Hamburg/Germany
info: final report of a qualitative evaluation

• WIRKSAMKEITSSTUDIE ZUM PROGRAMM „SAMURAI-MASSAGE – SHIATSU FÜR KINDER“
KOERS (2013), Berlin/Deutschland
info: Studienarbeit an der Steinbeis -Hochschule/Berlin, Blogeintrag Kurzbeschreibung auf Deutsch
EFFICACY STUDY FOR THE PROGRAM „SAMURAI-MASSAGE – SHIATSU FOR CHILDREN“
KOERS (2013), Berlin/Germany
info: study report at the Steinbeis-Hochschule/Berlin, blog entry with short description in German

L’Études du Shiatsu

Shiatsu Studies

• INTÉRÊT DU SHIATSU CHEZ LES PATIENTS CANCÉREUX TRAITÉS PAR CHIMIOTHÉRAPIE
CHEVALIER (2007), Saintes/France
info: une étude scientifique au centre hospitalier de Saintes
THE ROLE OF SHIATSU IN THE TREATMENT OF THE SIDE-EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEVALIER (2007), Saintes/France
info: peer-reviewed, 16 participants, central hospital at Saintes
translation: The Role of Shiatsu in the Treatment of the Side-Effects of Chemotherapy

Estudos Shiatsu

Shiatsu Studies

• EFEITOS DE CINCO SEMANAS DE UM PROGRAMA DE SHIATSUTERAPIA SOBRE A FASE DO ESTRESSE E NÍVEIS PRESSÓRICOS DE ADULTOS HIPERTENSOS
CARIELA DE ALBUQUERQUE et al. (2008), Rio de Janeiro/Brasil
info: 11 voluntários, durante e após cinco semanas de tratamento
EFFECTS OF FIVE WEEKS OF A SHIATSU THERAPY PROGRAM ON THE STRESS
PHASE AND BLOOD PRESSURE OF HYPERTENSION ADULTS
CARIELA DE ALBUQUERQUE et al. (2008), Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
info: peer-reviewed, 11 participants, short English abstract within study paper