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Healthcare and Therapy
This section presents studies which were implemented within the fields of healthcare and therapy.
• THE IMPACT OF SHIATSU MASSAGE ON LABOUR PAIN AND ANXIETY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL NORHAPHIFAH ET AL. (2024), Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery: peer-reviewed, with 80 participants, standard protocols, Numeric Rating Scale for Pain, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Score, control group, significant effects observed
• EFFECTIVENESS OF SHIATSU MASSAGE ON CHEMORADIATION-INDUCED PAIN AMONG
ELDERLY WOMEN WITH CERVICAL CANCER RAJAGOPAL ET AL. (2024), Salem/ India info: peer-reviewed, with 60 participants, control group, significant effects observed
• SHIATSU: A COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FOR THE RELIEF AND VERBALIZATION OF TRAUMA ZITTOUN ET AL. (2022), Paris/ France info: peer-reviewed, qualitative descriptive and non-interventional, with 7 participants, children with autism spectrum disorder, positive effects observed
• COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES: A RISK OF RUPTURE WITH GENERAL MEDICINE? A QUALITATIVE STUDY ABOUT THE PERSONAL HEALTH CARE JOURNEY OF SHIATSU USERS IN FRANCE DOS SANTOS ET AL. (2022), Villetaneuse/ France info: peer-reviewed, qualitative study with shiatsu users, 10 interviews and 7 audio recordings, shows phases of shiatsu users’ health care trajectories
• THE EXPERIENCE OF SHIATSU FOR CARE PARTNERS AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA: A QUALITATIVE PILOT STUDY BELLMORE (2022), Toronto/ Canada info: peer-reviewed, qualitative pilot study with 6 participants, large spectrum of informative results
• THE EFFECT OF SHIATSU MASSAGE ON AGITATION IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL HARORANI ET AL. (2021), Arak/ Iran info: peer-reviewed, 68 participants with control group, level of agitation significantly decreased
• MIND-BODY THERAPIES FROM TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE: EVIDENCE MAP FOGAÇA ET AL. (2021), São Paulo/ Brazil info: peer-reviewed, based on reviews and meta-analyses, further research justified for shiatsu
• 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 (30 intervention, 20 control), significant change shown by self-report measures
• 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
main text in German, abstract in English: • 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
text in German only: • 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
• 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
abstract available in German and English: • 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
• 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
• EFFECTS OF SHIATSU IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FIBROMYALGIA SYMPTOMS: A CONTROLLED PILOT STUDY YUAN ET AL. (2013), Sao Paulo/Brazil info: peer-reviewed, 34 participants altogether, 1 control group, significant results
text in German only: • 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
• 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
main text in Portuguese, abstract in English: • 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
• 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
• 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
• THE EFFECTS OF SHIATSU ON POST-TERM PREGNANCY INGRAM ET AL. (2005), Bristol/UK info: pilot audit, 66 participants altogether, 1 control group
• THE EFFECTS OF SHIATSU: FINDINGS FROM A TWO-COUNTRY EXPLORATORY STUDY LONG ET AL. (2003), Salford/UK info: peer-reviewed, 14 practitioners, 15 clients, exploratory study
• THE EFFECTS OF SHIATSU ON LOWER BACK PAIN BRADY ET AL. (2001), Iowa/USA info: peer-reviewed, 66 participants, no control group, significant results
• EXPLORING THE VALUE OF SHIATSU IN PALLIATIVE CARE DAY SERVICES CHEESMAN ET AL. (2001), Colchester/UK info: peer-reviewed, 11 participants, qualitative study, no control group
• 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
Cognitive Sciences
This section presents studies which were implemented within the field of cognitive sciences.
• 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
• 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
Ethnography
This section presents studies which were implemented within the field of ethnography.
• SOME METHODOLOGICAL INSIGHTS FROM A REFLEXIVE “INSIDER” ETHNOGRAPHY OF SHIATSU PRACTICE SPURR ET AL. (2021), Milton Keynes/ UK info: crafting an enhanced methodological approach based on sensitive skills in shiatsu
• SHIATSU PRACTITIONERS: FORGING A PATH THROUGH A LANDSCAPE OF PRACTICE SPURR (2015), Milton Keynes/ UK info: thesis, exploratorive study, focus on process of professionalisation in relation to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
Methodology
This section presents studies which discuss shiatsu as a method or examine research methods for 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
• SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN EAST ASIAN MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPIES: A CRITICAL REVIEW CABO ET AL. (2020), Newcastle/ UK info: analysis and comparison of methods focused on how body points are stimulated
• SHIATSU AND ACUPRESSURE: TWO DIFFERENT AND DISTINCT TECHNIQUES CABO ET AL. (2018), London/UK info: peer-reviewed, preliminary exploration and article analysis
Shiatsu Profession Surveys
This section presents studies which examine the profile of shiatsu as a profession.
• PRACTICING SHIATSU IN AUSTRALIA: A WORKFORCE SURVEY STRAPPS et al. (2019), Victoria/Australia info: peer-reviewed, 121 respondants, aimed to characterise clinical practice
text in German only: • 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 Reports
This section presents reports about the effectiveness of shiatsu.
text in German only: • 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
text in German only: • 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
Studies about Pressure Points
This section presents studies which examine pressure points in manual therapies.
• 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.