26/01/2024
My journey to becoming an Amatsu Therapist began with a personal challenge: an injury that sidelined me for a year. During my recovery, I experienced firsthand the profound impact of Amatsu, not only on my specific injury but on my overall well-being. Now, almost fully recovered and back to training and working full-time, I am passionate about sharing the benefits of Amatsu with others. My experience has not only been a testament to its potential but also a driving force in my career to help others.
What is Amatsu ?
Amatsu Therapy is an ancient Japanese art and in its form in the UK has been adapted to suit western styles.
An Amatsu balance works with the muscles, the nerves and the fascia (a continuous membrane tissue network that is intertwined throughout your entire body, from the skin right through the muscles and into the very deepest organs), it helps to release tension and blockages and improve alignment throughout the body.
From this we can see improvements in:
• Help pain management (back pain, headaches, sports injuries)
• Mobility
• Posture
• Neck restriction/pain
• Frozen shoulder
• Sciatic pain
• Hyper tension
• Stress (Can help alleviate tension, improve relaxation)
• Circulation issues
• Digestive disorders
This is a comprehensive list but by no means complete.
What can I expect from a treatment?
During your first session (known by Amatsu Therapists as a “balance”) a detailed personal history is taken so I can have a clear idea of the problem. Using a combination of observations, muscle testing and palpitation I can gain further information about the current condition of your body, before applying a combination of techniques to suit your needs.
After care
After a treatment you may have temporary increase in symptoms, these are normal and are just your body re-adjusting to its new position, this can take a little time to settle, usually around 24 to 48 hrs. You can also feel tired post treatment, again this is normal and just your body responding to the changes.
Most mainstream therapies prescribe rehabilitation exercises to ‘strengthen’ weakened joints, our approach is to firstly achieve structural alignment and stability of the joint before any exercises or strengthening programs are used.
We recommend minimal stress to be placed on the joints during this period until stability has been regained, this ideally means no physical stress such as exercise and also reducing postural stress on the joints whenever possible.
It’s not unusual to notice improvements straight away, however it can take some time to see what may be seen as a significant change, on average we would expect this to take around 4-6 appointments however further sessions are usually required to help to bring stability to the body.
For long term or serious conditions it may require a prolonged treatment phase and many clients, once they have resolved their initial problems, continue having balances to help maintain their alignment which in turn helps with their health and well being.
With the Amatsu model, maintaining structural alignment is paramount.
