Complementary Therapy
Wapping Bangladesh Association has continued
to deliver complementary therapy sessions both for
elderly men and women and in particular on shiatsu,
funded by Tower Hamlets Council as part of the health
and well being project. It enabled us to continue
provide this service. Shiatsu is a form of therapeutic
bodywork with its roots in Japanese natural health
systems. Shiatsu is applied by massage using various
pressure techniques and gentle manipulations with
the palms of the hand, thumb, finger, elbows, knee
and feet where energy is stimulated or calmed within
the client’s body to resolve equilibrium between the
physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects
of the individual. This service has proved to be very
popular and a large number of our elderly users have
said that they have benefited hugely with reduced
back problems, aches and muscle pains. This service
has also improved their mental and physical health
and overall quality of life
