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A friend asks you if shiatsu can help with:FROZEN SHOULDER

What are the symptoms and organic changes of their condition?

What tsubos might help relieve their symptoms?

What do you think might be the underlying elemental imbalance?

What related organ/meridian network governs this anatomical system?

What might be the related or local meridians, and why do you think so?

Would you describe the condition as more kyo or more jitsu?

What might be your treatment approach?

How would you explain to your friend this condition in terms of energy-flow and elemental imbalances?

What suggestions/recommendations might you make if your friend asks how they could share in their own healing – for example, life-style, diet, habits, exercise, meditation, other therapies?

How would your responses differ for other conditions of the same system, and should any be contra-indicated?

Lower back pain, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome/repetitive strain injury, muscular dystrophy, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, hernias: inguinal, umbilical, hiatus, femoral

What is the composition of each of the following:

ligaments

tendons

fascia

cartilage

bone

What is the basic structure of a SYNOVIAL joint?

What are the six types of sinovial joint, and how do they move?

Name common examples of CARTILAGINOUS and FIBROUS joints

Describe the locations, functions, nearest meridians and local tsubos of

diaphragm

pelvic diaphragm

pericardium

How might Shiatsu affect this system?

Summary

The Intermediate Diploma Assessment Requirement is for you to be able to explain, in everyday language as if to a friend with no knowledge of anatomy, the four following aspects of this system:

• Components and Structure
• How it works
• Interaction with other Systems
• What happens when it breaks down?

For Professional Licence Assessment you may be asked to explain anything from this assignment using anatomical/medical terminology – “as if on the telephone to a Latin-speaking Doctor!”

Module Completion: please have your Tutor validate the following

ASSIGNMENT COMPLETED:__________________date & stamp

TUTORIAL ATTENDED_______________________date & stamp

PRACTICAL ATTENDED:_____________________date & stamp

LEARNING-TREATMENTS...........................attach for stamping

What have you learned about yourself from this Assignment?