Shiatsu is Japanese for finger pressure; it is a type of massage consisting of finger and palm pressure, stretches, and other therapeutic techniques. Shiatsu practitioners can help you relax and cope with issues such as stress, muscle pain, nausea, anxiety, depression, as well as recuperate from physical trauma, chronic pain and injury. Shiatsu incorporating elements of western anatomical and physiological theory and Traditional Chinese Medicine Shiatsu is traditionally performed on a futon mat, with clients fully clothed.