Beurer MG140 [13/52] In the event of problems

8. In the event of problems

Problem Cause Remedy

Massageheads

rotating at

reducedspeed.

Theloadonthemassage

headsistoogreat.

Releasethemassageheads.

Massageheads

notmoving.

Appliancenotconnected

tothepowersupply.

Connecttheplugtothemainssupplyand

switchontheappliance.

Switchsetto“0”. Switchontheappliance(switchpositionIor

II).

Overheatingprotection

tripped.

Disconnectthedevicefromthepowersupply,

waitatleast15,releaseanyblockedmassage

heads,reconnectandswitchon.

9. About Shiatsu massage

ShiatsuisaformofbodymassagewhichwasoriginallydevelopedinJapanaround100yearsago.

ItisbasedonideasanchoredintraditionalChinesemedicine,inparticularthemeridiansystem,

i.e.thepathsinthehumanbodyalongwhichenergyisconveyed.

TheaimofanyShiatsumassageistopromotethephysical,emotionalandmentalwellbeingof

thepersonbeingtreated.Todothis,energyblocksandbottlenecksinthemeridiansneedtobe

dissolvedandtheself-regulatingabilityofthebodyneedstobestimulated.

Shiatsutherapistsachievethisbyexercisingpressureinflowingmovementsalongthemeridians.

AlthoughShiatsucanbeliterallytranslatedas“fingerpressure”,practitionersalsousetheheels

oftheirhands,theirelbowsandkneesaswellastheirfingers.Intheprocess,thetherapistwill

usehisorherfullbodyweightinordertogeneratetherequiredpressure.YourShiatsumassage

devicehasrotatingmassageheadswhichimitatethepressureandkneadingmotionsofaShiatsu

massage.