Sotai | Physical exercise program
Sotai is a Japanese form of muscular or movement therapy which was invented by Dr. Keizo Hashimoto, a Japanese medical surgeon (1897–1993). Through his knowledge of Oriental and Western medicine he developed a model of treatment that was based on returning natural body alignment by working with the breath and moving joints in a comfortable way rather than adjusting towards pain. Sotai Therapy provides a method for neuromuscular re-education and promotes healing in the circulatory, nervous, endocrine and energetic systems by untwisting muscular holding patterns.
An individual set of Sotai exercises is often incorporated in the treatment of acupuncture to adjust any remaining imbalances of the muscular and skeletal structures. Many methods have been advised, in both East and West, for correcting structural imbalances. In the field of Oriental Medicine there are manipulative techniques including Tuina, in addition to exercise systems such as Qi gong, Tai Chi and Sotai.
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