Overview of Sotai
Sotai is “exercise therapy”
Sotai is “exercise therapy”. While diagnosing the condition of the whole body, by moving each part appropriately, the defect is cured and the body is returned to a well-balanced and correct condition. It can be called a “moving examination” because the medical treatment is performed while moving.
Move in a comfortable direction to cure
The biggest feature of Sotai is that it “moves to the easier side”. Muscle pain and tension are determined not only by the events in that area, but also by the exchange of information with the brain. If the pain or tension in the same area continues, the signal from the brain to “continue to be tense” will not stop, and the body will become unbalanced, chronic, and sometimes worse. In that case, move it to the person who does not hurt or who is comfortable, not the person who hurts or is tense. This will stop the “Be tense” signal and restore your natural, neutral state.
The founder is Keizo Hashimoto
It was Professor Keizo Hashimoto (1897-1993 / Meiji 30-1993) who started the Sotai method. When I was studying at Akamon Acupuncture and Moxibustion College in Sendai City, Takeei Sato also attended the Onkodo Clinic where Dr. Hashimoto was held in Sendai City and received guidance. The sotai method that Dr. Hashimoto left behind is a treatment that anyone can do, and it can be said that it is a legacy to people at large. There are the book supervised and edited by him, “There is no mistake in the design of the body“, “Sotai photo commentary collection” (hakujusha), “Mysterious therapy that can cure all diseases“, “Medicine of sotai that anyone can understand” (Rural Culture Association Japan), so if you are interested, please read it.
Sotai Q & A
1. Basic Q & A
- Why do you start the procedure from your feet in Sotai?
- What is the reason why acupressure is not good?
- Do you have symptoms that cure and those that do not? How do you know?
2. Q & A for each symptomatology
- I usually suffer from headaches and stiff shoulders. What is the improvement plan?
- I tend to have knee pain. What is the cause?
- I’m in trouble because I don’t fall asleep and sleep lightly. Is there any way?
- I often twist my neck while asleep, what should I do?
- I’ve been told that I have a habit of walking since I was little, and it’s easy to get sprained.
- Recently, it seems that I have become an O-leg, so I’m bothered.
- I’m often told that I have stoop, what should I do?
- I have a pain in my lower back since I was pregnant, and it continues after giving birth.
- I was diagnosed with frozen shoulders, but it doesn’t heal at all. Can Sotai cure me?
- What should I do when I get a strained back?
- Is it also effective in treating whiplash?
- Is it effective for the aftereffects of cerebral infarction?
- Is Sotai effective for small children?
- A child who was complaining of pain was told at the hospital that he had growth pain.
- Both my mother and grandmother are bent. Is it heredity?
- My mother is over 90 years old. Does Sotai work?
3. About children and the elderly
4. About sports training
- A junior high school child says that he has a backache after club activities.
- I often get pain after yoga and stretching lessons. What is the cause?
- Should I warm or cool when I get injured?
- I’m not sure how much exercise is right for me?
- How much should a pedometer be used as a guide?