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Ancient Chinese massage -- Tui Na cure disease
What is Tui Na?Tui Na (pronounced tway na) is the name used for a wide variety of massage
techniques. It has been used in China
for 2,000 years. It can be traced back to 1700 BC. Oracle bones show
that Tui Na massage was used to treat
children's diseases and digestive complains in adults. Tui Na is spreading
throughout the world as a powerful
therapeutic method now.
Tui Na is a professional branch of Chinese medicine that uses
hand manipulations (massage) for therapeutic
reasons. It utilizes the same theories and principles of health and
disease as acupuncture and herbology, which are
other two major elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. While sharing
the same basic energetic theory, each
area uses different means for influencing the energy of a person toward
health and away from disease. All three
therapies attempt to achieve the same results.
Tui Na therapy utilizes hand techniques to massage the soft tissue (muscles
and tendons) of the body, acupressure
techniques to directly affect the flow of qi, and manipulation techniques
to realign the muscular-skeletal and
ligaments relationships (bone setting). It treats various energetic
imbalances that may result in disease. This is
achieved by:
1.removing obstructions to the flow of energy(qi) throughout
the body;
2.promoting an increase in qi and blood circulation;
3.re-alignment of joints;
4.healing of soft tissue injuries;
5.adjusting internal organs;
6.regulation of nerves;
7.Loosens stiff joints and muscles.
Differences from other massage
Tui Na is quite different from the Western forms of massage. Most Western
massage focuses on relaxation,
particularly of the muscles. Tui Na may be used for relaxation, but
it may also be used to treat a wide variety of
medical conditions. Thus, Tui Na is sometimes translated as Chinese
Medical Massage.
Whether for adults or children Tui Na presents several useful advantages.
It is well suited for the treatment of
specific muscular-skeletal disorders (e.g. acute back strain, sprained
joints, pulled muscles and tendons,
rheumatism and arthritis) never paralysis, prolapsed of internal organs,
sciatica, and similar ailments and chronic
stress-related disorders of the digestive, respiratory and reproductive
systems. It may be used by people who are
interested in maintaining good health either at home or through professional
treatments. Tui Na can be used to
treat conditions when they are very minor and simple, thus preventing
the development of a more serious condition.
Also, it may be used in conjunction with other types of therapy, either
Chinese or Western, as one aspect of an
overall treatment strategy.