A traditional Chinese technique that stimulates acupuncture points and muscles by brushing, kneading, rolling and pressing areas between joints. The word Tui-na means to push and grasp. Tuina is a remedial therapy.
Tui-na is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, fire cupping, Chinese herbalism, tai chi, and qigong.
Tui-na is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese taoist and martial art principles to bring the body to balance. The principles being balanced are the eight principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (qv because TCM was codified by the PRC out of many ancient traditions.) The practitioner may brush, knead, roll/press and rub the areas between each of the joints (known as the eight gates) to open the body's defensive (wei) chi and get the energy moving in both the meridians and the muscles. The practitioner can then use range of motion, traction, massage, with the stimulation of acupressure points to treat both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as many non-musculoskeletal conditions.
Tui-na is an integral part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is taught in TCM schools as part of formal training in Oriental medicine. Many East Asian martial arts schools also teach tui-na to their advanced students for the treatment and management of injury and pain due to training. As with many other traditional Chinese medical practices, there are several different schools with greater or lesser differences in their approach to the discipline. It is related also to Chinese massage or anma
In ancient China, medical therapy was often classified into "external" and "internal" treatments. Tui-na was one of the external methods, especially suitable for use on the elderly population and on infants. Today it is subdivided into specialised treatment for infants, adults, orthopaedics, traumatology, cosmetology, rehabilitation, sports medicine, etc. Tui-na has been used extensively in China for over 2,000 years.
Tui-na has fewer side effects than modern drug-based and chemical-based treatments. It has been used to treat or complement the treatment of many conditions; musculo-skeletal disorders and chronic stress-related disorders of the digestive, respiratory, and reproductive systems.
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