What is Chinese Therapeutic Massage?
For centuries, the Chinese Therapeutic Massage technique known as Tuina has been regarded as one of the fundamental arts of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This form of massage has been used to treat health and mental disorders by utilizing various hand techniques to manipulate the body’s soft tissues. Tuina involves using acupressure to affect the flow of energy, or Qi, within the body and the use of manual skeletal manipulation techniques to help optimize the alignment of the bones and muscles of the body.
Similar to acupuncture treatment, Chinese Therapeutic Massage produces profound healing effects by utilizing the energy pathways of the body known as the meridian system. Chinese Therapeutic Massage practice is based on the theory that the body is networked by a system of pathways which work to transport energy (Qi) and blood to balance yin and yang, to offer protection from external pathogens, and to link the body’s exterior with the internal organs.
Blockages of the body’s pathways of communication and energy distribution cause pain and are closely associated with all health problems. Restoring proper energy flow throughout the body facilitates the healing process and can treat a wide range of health problems.
Benefits of Chinese Therapeutic Massage Tuina massage techniques help to treat problems in the muscles, tendons and other soft tissues. These tissues are massaged using acupressure techniques to manipulate and realign the ligament and musculoskeletal arrangements. Tuina helps to realign the flow of energy, or Qi, within the body and remove blockages that are impeding energy flow.
Chinese Tuina massage has also been used in the treatment of:
- Sports related injuries
- Tendonitis
- Muscular problems
- Stress-related problems, anxiety and depression
- Post-stroke paralysis
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Hypertension
- Menstrual pain and other gynaecological problems
- Birth induction
- Headaches
- Breaking-down of scar tissue
- Circulatory problems
- Low energy
- Sleep difficulties