What is Chinese massage?
The chinese massage Tuina 推拿 is a manual therapy which represents a complete and major tool for traditional chinese medicine in the same way as theacupuncture or the pharmacopoeia.
It aims to restore balance to the body and mind by promoting better circulation of the Qi, Blood and body fluids.
Your practitioner will use many manual techniques on the meridians and acupuncture points. It will act on the feet as is the case in plantar reflexology, can perform a head massage, a facial massage or even massage the belly 'chi Nei Tsang Massage ' depending on the case presented to him. He may also resort to various techniques such as the use of chinese cupping, moxibustion or Guasha.
As for children and infants, there is a pediatric chinese massage called Xiao Tuina which has its own point system and its own manual techniques.
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By targeting the energy points, Chinese massage can relieve disorders:
- joints : osteoarthritis, knee pain, neck pain, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis
- digestive : constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea
- emotional : sleep disturbances, insomnia, headache, stress, anxiety, fatigue, weariness, depression, addiction
- gynecological : period pain, endometriosis
- respiratory : asthma, cough, cold
- of the cardiovascular system : high blood pressure, blood circulation, palpitations
- tendon-muscular: low back pain, muscle tension, pain, contracture, spasm, epicondylitis, sciatica, tendinitis, sprain, fibromyalgia
Chinese massage treats several pathologies
Those said to external medicine such as muscle tension, tendinitis or frozen shoulder. The treatment principle will be simple. This will involve activating the circulation of qi Energy so that all tissues are nourished more effectively, which will have the effect of improving healing time.
Then there are the often chronic pathologies known as internal medicine like the headache, insomnia or constipation. In this case, the protocol applied will be adapted according to the energy assessment which will be carried out beforehand. Depending on the blockages that he finds, the practitioner will act on the meridian system in order to regain balance and harmonize the Qi.
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I am a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, not a doctor: no diagnosis has been established.
The Tuina Chinese massage is not therapeutic in nature and does not replace medical monitoring.