What is Tui Na
What is Tui Na
Tui Na therapy is a universally applicable treatment modality for the elderly, youth, children and women, with few side effects and a wide range of applications, and can be used as a universally applied method of self-care.
In ancient times, Tui Na was called massage or “qiao”, and it is a kind of health care technique for treating and preventing diseases that originated very early in China. When there were no herbal tonics to cure people, there were already methods to cure people with Tui Na.
Tui Na technology has been developed for more than 5,000 years. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were even positions such as doctor of massage and massage therapist.
The theoretical basis of Tui Na therapy is guided by the doctrine of the internal organs and meridians of Chinese medicine. Meridian is the general term for the meridians and veins in the human body. They are closely connected with each other in the human body, intertwined, and pass through the internal organs and six internal organs, and outside the limbs and skin, thus forming a complete circulatory system, which plays the role of promoting qi and blood, passing through yin and yang, nourishing the internal organs, and benefiting the joints.
If the qi and blood run smoothly through the meridians. If the flow of qi and blood is blocked, people will have diseases. Tui Na therapy is to make the meridians flow smoothly and balance yin and yang, so that people can maintain a healthy state.
Today, there are hundreds of different schools of Tui Na. There are many different techniques, but they all require basic movements that are strong, even, soft and deep. Because, tracing back to the origin, all Tui Na methods come from the same source.
Tui Na therapy is a universally applicable treatment modality for the elderly, young people, children and women, with few side effects and a wide range of applications, and can be used as a universal self-care method.
However, it is very demanding for the Tui Na practitioner to treat each person according to his or her illness. In order to use Tui-Na techniques comfortably, one must not only understand the anatomy of human bones, blood vessels and muscles in Western medicine, but also master the doctrine of meridians in Chinese medicine and memorize the location of each acupuncture point.
Precautions for tui na
If the local skin is broken, ulcer, fracture, tuberculosis, tumor, bleeding, etc., it is forbidden to do tui na health care here.
- Relax your body and mind.
Massage should be concentrated in addition to the mind, especially the mind and calm, the whole body should not be tense, require the body and mind are relaxed.
- accurate acupuncture points.
Master the commonly used acupuncture points and methods of operation, in order to take accurate points, correct techniques.
- appropriate force.
Because too little does not stimulate the proper effect, too much is easy to produce fatigue, and easy to damage the skin.
- step by step.
The number of massage techniques should be less to more, the force of massage from light gradually increased, massage points can gradually increase.
- persistent.
Whether massage to health care or treatment of chronic diseases, are not a day or two on the effective, often must be accumulated over time, only gradually show the effect, so there should be confidence, patience and persistence.
In addition to the above precautions, but also to master the time of massage health care, each time to 20 minutes is appropriate.
It is best to do it once in the morning and once in the evening, such as early in the morning before waking up and before going to bed.
In order to strengthen the therapeutic effect and prevent skin breakage, certain drugs can be used as lubricants, such as talcum powder, fragrance oil, massage milk, etc., when applying massage.
If the local skin is broken, ulcer, fracture, tuberculosis, tumor, bleeding, etc., it is forbidden to do massage health care here. When doing self-tui-na, it is best to wear only undershirt and shorts, and try to touch the skin directly when operating.
When you are sweating after massage, you should pay attention to avoid wind to avoid catching a cold. In addition, when you are too hungry, too full, alcoholic or overly tired, do not do health massage.