Tui - Na, Traditional Chinese Therepeutic Massage - PART 1

Tui Na - Part 1

Natural pain relief from the roots of Chinese medicine

By Chris O’Donnell, L.Ac

Have you suffered an injury? Do you have chronic pain or tension? Do you suffer the occasional sprain, strain or sports injury? If you do then you should try Tui Na. Tui Na is a therapeutic massage which is fantastic at relieving pain. As therapy, Tui Na dates back to the New Stone Age, around 2700 B.C. It is the oldest branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine and was developed before Acupuncture and Chinese herbology. 5000 years ago in China, life was a struggle against nature. In this struggle people learned how survive and treat their pains and illnesses with what they had. Long before people reached for an herb or stuck needles into their flesh, they used their hands to heal. Through thousands of years of practice and development Tui Na became refined and ordered. What remains today are only the most effective and time tested techniques. Despite its rich history and continuous use in China, Tui Na remains relatively unknown in the United States today.

Today in China, Tui Na has its own specialty in hospitals. Students entering medical school specialize in Tui-Na and spend years learning techniques of muscle relaxation, stretching, spinal manipulation, and even bone setting. While it is primarily used for muscle and joint problems, in China it is used to treat an array of diseases such as diabetes, facial paralysis, insomnia, hypertension, and a variety of musculoskeletal disorders. It is a particularly good therapy for infants, children and those who wish to prevent illness. During the long history and development of Tui Na, its theories and techniques were brought back to the west. Parts of Tui Na, namely the spinal manipulation, were later developed into what we know today as Chiropractic medicine. Many types of manual therapy from massage, to physical therapy, to osteopathy all have roots back to Tui Na...

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Thank You,

Chris