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Tui-Na Therapy |
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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 and 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.
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