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TCM | Tui na, the Chinese Massage (Chinese: 推拿; pinyin: tuī ná)

2022-03-16

Tui na (Chinese: 推拿; pinyin: tuī ná)

Tui na is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese Daoist principles in an effort to bring the eight principles of traditional Chinese medicine into balance. The practioners of this Chinese manual therapy may brush, knead, roll, press, and rub the areas between each of the joints, known as the eight gates, to attempt to open the body's defensive chi (wei qi) and get the energy moving in the meridians and the muscles. Techniques may be gentle or quite firm.

"Tui na" got its name from two of the actions: tui means "to push" and na means "to lift and squeeze." Other strokes include shaking and tapotement. The practitioner can then use range of motion, traction, and the stimulation of acupressure points. These techniques are claimed to aid in the treatment of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as many non-musculoskeletal conditions.

As with many other traditional Chinese medical practices, there are different schools which vary in their approach to the discipline. In traditional Korean medicine it is known as chuna, and it is related also to Japanese massage or anma and its derivatives shiatsu and sekkotsu. In the West, tui na is taught as a part of the curriculum at some acupuncture schools.

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