Massage manipulation (Tui-Na) is a non-pharmacological therapy, and is a crucial part of clinical prevention and disease treatment in Chinese Medicine.
Massage manipulation is generally suitable for treating an array of people in various groups, including the elderly, teenagers, children and women. With relatively milder side-effect and broad spectrum of application, massage manipulation could be viewed as a universal health-care method.
Massage manipulation combines treatment and daily health-care, with functions like stimulating the meridians, stimulating “qi” and blood, healing wounds, relieving pain and reconciling “yin”, “yang”, etc. From the perception of modern science, massage manipulation techniques of Chinese medicine have regulating effects on circulatory, respiratory, digestive, neurological and immune systems. Massage manipulation also helps regulating metabolism.
Acupressure, as one of the massage manipulations, operates by the principle of stimulating particular acupuncture points of the body and thus the meridians accordingly, ultimately achieve the effect of body function regulation and healthy energy support.
Nevertheless, it is worth noting that application of massage manipulation is contraindicated at the location with tumors and wounds.
Manipulation at certain acupuncture points is also contraindicated for pregnant women, for instance, Hegu and Sanyinjiao.
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