Tui Na: A manual of Chinese massage therapy

Cover......Page 1
ELSEVIER DVD-ROM LICENCE AGREEMENT......Page 2
Copyright page......Page 3
Preface......Page 4
CHAPTER 1 - Foundations and development of Tui na......Page 5
Gun fa: rolling school......Page 6
A physical therapy and a form of Qigong energy medicine......Page 7
Qigong......Page 8
Five-element protection and the pillar of light (Fig. 1.2)......Page 9
Holding the ball of Qi (Fig. 1.3)......Page 11
Rattling the bones and coffee press detox......Page 12
Effects......Page 15
Holding and pulsing the bones......Page 16
Tui na sheet/cloth......Page 17
How to practice......Page 18
Step one – rolling out (Fig. 3.2)......Page 19
Suggestions for practice on a volunteer......Page 20
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 21
Step three – rocking in......Page 22
Therapeutic effects......Page 23
Palm Tui fa......Page 24
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 25
Common uses......Page 26
Example of working on points......Page 27
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 28
Common uses......Page 29
Example of An fa using the thumb (Fig. 3.17)......Page 30
Therapeutic effects......Page 31
Example of applying Ya fa with your elbow (Fig. 3.20)......Page 32
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 33
Mo fa using palm and fingers......Page 34
Mo fa using fingers......Page 35
Common uses......Page 36
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 37
Therapeutic effects......Page 38
Common uses......Page 39
How to practice Ji dian fa......Page 40
Therapeutic effects......Page 41
With joined palms......Page 42
Center of the palm......Page 43
Using a cupped palm......Page 44
Common uses......Page 45
How to practice Zhen fa......Page 46
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 47
How to practice Che fa......Page 48
Basic single-thumb plucking......Page 49
Variation of supported-thumb plucking......Page 50
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 51
Example – working on the upper limb......Page 52
Cuo fa of the palm......Page 53
Example – working on the leg......Page 54
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 55
Common uses......Page 56
Example using the major thenar muscle......Page 57
Common uses......Page 58
Holding–grasping......Page 59
Therapeutic effects......Page 60
Common uses......Page 61
Plucking–grasping......Page 62
Therapeutic actions......Page 63
Pulling–grasping......Page 64
Therapeutic effects......Page 65
Common uses......Page 66
Kneading–nipping......Page 67
Applying kneading–vibrating using the palm or the major/minor thenar eminence......Page 68
Where to apply the technique on the body......Page 69
Therapeutic effects......Page 70
Common uses......Page 71
Where to apply the combination on the body......Page 72
Common uses......Page 73
Common uses......Page 74
Where to apply the combination on the body......Page 75
Example for practice......Page 76
Where to apply the combination on the body......Page 77
Applying to the buttock and lower leg......Page 78
Common uses......Page 79
How to apply the combination......Page 80
Applying Pai fa/Ji fa and Ji dian fa to the back and shoulders......Page 81
Common uses......Page 82
CHAPTER 6 - Passive movements......Page 83
Lying down supine position......Page 84
Straightforward shoulder traction in a seated position......Page 85
Shoulder traction with the patient supine......Page 86
Applying Ba shen fa to the elbow......Page 87
How to apply Yao fa......Page 88
Yao fa with a flexed elbow and supported forearm......Page 89
Applying Yao fa to the shoulder, with the patient lying down prone......Page 90
Applying Yao fa to the hip......Page 91
Applying Yao fa to the ankle......Page 92
Clinical application and therapeutic effects......Page 93
Version 2......Page 94
Supine twist......Page 95
Version 1......Page 96
Prone stretch lifting the leg......Page 97
Common uses......Page 98
Contraindications......Page 100
Health maintenance treatments......Page 101
Warming palm......Page 102
Tui fa......Page 103
An rou fa......Page 104
Compound technique: kneading–grasping......Page 105
An fa, Rou fa and Ma fa......Page 106
Local point stimulation with An fa and Rou fa or Yi zhi chan tui fa......Page 107
Warming palm......Page 108
How to apply cupping......Page 109
Note on safety......Page 110
Therapeutic effects......Page 112
Direct moxibustion with cones......Page 113
Moxa on salt......Page 114
Sparrow-pecking......Page 115
General points and contraindications......Page 116
Safe to use during pregnancy......Page 117
Safe to use during pregnancy......Page 118
Ginger juice compress......Page 119
TCM actions:......Page 120
How to use:......Page 121
Ingredients:......Page 122
Contraindicated during pregnancy......Page 123
CHAPTER 10 - Introduction to Section Three......Page 124
Dissipative stage......Page 125
Apply gua sha and cupping before Tui na treatment......Page 127
The direction of application......Page 128
Ying Qi......Page 129
Five elements......Page 130
Asking the patient to visualize and engage......Page 131
CHAPTER 11 - Muscular skeletal ailments......Page 133
General tips and suggestions......Page 134
Chronic conditions......Page 135
Main complaint......Page 136
Main complaint......Page 137
Passive movements......Page 138
Diagnosis......Page 139
Main complaint......Page 140
Progress and subsequent treatments......Page 141
Progress and subsequent treatments......Page 142
Tonifying Kidney-Yang......Page 143
Progress and subsequent treatment......Page 144
Suggested methods for releasing stagnation of Qi manifesting as accumulation, adhesion and knotting in the abdomen......Page 145
Palpation and observation......Page 146
With the patient supine......Page 147
Ancillary therapies......Page 148
With the patient supine......Page 149
Progress and subsequent treatments......Page 150
Abdominal release work......Page 151
General tips for treating gynecological problems......Page 152
With the patient supine......Page 154
With the patient lying prone......Page 155
Treatment principle......Page 156
Progress and subsequent treatments......Page 157
General tips for treating headaches......Page 158
Secondary complaints......Page 159
Treatment principle......Page 160
Pulse......Page 161
Progress and subsequent treatments......Page 162
With the patient seated......Page 163
With the patient supine......Page 164
Progress and subsequent treatments......Page 165
General tips for treating coughs and colds......Page 166
With the patient prone......Page 168
With the patient prone......Page 169
Between acute attacks......Page 170
With the patient supine......Page 171
CHAPTER 16 - Combining acupuncture and Tui na in practice......Page 172
Suppliers of moxa, cups, gua sha tools and basic external herbal massage media......Page 174
Cupping and gua sha......Page 175
B......Page 176
E......Page 177
K......Page 178
P......Page 179
S......Page 180
V......Page 181
Z......Page 182