Tuina massage is a common health treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine, but most people don't know that there are corresponding principles and requirements when applying Tuina massage to treat diseases.
The 7 Principles of Tuina Massage Therapy
Strength leads to relaxation
"Strength" refers to muscle tension, that is, muscle spasm; "relaxation" refers to looseness and relaxation. Injuries can cause muscle spasms; relaxation techniques should be used to relieve muscle spasms.
Coldness is warmed
"Cold" refers to all coldness or deficiency syndrome manifested as cold; "warmth" refers to warming and heat, which is related to various orthopedic diseases caused by coldness or deficiency of yang. At the same time, coldness can aggravate injuries. Warm and invigorating techniques should be used to expel coldness and strengthen yang.
Stagnation is eliminated
"Stagnation" refers to blood stasis, and "elimination" refers to dispelling stasis. Blood stasis is a common symptom of injury, and treatment should use techniques that promote blood circulation and dispel stasis to promote new blood generation.
Swelling is reduced
"Swelling" refers to swelling, and "reduction" refers to dissipation and reduction of swelling. Swelling is a common symptom of injury, and when treating it, techniques that reduce swelling should be used to alleviate swelling.
Deficiency is regulated
"Deficiency" refers to the dysfunction of organs and meridians, and "regulation" refers to adjustment and harmony. Whether it is dysfunction of organs and meridians caused by injuries, or dysfunction of organs and meridians caused by yin and yang, qi and blood imbalance, techniques that have the function of regulating and harmonizing should be used to adjust the organs, meridians, qi and blood.
Stiffness is mobilized
"Stiffness" refers to tendon stiffness and contracture, and "mobilization" refers to helping the body restore joint mobility. Tendon stiffness and contracture both limit function, and when treating them, techniques that assist in mobilization should be used to achieve the goal of loosening and restoring function.
Obstruction is cleared
"Obstruction" refers to nasal obstruction of meridians, and "clearing" refers to dredging. Nasal obstruction of meridians causes obstruction of qi and blood circulation, and when treating it, techniques that clear meridians should be used to relieve pain.
Which diseases can be treated with Tuina massage?
Various painful diseases
Pain is one of the most common symptoms treated with massage therapy. It includes various acute injuries, chronic injuries, and chronic diseases causing pain in various soft tissues, bones, and joints of the body, such as stiff neck, shoulder periarthritis, tennis elbow, acute lumbar sprain, chronic lumbar muscle strain, lumbar disc herniation, etc.; neurogenic pain, such as sciatica, intercostal neuralgia, piriformis syndrome, etc.; pain caused by postoperative conditions, such as wound pain, scar pain, and anesthesia-induced back pain, etc.
Various inflammatory diseases
Massage therapy has significant effects on various acute and chronic inflammatory pain and is widely used in the treatment and health care of inflammatory diseases such as tracheitis, pneumonia, acute and chronic cholecystitis, gastritis, enteritis, arthritis, and myocarditis.
Endocrine disorders
Simple obesity and diabetes are two common endocrine disorders. In recent years, more and more people have used massage therapy to treat simple obesity and diabetes, and satisfactory results have been achieved. However, most treatments have long cycles and slow effects.
Gynecological and pediatric diseases
Massage therapy has a certain therapeutic effect on chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, breast hyperplasia, uterine fibroids, childhood diarrhea, infant torticollis, enuresis, childhood asthma, and malnutrition, especially for the treatment of pediatric diseases, which is convenient, quick, economical, and popular.
