Tuina massage is a common healthcare treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine. However, most people are unaware that there are corresponding principles and requirements when using tuina massage for treating diseases.
The 7 Principles of Tuina Massage Therapy
Strength and Relaxation
"Strength" refers to muscle tension or spasms, while "relaxation" refers to loosening and releasing tension. Injuries can cause muscle spasms, and relaxation techniques should be used to relieve muscle spasms.
Cold and Warmth
"Cold" refers to feeling cold or having a deficiency syndrome with cold symptoms, while "warmth" refers to promoting warmth and circulation. Many musculoskeletal disorders are associated with coldness or deficiency of yang qi, and warm techniques should be used to dispel coldness and promote yang qi.
Stasis and Dispersion
"Stasis" refers to blood stasis, while "dispersion" refers to dispersing and removing stasis. Blood stasis is a common symptom of injuries, and techniques that promote blood circulation and remove stasis should be used to promote healing.
Swelling and Reduction
"Swelling" refers to edema, while "reduction" refers to reducing and dissipating swelling. Swelling is a common symptom of injuries, and techniques that reduce swelling should be used to reduce edema.
Deficiency and Regulation
"Deficiency" refers to dysfunction of the organs, while "regulation" refers to adjusting and harmonizing. Whether it's dysfunction of the organs caused by musculoskeletal injuries or dysfunction of the organs caused by imbalances of yin and yang, qi and blood, or meridians, techniques that regulate and harmonize the organs, meridians, and qi and blood should be used.
Stiffness and Mobilization
"Stiffness" refers to stiff tendons or joint restrictions, while "mobilization" refers to helping restore joint mobility. Stiff tendons and joint restrictions limit function, and techniques that promote mobility should be used to loosen and restore function.
Blockage and Clearance
"Blockage" refers to blockage of the meridians, while "clearance" refers to unblocking the meridians. Blockage of the meridians causes pain due to impaired circulation of qi and blood. Techniques that clear and unblock the meridians should be used to relieve pain.
Which Diseases Can Be Treated with Tuina Massage?
Various Painful Conditions
Pain is one of the most common symptoms treated with massage. It includes various acute injuries, chronic injuries, and chronic diseases that cause pain in soft tissues and joints, such as stiff neck, shoulder periarthritis, tennis elbow, acute lumbar sprain, chronic lumbar muscle strain, and lumbar disc herniation; neuropathic pain, such as sciatica, intercostal neuralgia, and piriformis syndrome; post-surgical pain, such as wound pain, scar pain, and anesthesia-induced back pain.
Various Inflammatory Diseases
Massage has significant effects on various acute and chronic inflammatory pain and is widely used in the treatment and healthcare 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 to treat simple obesity and diabetes, and satisfactory results have been achieved. However, the treatment duration is generally long, and the effects are slow.
Gynecological and Pediatric Diseases
Massage has a certain therapeutic effect on chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, breast hyperplasia, uterine fibroids, infantile diarrhea, infantile torticollis, enuresis, childhood asthma, and malnutrition. It is especially convenient, quick, economical, and popular for the treatment of pediatric diseases.
