Internal Gong Massage Therapy is a type of massage therapy that focuses on rubbing techniques and guides individuals in practicing Shaolin internal exercises. It is a massage therapy that aims to prevent and treat diseases, with the advantages of overall regulation and strengthening of the body through "techniques" and "internal exercises".
Rubbing techniques involve gentle and warm stimulation, which has the functions of warming the meridians, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. Palm rubbing techniques are commonly used on the chest, sides, and abdomen, with the effects of widening the chest, regulating qi, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and treating chest and side pain, as well as abdominal pain caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and digestive disorders. Side rubbing techniques have a higher degree of warmth and are often used on the shoulders, lower back, hips, and lower limbs. They have stronger effects of warming the meridians, promoting blood circulation, and are mainly used for treating rheumatic pain, numbness in the limbs, and tendon injuries. Fish edge rubbing techniques are commonly used on the limbs, with stronger effects of warming the meridians, promoting blood circulation, and dispersing blood stasis and swelling. They are mainly used for treating intense pain, redness, and swelling caused by external injuries. These three methods can be used in combination.
1. Orthopedic Diseases: The treatment steps generally involve massaging acupoints, kneading along the meridians, followed by rubbing techniques and passive movements such as stretching and shaking, as well as applying heat and patting. Acupoints are selected from far to near.
2. Gynecological Diseases: For various gynecological symptoms, apart from rubbing the lower back to affect the Governor Vessel and the bladder meridian of the foot Taiyang, other techniques are also utilized.
