Tuina

Tui na ([tʰwéi.nǎ]; Chinese: 推拿) is form of alternative medicine similar to shiatsu. As a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine it is often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, fire cupping, Chinese herbalism, t'ai chi or other Chinese internal martial arts, and qigong.

Background

Tui Na is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese Daoist principles in an effort to bring the eight principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into balance. The practitioner may brush, knead, roll, press, and rub the areas between each of the joints, known as the eight gates, to attempt to open the body's defensive chi (Wei Qi) and get the energy moving in the meridians and the muscles. Techniques may be gentle or quite firm. The name comes from two of the actions: tui means "to push" and na means "to lift and squeeze." Other strokes include shaking and tapotement. The practitioner can then use range of motion, traction, with the stimulation of acupressure points. These techniques are claimed to aid in the treatment of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as many non-musculoskeletal conditions. As with many other traditional Chinese medical practices, there are different schools which vary in their approach to the discipline. In Traditional Korean Medicine it is known as Chuna, and it is related also to Japanese massage or anma and its derivative shiatsu, as well as sekkotsu.

In ancient China, medical therapy was often classified as either "external" or "internal" treatment. Tui na was one of the external methods, thought to be especially suitable for use on the elderly population and on infants. In modern China, many hospitals include tui na as a standard aspect of treatment, with specialization for infants, adults, orthopedics, traumatology, cosmetology, rehabilitation, and sports medicine. In the West, tui na is taught as a part of the curriculum at some acupuncture schools.

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See also

• Chin na
• Dit Da
• Gua Sha
• Naprapathy
• Pushing hands
• Dim Mak
• Varma Kalai
• Acupressure

References

Maria Mercati, Éveil et santé de l'enfant par le massage chinois Tui Na, Le Courrier Du Livre, 2001, 95 p. (ISBN 978-2702904145) Maria Mercati, Le Massage Chinois Tui Na : Un massage pour éveiller le corps et l'âme, Le Courrier Du Livre, 2002, 2009, 142 p. (ISBN 978-2702904145) Chrys Wilbois, Tui Na : Apprendre Et Comprendre, Traditions Et Pratiques, Cirec, 2007, 140 p. (ISBN 9782952714723) Jean Danti, Massage Qi Réflexe Tui Na, Éditions You Feng, 2007, 152 p. (ISBN 978-2842793388) Weizhong Sun et Arne Kapner, Tui-Na : La thérapie par le massage, Maloine, 2008, 190 p. (ISBN 978-2224030070) Christophe Labigne, Le massage chinois Tui Na : ou la main de soie, Editions du Dauphin, 2009, 175 p. (ISBN 978-2716313919) Dr You-wa Chen, Pratique simplifiée du massage Tui-na, Éditions You Feng, 2011, 234 p. (ISBN 978-2842795153)

• Han Chaling: Leitfaden Tuina. 3. Auflage. Urban & Fischer, München 2013, ISBN 978-3-437-56362-1.
• W. Sun, A. Kapner: Tuina – Therapie. Atlas zur Behandlung von Erwachsenen und Kindern. Verlag Hippokrates, ISBN 3-7773-1808-6.
• Diana Wagner, Agnes Fatrai: Tuina zur Behandlung und Selbstbehandlung. Urban & Fischer, München 2008, ISBN 978-3-437-57120-6.
• Claudia Lorenz: Kindertuina. Bacopa Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-901618-32-1.
• Manfred Porkert, John Zhou: Premoprehension. Phainon Editions, Dinkelscherben 1996, ISBN 3-89520-007-7. (deutsch)
• Yu Jianhua: Xiao’er tuina xue (小儿推拿学). Renmin weisheng chubanshe. (人民卫生出版社) – „Das Kinder-Tuina“. People's Medical Publishing House. 2005, ISBN 7-117-06834-5. (chinesisch)

External links

• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuina ^[archive]