Chinese Massage (Tuina)
Tuina - Chinese therapeutic massage - is an important component in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In China it shares the same eminence as acupuncture, herbal medicine and other Chinese medical treatments. Tuina is in fact, one of the earliest methods of treating illness used in ancient China. It has since undergone several thousand years of practice and development, resulting in a discipline that is unique and comprehensive, and which aligns its theory perfectly with its practice.
Tuina differs from other forms of massage in that it used to treat specific illnesses of an internal nature as well as muscular and skeletal ailments. The Tuina practitioner must have a thorough understanding of the rationale of Traditional Chinese Medicine in order to make a diagnosis according to its principles. This is essential before treatment can begin. The treatment itself involves the use of a wide range of specific manual techniques, all of which have particular effects and areas of influence.