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 Tui na - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tui na (推拏 or 推拿, both pronounced tūi ná), is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, Chinese herbalism and qigong.
Tui na uses traction, massage and manipulation in conjunction with the stimulation of acupressure points and is used for both acute or chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as certain non-musculoskeletal conditions.
Tui na is taught in acupuncture schools as part of formal training in Oriental medicine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tui_na   (154 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Tui na   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tui Na (or Tuina, pronounced "twee-nah") is one of the first documented massage techniques in the world making it the oldest known system of massage.
Tui Na uses the Traditional Chinese Medical theory of meridians and the flow of Qi (energy) as its basic therapeutic orientation.
Tui Na is effective in relieving pain and stress, stimulating the immune system and/or balancing organ systems for healing, improving circulation of blood, and strengthening the body's resistance to disease.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tui-na   (559 words)

  
 tui na
Tui Na massage is an ancient healing bodywork of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) which has been practiced in China for over 4000 years.
Tui Na not only works on the muscles and joints, but also at a deeper level, affecting the flow of vital life energy in the body.
Tui Na is regarded as a very safe therapy, however there are times when Tui Na is not suitable for patients.
tuina.ca   (305 words)

  
 Tui Na
Tui Na uses a variety of hand techniques and passive and active stretching to restore correct anatomical musculo-skeletal relationships, neuromuscular patterns, and to increase the circulation of Qi and Blood to remove biochemical irritants.
Although Tui Na may be used for any musculo-skeletal problem, it is a great bodywork modality for the maintenance of optimal health and the prevention of disease.
Tui Na may be performed either on a padded mat on the floor, a chair, or on a massage table.
www.calvindale.com /tui-na.html   (453 words)

  
 What Is Tui Na?
Tui Na, which dates back to 1700 BC, is the parent of most modern Asian bodywork forms.
Tui Na survived as a popular form of healing among the general Chinese population, who have long practiced Anmo.
The style of Tui Na practiced in China today is closer to the work of chiropractors, osteopaths, and physical therapists than to that of massage therapists.
www.balanceflow.com /BAtuina.htm   (553 words)

  
 Tui Na
Tui Na as practiced in the United States is a form of massage that many acupuncturists learn in their training.
Tui and Na literally mean pushing and pulling and practitioners are pushing and pulling the skin to ease muscle pain.
After the needles are removed from the body, it can be helpful to have tui na across the sore areas to spread out the flow of qi that is now in the area.
www.quantumlifestyles.com /tuina.html   (355 words)

  
 Tui Na: Chinese Medical Massage
Tui Na, as practiced in China, encompasses a great breadth of healing work, which in Western medicine would be compartmentalized into the various specialties of orthopedics, chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy, sports medicine and energy work.
Tui Na has a long history and dates back to ancient times, as early as 2700 B.C. The oldest written medical text, The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic (compiled between 500-300 B.C.), mentions the wide use of various techniques that are now considered Tui Na.
Tui Na, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are all based on the doctrines of Yin-Yang, the Five Elements, the Zang-Fu (a uniquely Chinese concept of the function of the internal organs), and the acupuncture channels.
www.edgenews.com /issues/2002/01/weiliu.html   (1046 words)

  
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Tui Na uses the Traditional Chinese Medical theory of channels and collaterals (meridians or pathways) and the flow of the Qi energy as its basic therapeutic orientation.
Tui Na methods include the use of hand and arm techniques to massage the soft tissue (muscles and tendons) of the body, stimulation of acupressure points to directly affect the flow of Qi energy through the system of channels and collaterals, and manipulation techniques to realign the musculo-skeletal and ligamentous relationships (bone setting).
Tui Na massage has proven over the centuries that it is an effective therapeutic tool while its theory and accomplishments are well documented.
www.taoistsanctuary.org /pages/Tuina/tnintro.htm   (490 words)

  
 Tui Na   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tui Na is a form of oriental bodywork that includes a combination of massage, acupressure and passive/active joint manipulation...
Tui Na is a form of Chinese Massage Bodywork that literally means 'to push and pull'.
The basic premise to Tui Na is energetic work along the meridians combined with physical work along the bones and muscles produces an extremely fast and effective way to treat many structural problems as well as many energetic problems.
www.dailous.net /tuina?m=3   (424 words)

  
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Tui Na is a simple yet very effective division of Traditional Chinese Medicine which has been practised and used in China for thousands of years.
Tui Na excels in the treatment of chronic pain associated with the musculo-skeletal system.
Tui Na, as practised in China, treats conditions that in the West would require an osteopath, a chiropractor or a physiotherapist.
members.lycos.co.uk /anne_f_cameron/tuina.htm   (290 words)

  
 Calm Spirit Magazine Online
Tui Na, is a highly refined system of medical massage designed to treat specific pathologies.
In all traditional Chinese Hospitals there are Tui Na wards where doctors of medical massage treat patients for joint and muscle pathologies, insomnia, hypertension, headaches, toothaches, stomachaches, neuralgia's, etc. At such hospitals, Tui Na is one of the most popular treatment modalities due to its effectiveness and comfort level.
Tui Na must be learned from an experienced instructor in person.
www.calmspirit.com /tuina.htm   (1285 words)

  
 What is Tui Na?
Tui Na (pronounced twee-na) is an integral part of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Tui Na's impressive success is due to this combination of therapeutic approaches, where adequate time is given by the therapist to thoroughly relax the muscles before joint mobilisation or manipulation takes place.
Tui Na is extremely effective for easing all aches and pains, it is also a strong preventative treatment for promoting and maintaining general health.
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 Baby Tui Na - Chinese massage
Tui Na techniques provide the essential green way for infants from birth to six years old to enjoy a healthy future.
Tui Na Chinese massage for infants uses a whole system of points and pathways that often do not correspond with any of the adult ones.
Baby Tui Na is based on sophisticated theory that has been systematically documented over a period of one thousand years during which all the techniques in use today have been tested a million times.
www.bodyharmonics.co.uk /shop/videos-baby-tui-na.asp   (789 words)

  
 :: Tui Na ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tui Na is an ancient form of Chinese body work.
Tui Na is a highly effective form of massage, utilizing unique varieties of strokes to help clear the meridians of blockages, stimulate circulation of the blood, loosen stiff joints and muscles, enhance immunity, and release deeply rooted tension and stress.
Tui Na provides a non-invasive method of correcting structural and soft tissue dysfunction.
www.noranmalouf.com /tuina.shtml   (117 words)

  
 Tuina (Tui Na) Massage Accupressure
ABOUT US Tui na is a bodywork therapy that was developed in China over 2,000 years ago.
Today, Tui na is used in hospitals throughout China in conjunction with other forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Tui na practitioners in China are treated with the same respect as doctors of acupuncture and herbology and often these modalities work hand in hand as a holistic approach to patient well-being.
www.chinastudies.com /whatistuina.htm   (207 words)

  
 Orchard Therapies: Tui Na
Tui Na is used by Chinese Olympic athletes for peak performance and for general health care and in traditional hospitals throughout China.
Tui Na provides a traditional and successful alternative treatment for some of the sorts of problems which in western medicine are treated by physiotherapists, osteopaths, and sports therapists.
Tui Na works on the muscles, joints and Qi of the body giving a stronger more effective treatment than where each is worked on separately.
www.funwithstuff.com /orchard/tui-na.html   (457 words)

  
 Tui Na Schools Q&A
Tui Na uses the traditional Chinese medical theory of the flow of Qi through the meridians as its basic therapeutic orientation.
Tui Na is now being popularized in this country as a powerful therapeutic extension of traditional western massage methods.
Tui Na methods include the use of hand techniques to massage the soft tissue (muscles and tendons) of the body, acupressure techniques to directly affect the flow of Qi, and manipulation techniques to realign the musculoskeletal and ligamentous relationships (bone-setting).
www.naturalhealers.com /qa/tuina.shtml?inktomi   (282 words)

  
 Master Liu's TCM Tui Na
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) tui na, also known as TCM massage, or just tui na for short, has been part of the mainstream Chinese medical systems (along with acupuncture, herbal medicine, etc.) for thousands of years, with formal books on the subject dating at least up to 2000 years ago.
Master Liu's tui na training is slightly different from those of the formal school "system", and closer to the traditional lineage.
Master Liu entered the field of TCM tui na purely by chance: Dr. Li was a good family friend and took him on as one of his only seven students.
www.wuhaotaichi.com /tuina.htm   (665 words)

  
 Tui Na Master Practitioner Level Diploma
Tui Na however, has a far wider range of techniques which affect the fundamental energies of the body to enhance healing.
For the Chinese athletes Tui Na is available to boost performance and treat injuries without needing Western treatments such as physiotherapy, osteopathy and sports massage.
Tui Na is a uniquely powerful means of treating all types of problems encountered in sport.
www.bodyharmonics.co.uk /courses/tui-na-master-diploma.htm   (287 words)

  
 Tui Na: Rebalancing Your Energy
Tui Na is a form of Asian Bodywork that uses touch to balance the body's energy.
Tui Na (pronounced tway-nah) offers all the benefits of traditional western massage, plus the ability to address and mitigate specific health concerns.
Tui Na's effects are cumulative, and with regular sessions this balanced state becomes the rule rather than the exception.
www.balanceflow.com /tuina.htm   (335 words)

  
 Tui Na Massage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tui Na is purposeful and logical, and much more than just energy based massage.
Marian states that her intention at Windemere is not only to teach basic TCM and Tui Na, but to give students a full experience of applying it with real people.
The 160 hour Tui Na and TCM class is taught at Windemere in a four part modular format.
www.windemere.org /meridian/tui-na.asp   (907 words)

  
 Qi Gong and Tui Na
Rosey emphasises that Tui Na has to be understood within the framework of Chinese medicine with its emphasis on Yin and Yang and the Five Elements as well as the concept of meridians and acupressure points.
And when you use Tui Na you have to be very focused, both on the physical and on the Qi levels.
So, if Tui Na is the technique, then Qi Gong is the essence which fuels the engine of the technique and enables it to be used to good effect.
www.positivehealth.com /permit/Articles/Bodywork/russell.htm   (1544 words)

  
 Tui Na
Tui na is an ancient Chinese system of manual therapeutics with a wide range of techniques and indications.
Tui na techniques are applied by various parts of the practitioner to the client and range from those that are light and soothing to those that are strong and invigorating.
The term tui na (pronounced t-weigh na) combines the names of two of the hand techniques, tui meaning to push and na meaning to lift and squeeze, which are used to represent the system.
www.experiencefestival.com /tui_na   (979 words)

  
 Hsing-I Martial Arts Institute / Tui Na Page
Tui Na is a comprehensive system of therapeutic massage and passive/active joint restoration.
The classic texts of Tui Na from the old school proclaim that: "Techniques are techniques, but the hands are the law." Meaning that methods should be adjusted as necessary based on individual needs.
Tui Na is indeed a part of traditional Chinese Medical practice and as such must utilize the Five Directions of Diagnosis to be effective in rendering treatment.
hsing-i.com /tui_Na   (556 words)

  
 Tui na massage courses at LCTA, Chinese medicine college running professional degree level diplomas in tuina and qi gong
Tui na is the most recent branch of Chinese medicine to gain popularity in the UK.
In the meantime, the standards and accountability that are the hallmark of LCTA extend to tui na as well.
The Tui Na course can be studied in a variety of modes and is made up of four main modules.
www.lcta.com /training/tuina.php   (631 words)

  
 Tao de l'eau - Courses in Tai Chi, Ba Gua and Chi Gung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Chi Gung Tui Na is the manipulation of the body's subtle energy as well as the physical tissue, joints, internal organs and fluids.
When learning Chi Gung Tui Na the idea is that you can manipulate the external muscular frame as well as the internal systems of your own body before commencing work on another.
From a Taoist point of view Chi Gung, Martial Arts and Tui Na are inseperable, they all come from the same source and are only different in application.
www.taodeleau.com /tuina.html   (199 words)

  
 Tui Na An Mo
Tui Na An Mo A Wisdom Archive on Tui Na An Mo Tui Na An Mo A selection of articles related to Tui Na An Mo
Tui Na An Mo is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
Tuina (tway na) (Chinese Massage Therapy, Push Grab Massage, Tuei-Na, Tui Na An Mo, tuina therapy): Ancient Chinese form of remedial massage that regulates the circulation of chi and restores the balance of yin and yang (cosmic poles).
www.experiencefestival.com /tui_na_an_mo   (482 words)

  
 The Blind Tui Na Massage
One is in front of the park devoted to the numerous ethnic nationalities that all share the province of Yunnan.
My massage therapist, as well as Linda's had obviously been trained in Tui Na since we recognized most of the strokes and the points on the body used with those strokes.
These traveling Tui Na massage therapists also congregate in front of a large department store near our hospital on weekend evenings.
beyondwellbeing.com /al/blind.shtml   (761 words)

  
 Tui Na News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Using a combination of acupuncture, chi gong therapy and tui na massage treatment, De Barbieri's new healing center in Winchester is able to treat a broad …
RATU Ponijese Lou Nalukuya has been installed as the Taukei Na Ua, the head of Saunaka in Nadi.
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www.healthblogz.net /TuiNa   (167 words)

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