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TUI NA

Chinese Tui na (twee na) or channel massage is one of the oldest massage systems in the world. Chinese texts documenting the medical benefits of massage therapy date back to approximately 2700 BCE. Tui Na is a external  manipulative therapy  that was developed from the combined expertise and methods of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, martial artists, Buddhists and Taoists traditions, and laymen who offered massage as a modality for relaxation.

Manipulations stimulate points or other body surface areas by the use of rhythmic compression techniques along different energy channels. This in turn corrects physiological imbalances by dredging channels and collaterals, promoting blood circulation, regulating yin and yang, and establishing harmonious Qi flow so as to return the body functions to normal and achieve curative effects.  In other words, Tui Na’s effect is to restore balance by increasing or decreasing the body’s function to combat either excess or deficiency as appropriate. In other words, Tui Na returns a body to balance by dispersing obstruction, while restraining hyperfunction.

So what is Tui Na used to treat? Tui Na is most often used to treat the following:

• Cervical spondylosis/ Neck pain

• Shoulder pain

• Arm pain

• Hip pain

• Lumbar muscle strain

• Acute lumbar muscle sprain

• Prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc

• Sciatica

• Thigh pain

• Leg pain

• Ankle disorders

• Arthritis

• Muscle spasms

• Epigastralgia

• Gastroptosia

• Constipation

• Hypertension

• Apoplexy

• Diabetes

• Stress related disorders like insomnia, headaches, and disorders of the digestive, respiratory and reproductive systems

A typical session of Tui Na massage may vary from thirty minutes to an hour all depending on the patient's needs and condition(s).

Tui Na can focus on acute or chronic pain associated with the joints, muscles or skeletal system.

Tui Na not only treats disease but also to protect health and build up the body to prevent disease in people of all ages, from infancy to old age. Tui Na will relax as well as energize you.

If you want to avoid side effects from prescription pain drugs you can adopt this effective massage technique to alleviate your pain.  Just come in and see me!