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Chinese Massage Benefits: How Tuina Massage Works by NatureLife: 3:21pm On Mar 30, 2021
Massage is possibly one of the oldest, authentic, and very famous healing ideas among traditional people. Many prehistoric peoples were convinced of the massage therapy and health benefits and used it to treat a variety of health problems. Previously massage used to be available only in spas and luxurious health clubs and hotels. But in the present day, this therapeutic service is available easily in road corners like hospitals, clinics, and gyms.

There are so many different types of massage available all over the world reflecting a bit of their cultural taste. But ever heard of a Chinese Tuina Massage. No? Nothing to get worried about, Therefore we are here to make you familiar with this term more than ever and discuss the main Chinese massage benefits.

What Is A Tuina Massage? Its Benefits & Techniques
Tuina massage is more or less like a common massage. It begins in ancient china and considers to be one of the most curing and health-giving massages among Chinese people.

This particular therapy comes under the heading of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). There is a wide range of curative techniques under TCM, and all these different techniques heal your body. In this era of modern medicine, it accepts as a good substitute treatment for a wide variety of ailments. It can be more accurately described as restorative or therapeutic Asian bodywork, which involves stretching, pulling, rotating, and pressing on your stress points.

How Tuina Is Going To Work For You?
Tui na works on the principles of acupressure points, similarly to acupuncture points. It targets specific acupoints, the points are around different nerve endings and capillaries, which helps in triggering hormonal and physiological changes in the body. It’s also based on the theory of QI (it is a true foundation of TCM) usually translated as vital energy. Moreover according to a very specific theory qi is a force that binds all the things in a universe (body). Tuina massage allows the flow of qi and promotes balance and peacefulness of the body using the rules of acupressure. The center of attention of this massage is on areas of tight muscle fibers that may evaluate in your muscles after some kind of trauma or overuse.

What Are The Benefits Of Tuina?
Importantly, many benefits of Chinese massage are waiting for you

Massage is more likely consider as a blending of medicines for more than one causative pain and disease. According to studies, tuina massage is doing as a therapy's effect on pain, from the neck to lower back. Surprisingly, due to the most relaxing results, so it becomes a reason for the people to go for TCM or Tui na. It's progressively being presented along with standard treatment for a vast range of medical conditions and situations.

Massage benefits can include:
It is used in relaxation and reducing stress.
Try to minimize the imbalance of the body.
Helps in getting faster recovery from any trauma or injury.
Reducing muscle soreness and unusual pain.
In improving your circulation, energy and alertness
Settling of heart rate and blood pressure
Helps to boost up your immune system against pathogens.

While there are some more studies have found that the massage can be helpful for the following disorders as well:


hypertension
headaches
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)
Stomach disorders
Back pain
Neuropathic pain
Insomnia or other sleeping disorder
Osteoporosis and arthritis
Menstrual cramps
Sports trauma
Facial joints pain
Upper back and neck pain


What Are The Techniques?
There is some basic technique which a highly trained practitioner can use on you.

They will set the intensity and pressure according to the need.

Opposing (duan)
Palpating (mo)
Rejoining (Jie)
Kneading (mo)
Pushing (tui)
Lifting (ti)
Holding (na)
Pressing (an)

So many other techniques are also present which includes.

Separate push
Rotating push
Palm pressing
Finger pressing

Conclusion:
There are so many good Chinese massage benefits for specific medicated conditions or diseases, some people enjoy massage only for the sake of pleasure and good feeling. Although it is very beneficial, you just cannot take it as a replacement for regular medical care. So try to inform your doctor about your massage plans if you are dealing with certain medical issues.

Re: Chinese Massage Benefits: How Tuina Massage Works by bapoji7712: 10:15am On Jun 11, 2023
I had the opportunity to experience the incredible Tuina massage, thebest traditional Chinese massage in Malaysia. The skilled practitioners at Tuina Massage Works expertly applied this ancient therapeutic technique, targeting specific pressure points and meridians in my body, resulting in profound relaxation and relief from muscle tension. The combination of their expertise and the traditional Chinese approach made it a truly transformative and rejuvenating experience for me.

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