Tui na : a manual of Chinese massage therapy / Sarah Pritchard ; with a contribution by Andrew Croysdale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pritchard, Sarah, 1967- author.

Contributor:

Croysdale, Andrew, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Chinese Traditional.

Massage--Methods.

Massage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Singing Dragon, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tui na: The Chinese Massage Manual is a comprehensive and well established handbook for students and practitioners of Tui na in the West. The author describes the roots and development of Tui na, how it works therapeutically with the context of Chinse medicine, and how to become an effective Tui na practitioner. The book contains detailed and clearly illustrated descriptions of Tui na techniques, how to practice them, their clinical applications and therapeutic effects. Foundation area routines are provided to support the development and fluidity of manual skills and to give an initial structu

Contents:

Foundations and development of tui na

Introduction to tui na techniques

Basic techniques

Compound techniques

Coordinated techniques

Passive movements

Area foundation routines

Ancillary therapies

External herbs

Introduction to section three

Muscular skeletal ailments

Digestive disorders

Gynecological problems

Headaches and hypertension

Coughs, colds and asthma

Combining acupuncture and tui na in practice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Pritchard, Sarah, 1967- Tui na : a manual of Chinese massage therapy.

ISBN:

9781848192690

184819269X

9780857012180

0857012185