Newly Compiled Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Chinese Tuina (Massage)

Newly Compiled Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Chinese Tuina (Massage)
Compiled by Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Translated by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Compiler-in-Chief Jin Hongzhu
Vice-Compiler-in-Chief Zha Wei
Translator-in-Chief Yang Hongying
Translators Pei Huihua, Liu Shengpeng
Paperback 787mm x 1092mm, 370 pages
Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2002
ISBN 7810106511R617 more info

Chinese Tuina is one important component of Chinese Traditional medicine, and it is also an important clinical subject of TCM. Sticking to the distinctive features of TCM, this book comprehensively introduces the basic theories, manipulations, clinical application of Chinese tuina therapy, which are expounded in five chapters in an orderly way and step by step, and illustrated with 101 figures.

Chapter One, Basic Knowledge of Tuina, gives a brief review of the development of Chinese Tuina, its acting principles and research. In the part of acting principles, the relationship between tuina therapy and the theories of yin-yang, five elements, zang and fu, qi, blood, etc. is briefly discussed. Meridians and collaterals, commonly-used acupoints, approaches of tuina liangong, diagnosis, reinforcing and reducing therapies, indications and contraindications of tuina are also introduced in this part. In the second chapter, commonly-used manipulations for adults and infants are chiefly discussed, including the main points of manipulations, clinical applications, and methods and steps of manipulation practice. In the third chapter, commonly-used auxiliary tuina therapies such as ointment for massage (Gaomo), medicated hot compress are described so as to expand its clinical application range and strengthen its clinical therapeutic effects. Chapter Four mainly presents clinical therapies of 38 common adult and infant diseases with tuina. Each disease is concisely interpreted from the view of etiology and pathology of TCM and modern medicine, and all the diagnostic points, basic therapeutic manipulations and modified manipulations with syndrome differentiation are mad clear. Chapter Five elucidates some easily-operated, effective self-tuina methods with syndrome differentiation for all the parts of the body, which can be used to treat and prevent diseases in zang and fu organs and other parts.

Chinese Tuina Therapy

Chinese Tuina Therapy (English Edition)
Written by Wang Fu
Translated by Fang Tingyu and Zhang Kai
Published by Foreign Language Press, 1994
Hardcover, 120 pages.
ISBN 7119016741 more info

Wang Fu is a well-known masseur who first served as a masseur in the Hospital Attached to the Liaoning College of TCM and later was responsible for Chinese Medicine of Liaoning magazine. Chinese Tuina Therapy is a summary of his medical experiences during his professional career. It includes thirty tuina manipulations and twenty-nine therapies for common disease.

Contents

1. General Introduction
   1. History of Tuina Therapy
   2. The Basic Theory of Tuina Therapy: Origin of Tuina Therapy - The Theoretical Foundation of Tuina Therapy - Commonly-Used Meridians, Points and Their Indications
   3. Indications and Contraindications of Tuina Therapy: Indications - Contraindications, Precautions and Commonly-Used Points
2. Thirty Maneuvers of Tuina Therapy
   1. Manipulations and Effects
   2. Reinforcing and Reducing Manipulation
   3. Thirty Maneuvers of Tuina Therapy: Stroking Maneuver - Pushing Maneuver - Grasping Maneuver - Pressing Maneuver - Palm-rubbing Maneuver - Rotatory Kneading Maneuver - Twisting Maneuver - Flicking Maneuver - Finger-rubbing Maneuver - Pick-up Maneuver - Pinching Maneuver - Rubbing Maneuver - Rolling Maneuver - Shaking Maneuver - Gripping Maneuver - Rotating Maneuver - Tapping Maneuver - Stretching Maneuver - Percussing Maneuver - Puncturing Maneuver - Separating Maneuver - Joining Maneuver - Back-carrying Maneuver - Holding Maneuver - Pulling Maneuver - Kneading Maneuver - Head-lifting Maneuver - Raising Maneuver - Lifting Maneuver - Stepping Maneuver
3. The Tuina Treatment of Commonly Encountered Disorders
   1. Disorder of the Head and Face: Headache - Toothache - Facial Paralysis - Insomnia
   2. Disorder of the Neck: Stiffneck - Cervical Spondylopathy
   3. Periarthritis of the Shoulder
   4. Pain of the Upper Limbs: Brachialgia - Numbness and Pain of the Fingers - Tenosynovitis
   5. Hypertension
   6. Coronary heart Disease
   7. Hemiplegia
   8. Abdominal Disorder: Stomach Pain - Abdominal Pain - Gastroptosis
   9. Lumbocrural Pain: Discussion of Lumbocrural Pain - Acute Traumatic Lumbago - Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc - Lower Back Pain Due to Kidney Deficiency - Sequela of Fracture of the Coccyx - Foot and Ankle Sprains
   10. Rheumatoid Arthritis
   11. Gynecological Diseases: Dysmenorrhea - Mastitis - Climacteric Syndrome
   12. Miscellaneous Diseases: Obesity - Constipation - Incontinence of Urine - Arteriosclerotic Senility - Tympanites Due to Stagnation of Qi

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