Tui na : a manual of Chinese massage therapy /: a manual of Chinese massage therapy. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sarah Pritchard ; with a contribution by Andrew Croysdale.
• Authors: Pritchard, Sarah, 1967-
• Other Names: Croysdale, Andrew contributor.
• Contents: Preface; SECTION ONE -- Foundations ; Chapter 1 Foundations and development of Tui na; A brief history of Tui na; The famous schools of Tui na; How Tui na works; Becoming an effective Tui na practitioner -- training requirements andpractitioner cultivation; SECTION TWO -- Techniques and methods ; Chapter 2 Introduction to Tui na techniques; Chapter 3 Basic techniques; Gun fa rolling; Yi zhi chan tui fa one-finger meditation pushing technique; Tui fa pushing; Rou fa kneading; An fa pressing; Ya fa suppressing; Mo fa round rubbing; Ma fa wiping; Na fa grasping; Nian fa holding twisting. Ji dian fa finger strikingJi fa chopping; Pai fa patting/knocking; Zhen fa vibrating; Che fa squeezing tweaking; Tan bo fa plucking; Cuo fa rub rolling; Dou fa shaking; Gua fa scratching/scraping; Ca fa scrubbing; Chapter 4 Compound techniques; Compound techniques using Na fa; 1. Holding-grasping; 2. Pinching-grasping; 3. Grabbing-grasping; 4. Nipping-grasping; 5. Plucking-grasping; 6. Lifting-grasping; 7. Pulling-grasping; Compound techniques using Rou fa; 1. Kneading-grasping; 2. Kneading-pinching; 3. Kneading-nipping; 4. Kneading-vibrating; Other compound techniques; 1. Pushing-pressing. 2. Whisking-sweepingChapter 5 Coordinated techniques; 1. Gun fa and Rou fa; 2. Gun fa and An fa or Ya fa; 3. Gun fa and Pai fa; 4. Gun fa and Yi zhi chan tui fa; 5. Gun fa and Tui fa; 6. Forearm Rou fa and pinching-grasping; 7. Elbow Rou fa and Ji dian fa; 8. Loose fist Pai fa and pinching-grasping; 9. An fa and Mo fa; 10. Whisking-sweeping and Pai fa/Ji fa; 11. Pai fa/Ji fa and Ji dian fa; Chapter 6 Passive movements; Ba shen fa stretching/traction; Yao fa rotating; Ban fa pulling-twisting; General tips and contraindications for passive movements; Chapter 7 Area foundation routines. Head and faceNeck and nape; Back; Upper limb; Lower limb; Chest and hypochondrium; Abdomen; Chapter 8 Ancillary therapies; Cupping; Gua sha; Moxibustion; Chapter 9 External herbs; Introduction; Contraindications; Oils; Juices; Herbal compresses; Gaos (ointments); Tinctures; Herbal plasters; SECTION THREE -- Tui na treatment -- general principles for creating and planning treatments ; Chapter 10 Introduction to Section Three; Creating a Tui na treatment; Nourishing Xu Deficiency and clearing Shi Excess; Working with breath and visualization; Treatment length and frequency. Contraindications and cautionsChapter 11 Muscular skeletal ailments; Bi syndrome (painful obstruction syndrome); Channel sinews; Case studies; Chapter 12 Digestive disorders; Case studies; Chapter 13 Gynecological problems; Case studies; Chapter 14 Headaches and hypertension; Headaches; Headache case studies; Hypertension; Hypertension case study; Chapter 15 Coughs, colds and asthma; Common cold and coughs; Coughs and colds case studies; Asthma; Chapter 16 Combining acupuncture and Tui na in practice; Applying Tui na while the needles are retained.
• Publisher Details: London [England] Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] : Singing Dragon
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 615.8/2; Massage therapy -- China -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Medicine, Chinese; Massage -- Methods; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Massage & Reflexotherapy; MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Massage Therapy; Massage; Massage; Massage therapy; Medicine, Chinese; China; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Methods (Music)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857012180; 0857012185
• Related ISBNs: 9781848192690
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.