When you examine tuina massage in comparison to other methods of massage or even chiropractic techniques you will find that some deep differences do exist. If examined from a theoretical standpoint tuina makes use of a great deal of Chinese medical theory. Practitioners of tuina will incorporate treatments designed to have a positive effect on one’s blood, energy, yin/yang, and qi (or chi). Speaking technically tuina goes far beyond any of the other massage techniques or even chiropractic treatments.

Massage techniques are normally used for treating muscle issues; however they are not designed to treat problems involving bone alignment. Chiropractic techniques, on the other hand, are designed to treat issues with bone alignment. They do not, however, adequately treat the muscles that surround the affected areas. The muscles can and normally will cause the affected area to need repeated follow-up treatments.

Tuina has been developed in such a way that it treats the entire musculoskeletal system. It has been used successfully to treat many different very painful injuries. These include:

·         Headaches

·         TMJ

·         Scoliosis

·         Low Back Pain

·         Herniated disks

·         Muscle Spasms

·         Adhesions

This is just an extremely small sampling of the injuries and disorders that can be treated through tuina massage.

 

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