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Traditional Chinese Massage

Chinese massage is the traditional Chinese medicine. It is also called as "Tuina". It is the art of curing physical illness by motivating the acupuncture points of the body. Traditional Chinese massage gives a physiological balance to the body. It is proved that traditional Chinese massage has no side effects and imports a sooth and relaxing effects to the clients. It also helps in blood circulation in the body

The Chinese massage takes its origin from the emperor Huang reign as it was first used as an alternate healing method. But it has a universal reorganization all over the world. This is because more people get health benefits from this traditional massage

Techniques of Chinese Massage

The traditional Chinese massage has different techniques which can be applied to the clients by the therapist hand, palms etc

The different techniques are:

Compression
Friction
Swing
Joint manipulation
Percussion
Vibration
Pinching
Grasping

Principles of massage therapy

The principle of the Chinese massage is called as Jing Luo (channels and collaterals). According to the principle there is a network of pathways in the body that is busy transporting the blood to all the parts of the body which regulates all the functions of the body. If the channels and collateral are blocked the body gets pain and many health related problem rises

So the traditional Chinese massage therapist work on this principle by activating, regulating and clearing the channels and blood flow

Preparations

Before the therapist starts with the session he/she first study the full case history of the clients with the help of four traditional Chinese examination methods. The examinations are verbal interview, visual observation (listening to breathing, coughing etc), touching the clients and taking a note on their pulses. They study on the reports to find out the problem and the principle treatment to cure it

During the traditional Chinese massage the clients made to lie on a couch. Sometimes they are allowed to sit on a chair or stool. If the session is given in a hospital or clinic the clients are allowed to wear thin cotton dresses

In small society the therapist works directly on the client skin which helps to enhance their communication with the client's qi

The therapist uses the oils to massage the clients which help to reduce the friction created during the massage

The Traditional Chinese Massage is proven to cure:

Migraine
High blood pressure
Insomnia
Menstrual ailments
Sciatica
Frozen shoulders and back pain
Diarrhea
Asthma
Enuresis
Whooping cough
Headaches
Immobility
Chronic pain

Benefits of Traditional Chinese massage

The traditional Chinese massage helps to improve blood circulation and breathing. The excretory system is well equipped. It promotes great soothing and relaxing effect

The Chinese soft massage promotes the greatest relief that the clients fall asleep during the session

The deep tissue massage is used to treat the muscles

The oils used to the massage make the clients to calm themselves and gives them a relaxing feeling