Chapter 1 Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Electrical Activity IONIC EQUILIBRIUM, TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIALS, THE CARDIAC ACTION POTENTIAL, The Fast Response Action Potential, The Slow Response Action Potential, EXCITABILITY, REFRACTORINESS, CONDUCTION, EXCITATION-CONTRACTION…
CHAPTER 3 Basic techniques Gun fa rolling Unlike techniques such as Rou fa kneading and Na fa grasping which usually feel pleasant and instinctive to apply, Gun fa (like Yi…
CHAPTER 5 Coordinated techniques Coordinated techniques are essentially two different techniques, basic or compound, applied at the same time to stimulate two areas of the body simultaneously. Think of rubbing…
CHAPTER 6 Passive movements A passive movement requires the patient to be passive and relaxed while the practitioner provides movement to the patient’s joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments. A passive…
CHAPTER 4 Compound techniques The basic techniques are like an artist’s pallet of colors. Some lend themselves particularly well to blending. Compound techniques are essentially either two basic techniques blended…
CHAPTER 1 Foundations and development of Tui na A brief history of Tui na Tui na has a long history with many periods of flourishing and development. The first massage…
CHAPTER 8 Ancillary therapies The ancillary therapies of cupping, gua sha and moxibustion are powerful and potent therapeutic methods that can be applied in conjunction with Tui na treatment to…
CHAPTER 10 Introduction to Section Three This section of the book focuses on how to apply Tui na in the treatment of disease. One of the big challenges for Tui…
CHAPTER 16 Combining acupuncture and Tui na in practice The majority of people who are currently studying Tui na are either already acupuncturists or are studying acupuncture and Tui na…
