Diseases of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
Diseases of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat TINNITUS AND DEAFNESS Cheng Xin-nong’s Medical Record Shi, male, 62, first visit was on February 25, 1982 [Chief Complaint] Loss of hearing in…
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Internal Diseases
Internal Diseases COMMON COLD Yang Jie-bin’s Medical Record Yang, male, 35, first visit was on April 28, 1976 [Chief Complaint] Headache and fever for one day [Present Medical History] The…
Gynecological and Pediatric Diseases
Gynecological and Pediatric Diseases DYSMENORRHEA Shao Jing-ming’s Medical Record Li, female, 22 [Chief Complaint] Dysmenorrhea for eight years [Present Medical History] This patient’s first menarche was at the age of…
Basic techniques
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…
Coordinated techniques
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…
Passive movements
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…
Compound techniques
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…
Foundations and development of Tui na
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…
Ancillary therapies
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…
Introduction to Section Three
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…
