Atlanta Acupuncture
Center
275 Carpenter Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA. 30328
Tel: 404-250-9903; E-mail: lihua@aac2000.com
TuiNa is a kind
of special technique or therapy. Traditional Chinese medicine doctors use their
hands and energy to manipulate constantly to on patients’ skin, muscle tissue
along the meridians (Chi channels) and acupoints in order to cure health
problems and make body balance. TuiNa as a treatment method has a long history.
Chinese medical history book has been recorded that Qin Dynasty (over 2000
years ago) famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor Bian Que had used
TuiNa to treat his patients.
TuiNa can
improve circulation and metabolism and balance energy. Especially, it is safe
and effective for chronic health problems or deficient body condition patients.
TuiNa is also used to treat babies and children. It can strengthen their immune
system and help them grow up strong. TuiNa has the function of prevention and
keeping healthy. For complicated diseases, TuiNa treatment also can be combined
with acupuncture or Chinese herbs or Western medicine. But for some health
problems, such as tumor, cancer, acute pyogenic appendicitis, intestinal
perforation, cholecystitis caused by biliary ascarises, acute infectious
diseases etc., because they come on urgently, TuiNa can be the assistant
treatment instead of main treatment.
TuiNa
indication: muscle strain, muscle atrophy, neck pain, shoulder pain, low back
pain, sciatica, migraine headaches, Trigeminal neuralgia, Bell’s palsy (facial
paralysis), acute and chronic arthritis, asthma attack (hard breathing),
nervous vomiting, indigestion, gastroptosis, chronic gastritis, habitual
constipation, stress, insomnia and menstruation pain. The condition such as,
with period, pregnancy, or bone broken etc. should report to the doctor before
the TuiNa treatment.
There are
many manipulations in TuiNa treatment. The main eight manipulations are:
pressing, rubbing, pushing, holding, kneading, pinching, shaking and beating.
In clinic, these manipulations are mutual coordination to be used. TuiNa has
different styles such as styles of south, north, college, Yang and Yin.
According to patients’ conditions, one style or combined styles can be used.