What is it and for what type of complaint?

Tui Na 推拏 or Tuiná 推拿 is an ancient Chinese massage therapy practice more than 4,500 years old, however it was during the Ming dynasty (in the 14th century) that its valorization took place. Tuiná is also one of the instruments for the prevention and treatment of diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). And it aims to unblock the circulation of energy, through the stimulation of points located along the meridians, of the human body.

The term tuiná means, Tui, to push, to stimulate, to move and Na, to grasp, to catch, to hold. The kanji (Chinese ideograms) used to represent the therapeutic technique are the hand and the union / harmony. So, tuiná means the hand that seeks harmony via movement.

The technique can be applied to adults and children, as it favors energy, lymphatic and blood rebalancing, promotes physical, emotional and emotional relaxation. It treats muscle pain, disorders of the gastrointestinal,respiratory and circulatory systems, migraines, etc.

Duration: each session lasts around 60 minutes, depending on whether or not there is another conjugate therapy.

Procedure: the patient is submitted to a generous amount of heated vegetable oil and medicated especially according to the individual treatment protocol, when massaged.