Why More And More People In The West Are Getting Tui Na Therapy

In Western Europe, Canada, and the United States, Tui Na massage is steadily growing in popularity. Although it has been around in Europe for about three decades now, this form of massage has only started to spread rapidly during the last 10 years.

In Ireland and the UK, there have been some key innovators that have advocated for this type of therapy.

The rise of the use of Tui Na therapy in Europe began during the 1990’s when a huge influx of foreigners arrived in China and enrolled at the major Hospitals in Chengdu, Shanghai, and Beijing. These hospital were looking for extra funding from foreign students.

The newness of these experiences spurred some of the best European practitioners to treat ill patients with their newly acquired Tuina therapy skills and in the same day or within a week, their patients leave feeling well and good. If these patients were treated by Western Shiatsu practitioners, it would have taken them months to heal; Tui Na therapy has proven to be a much more effective treatment that produced fast and rapid results.

For these innovators, the biggest teachers were their patients themselves and with every new conditions and every new patient, the practitioners expanded their knowledge and ability to treat which when they returned to Europe applied their skill to their fellow countrymen with utmost efficiency.

Tui Na especially regulates the endocrine system as well as the other organ systems of the body. It moves vital energy (Qi) and blood. It brings the body and mind together as one – illness arises when these two elements separate.

Not that many Westerners have a good understanding of what Tui Na is really all about nor for that matter, Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, and even Shiatsu massage. Practitioners of these different types of alternative therapies diagnose and treat disease in a manner that is totally different from Western modern medicine protocols.

Like massage therapy, Tui Na uses hands on/manual interaction to relax the person and heal ailments. Tui Na is more satisfying than herbal medicine and more non invasive than inserting needles into people’s skin. If you have a background in martial arts, Tui Na therapy gives you certain advantages/similarities that can increase your combat skills.

Practitioners oftentimes experience a continuity or natural flow from one discipline to the other. For some, Tui Na can be like a second martial art. Among other things, it entails relaxation, internal force, timing, good posture, discipline, concentration, and most of all, patience.

Generally speaking, Tui Na can help bring about the following health benefits:

o Reduction of anxiety
o Reduction of muscle spasm
o Muscle relaxation
o Mental relaxation
o Treating and preventing injury
o Increases the flow of Blood and Qi
o Promotes lymphatic drainage
o Enhances the removal of cellular waste
o Increases body awareness
o Improves flexibility and posture

All these benefits may be attained through a blend of both Eastern and Western diagnostic tools. It involves an understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, human pathology and physiology, anatomy, body mechanics, ending in the execution of manipulations and techniques that are uniquely Tui Na.

In China, Tui Na is perhaps the most difficult of the disciplines to master as a practitioner and hence is much more rewarding.

It’s hard to admit it, but it’s one of the world’s best kept secrets! It is an ancient healing art that offers a wonderful rewarding experience, no matter if you’re the one giving or receiving the therapy.

For practitioners, it can evolve into an ever more satisfying profession. Although you can become highly skillful in the techniques within a short period of time, becoming conscious of your own potential is in the realm of time spent in good effort, passion, and dedication.

You will likely be hooked to the therapy once you have experienced a general Tui Na treatment. Some people find it extremely relaxing and stress relieving that they go for treatment every day. Obviously, they get it due to the “feel good” factor that it provides more than for health reasons.

If you have received treatment for a certain condition, then you’ll probably be surprised at how fast Tui Na facilitates recovery.

In certain instances, some aspects of the therapy may be uncomfortable, but it traumatizes the body in a very methodical manner that the natural healing power of the body is triggered into action.

Christina Prieto, AP
1617 Hillcrest St
Orlando, FL 32803
Phone: 407-234-6454
www.harmonywellnesscenter.com