Tuina Hand Technique

Author: Wang Guocai, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Massage techniques are the main means used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) massage to prevent and treat diseases. Massage technique studies the action structure, principles, training methods, mechanism of action, and clinical application patterns of massage techniques. Clinically, massage technique studies serve as the foundation of treatment in TCM massage medicine. In the teaching activities of the TCM massage major, it is a core foundational course and a bridge course connecting various basic TCM massage courses with TCM massage therapy. Through the study of this course and hands-on technique training, students can master the operation skills of various practical techniques and methods, become familiar with and understand the brief history of TCM massage techniques, as well as their fundamental theories, basic knowledge, experimental research methods, and clinical diagnostic application patterns. This lays a theoretical and practical foundation for learning TCM massage therapy and future clinical practice.
TCM Massage Technique Studies fully inherits the theoretical foundations of traditional TCM massage techniques and practical technique skills, integrating and applying the perspectives and methods of modern biomechanics of manual techniques. It advocates an experimental teaching model based on biomechanics of manual techniques, employing scientific skill training methods. Theoretically, it strives to provide a scientific interpretation of the action structure and principles of traditional TCM massage techniques from the perspective of biomechanics. It also emphasizes introducing the latest research achievements in modern and contemporary fields such as the literature of TCM massage techniques, kinesiology, and therapeutic mechanisms, as well as future development directions. This provides a high-level educational and academic platform to cultivate innovative TCM massage professionals who are proficient in traditional technique skills, possess a strong theoretical foundation, and have certain research capabilities.