Practical Massage Handbook (2nd Edition)

Author: Shao Mingxi
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Features: This book is edited by a renowned expert in tuina therapy and is a revised version of the first edition, divided into three parts. Part 1 covers the basics of tuina therapy, including the history of tuina, its characteristics and classification, various tuina techniques and academic schools, commonly used acupoints, mechanisms of action, treatment principles and methods, selection of acupoints and regions, clinical diagnosis and examination, and tuina exercises. Part 2 focuses on clinical tuina, detailing the clinical diagnosis and tuina treatment methods for over 140 common conditions in orthopedics, internal medicine, gynecology, urology, pediatrics, and ophthalmology/otolaryngology. Part 3 covers tuina for health preservation, including tuina health preservation techniques for various parts of the body, home tuina for common conditions, and reflexology foot massage. The book is rich in content, concise in explanation, illustrated with diagrams, and highly practical. It is suitable for clinical physicians, tuina therapists, and primary care physicians, as well as serving as a guide for Chinese medicine enthusiasts to learn about tuina therapy and self-care.