Japanese acupressure (Standard Health and Wellness Massage Tutorial Series)

Author: Ren Quan
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: Massage therapy is a valuable heritage of traditional Chinese medicine and an important component of TCM. Throughout the long history of TCM development, massage has played a significant role as a therapeutic method, contributing to human health. In recent years, with the global trend of returning to nature, massage therapy has entered a period of vigorous development. The medical community has conducted continuous research, leading to a clearer understanding of its mechanisms. Currently, this therapy is used worldwide, including in China, to treat various diseases. In terms of health maintenance massage, its benefits in restoring fatigue, relieving stress, and improving quality of life have been increasingly recognized, leading to more people learning and applying health maintenance massage techniques.
However, as a unique form of medical practice within the massage field, health maintenance massage combines the functions of promoting health, preventing illness, and extending life. Practitioners must not only have basic knowledge of medical anatomy and meridian points but also master various massage techniques and principles. This series of books includes six titles: Hong Kong Massage, Thai Massage, Korean Bone Relaxation, Japanese Pressure Points, New-style Foot Massage, and Health Maintenance Massage Techniques. Each book is divided into two parts: an overview and a procedure. The overview introduces the characteristics, effects, indications, contraindications, precautions, classification of techniques, and commonly used acupoints of each massage style. The procedure presents the routines of the massage in a diagrammatic form, accompanied by detailed textual explanations. This combination of visuals and text ensures clarity, making it easy to learn and master, as well as facilitating practical application.
Currently, many massage services have emerged in the service industry, and various massage classes have been established, with participants ranging in age and experience. Most of these classes are short-term, lasting only 1–3 months, and are designed for quick learning. In such a short period, it is impossible to master standard massage techniques and acupoint knowledge. Therefore, we have organized experts to compile the "Standard Health and Wellness Massage Tutorial Series" to provide standardized, practical skills for readers who have some foundation but cannot yet operate independently.
This series is a highly professional textbook-style publication, aimed at readers with a high school education or higher. It can serve as teaching material for various massage classes, technical guidance for massage therapists and beauticians, as well as a reference book for family health maintenance.