Tui na (推拏 or 推拿, both pronounced tūi ná), is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, Chinese herbalism and qigong. Manipulative therapy involves use of body work or massage therapy and other physical manipulation of the body for healing, such as osteopathy, and chiropractic. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Moxibustion Moxibustion (Chinese: 灸; pinyin: jiÅ­) is an oriental medicine therapy utilizing moxa, or mugwort herb. ... Dioscorides’ Materia Medica, c. ... Qigong (Simplified Chinese: 气功; Traditional Chinese: 氣功; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chi4 kung1) is an increasingly popular aspect of Chinese medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. ...

Tui na uses traction, massage and manipulation in conjunction with the stimulation of acupressure points and is used for both acute or chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as certain non-musculoskeletal conditions. It is an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine. Tui na is taught in acupuncture schools as part of formal training in Oriental medicine. Also, many East Asian martial arts schools teach tui na to their advanced students for personal and professional use. Traction is applied mechanical force used to achieve motion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine bodywork technique based on the same ideas as acupuncture. ... TCM shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... The term the Orient - literally meaning sunrise, east - is traditionally used to refer to Near, Middle, and Far Eastern countries. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...

See also

• Pushing hands
• Chin na

For other uses of the term, see Pushing Hands Pushing hands, (推手, Wade-Giles tui1 shou3, pinyin tuī shǒu), is a name for two-person training routines practiced in soft style Chinese martial arts such as Pa Kua Chang (Baguazhang), Hsing-i Chuan (Xingyiquan), Tai Chi Ch... Chin Na or Qinna (擒拿, pinyin: qín ná, Wade-Giles: chin2 na2) is a Mandarin Chinese term describing joint-manipulation techniques for self defense used in the Chinese martial arts. ...

External link

• Slide show demonstrating Tui na (commercial site in German)