TUINA
A traditional Chinese medicine manual therapy to drastically enhance your treatment results.
What is tuina massage?
Tuina “推拿” refers to the whole system of manual therapies of Chinese medicine. More than just a massage, it includes a variety of massage techniques, manipulations and mobilizations of joints and muscles. It takes into consideration both the modern anatomical knowledge and the energetic aspects of traditional Chinese medical theory of meridians and acupuncture points.
Want to know what Tuina can treat?
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Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Headaches
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Cervical, dorsal or lumbar pain
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Various musculoskeletal pains
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Sports injuries
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Sciatica (sciatica nerve pain)
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Pain and injuries of the knees or ankles
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Digestive and menstrual problems
How Tuina Works
A sophisticated system
Tuina comes from Chinese medicine and has a very long history. Over the centuries, Chinese doctors have developed and refined various techniques and manipulations to form a complete healing system. It is said that there are more than 300 techniques, manipulations and mobilizations in Tuina; while some of them are somewhat similar to what we can find in osteopathy or other types of massage, many techniques are unique to Tuina therapy.
It treats more than just pain
Tuina is an effective therapeutic tool, which is not only useful in treatment of pain and injury, but also in certain conditions such as dysmenorrhea and digestive disorders. Tuina is also the preferred approach in the treatment of young children age 0 to 6; pediatric tuina is a specialization in itself and it is very effective approach in treating common childhood health problems.
A great complement to acupuncture treatment
Tuina massage is an effective therapeutic approach by itself. However, it is often worthwhile to combine tuina massage with other approaches of Chinese medicine, such as cupping, acupuncture or Chinese herbs to obtain the best treatment result.
Autres maladies
Une médecine basée sur l’individu : La médecine chinoise se fonde sur le principe que la maladie est le résultat d’un déséquilibre chez l’individu. L’acupuncture et la médecine chinoise sont en mesure d’agir sur de nombreuses maladies en tant que traitement alternatif ou complémentaire aux autres approches thérapeutiques.
A solid training
I was first introduced to Tuina therapy during my first trip to China in 2004. I was impressed with the effectiveness of this approach and the high skill level of the doctors that taught me. I decided to follow my passion to manual therapy (I already had a solid training in Shiatsu massage), and did a year-long training in Chinese hospitals under the supervision of various Chinese doctor specialized in tuina therapy. Upon returning to Canada, I quickly integrated Tuina into my clinical practice. Over the years, I have seen how Tuina can make a huge difference in treatment results. I now return to china on a regular basis to perfect my techniques and knowledge of tuina, and I also teach medical tuina and pediatric tuina here in Brossard and Montreal.
