The Tui-Na Manual by Mercati, Maria -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Title Page Dedication Table of Contents A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HOW TO USE THIS BOOK CHAPTER 1. THE PROMISE OF TUI NA CHAPTER 2. TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CHAPTER 3. MERIDIANS AND QI-POINTS

WOOD element

LIVER yin meridian GALL BLADDER yang meridian

FIRE element

HEART yin meridian SMALL INTESTINE yang meridian PERICARDIUM yin meridian SANJIAO yang meridian

EARTH element

SPLEEN yin meridian STOMACH yang meridian

METAL element

LUNG yin meridian LARGE INTESTINE yang meridian

WATER element

KIDNEY yin meridian BLADDER yang meridian REN yin meridian DU yang meridian

CHAPTER 4. TUI NA TECHNIQUES

Soft tissue techniques

Kneading Vibration Rolling Rubbing Percussion

Joint manipulation techniques

Shaking Extension and flexion Rotation Pressing and stretching Stretching

CHAPTER 5. WHOLE-BODY ROUTINE

PART ONE. NECK & SHOULDER PART TWO. SHOULDER, ARM & HAND PART THREE. BACK, BUTTOCKS & HIP PART FOUR. BUTTOCKS, BACK OF LEG & FOOT PART FIVE. FRONT OF LEG & FOOT PART SIX. ABDOMEN & CHEST PART SEVEN. FACE, HEAD & NECK

CHAPTER 6. EVERYDAY TUI NA

THE TREATMENTS

Common ailments Other common conditions Tui Na for infants Tui Na in adolescence Tui Na in later years

TUI NA SELF-TREATMENT

Daily healthcare qi-points for well-being Daily Tui Na – self-pummelling the meridians

APPENDIX

The fixed cun measurements The muscles The bones

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