Tui Na by Pritchard, Sarah -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title By The Same Author Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Section One Foundations

Chapter 1 Foundations and development of Tui na

A brief history of Tui na The famous schools of Tui na How Tui na works Becoming an effective Tui na practitioner – training requirements and practitioner cultivation

Section Two Techniques and methods

Chapter 2 Introduction to Tui na techniques Chapter 3 Basic techniques

Gun fa rolling Yi zhi chan tui fa one-finger meditation pushing technique Tui fa pushing Rou fa kneading An fa pressing Ya fa suppressing Mo fa round rubbing Ma fa wiping Na fa grasping Nian fa holding twisting Ji dian fa finger striking Ji fa chopping Pai fa patting/knocking Zhen fa vibrating Che fa squeezing tweaking Tan bo fa plucking Cuo fa rub rolling Dou fa shaking Gua fa scratching/scraping Ca fa scrubbing

Chapter 4 Compound techniques

Compound techniques using Na fa 1. Holding–grasping 2. Pinching–grasping 3. Grabbing–grasping 4. Nipping–grasping 5. Plucking–grasping 6. Lifting–grasping 7. Pulling–grasping Compound techniques using Rou fa 1. Kneading–grasping 2. Kneading–pinching 3. Kneading–nipping 4. Kneading–vibrating Other compound techniques 1. Pushing–pressing 2. Whisking–sweeping

Chapter 5 Coordinated techniques

1. Gun fa and Rou fa 2. Gun fa and An fa or Ya fa 3. Gun fa and Pai fa 4. Gun fa and Yi zhi chan tui fa 5. Gun fa and Tui fa 6. Forearm Rou fa and pinching–grasping 7. Elbow Rou fa and Ji dian fa 8. Loose fist Pai fa and pinching-grasping 9. An fa and Mo fa 10. Whisking–sweeping and Pai fa/Ji fa 11. Pai fa/Ji fa and Ji dian fa

Chapter 6 Passive movements

Ba shen fa stretching/traction Yao fa rotating Ban fa pulling-twisting General tips and contraindications for passive movements

Chapter 7 Area foundation routines

Head and face Neck and nape Back Upper limb Lower limb Chest and hypochondrium Abdomen

Chapter 8 Ancillary therapies

Cupping Gua sha Moxibustion

Chapter 9 External herbs

Andrew Croysdale Introduction Contraindications Oils Juices Herbal compresses Gaos (ointments) Tinctures Herbal plasters

Chapter 10 Introduction to Section Three

Creating a Tui na treatment Nourishing Xu Deficiency and clearing Shi Excess Working with breath and visualization Treatment length and frequency Contraindications and cautions

Chapter 11 Muscular skeletal ailments

Bi syndrome (painful obstruction syndrome) Channel sinews Case studies

Chapter 12 Digestive disorders

Case studies

Chapter 13 Gynecological problems

Case studies

Chapter 14 Headaches and hypertension

Headaches Headache case studies Hypertension Hypertension case study

Chapter 15 Coughs, colds and asthma

Common cold and coughs Coughs and colds case studies Asthma

Chapter 16 Combining acupuncture and Tui na in practice

Resources and further reading Index