What is Tuina?
Tuina (pronounced twee naa) is an oriental bodywork therapy that is used alongside acupuncture. It’s similar to physiotherapy and sports massage but differs in that it also uses the traditional Chinese medical theory. Although massage these days tends to be for sports injuries, because Tuina uses the Chinese medical understanding of the body, Tuina can be used for most ailments whether it be a frozen shoulder or a digestive complaint.
Tuina includes the use of hand techniques to massage the soft tissue (muscles and tendons) of the body, acupressure techniques to directly affect the flow of energy, and manipulation techniques to realign the musculoskeletal and ligamentous relationships.
Sometimes oil is used (particularly Woodlock oil) however, it is mostly performed without oil, over the clothing.
Ian has studied a postgraduate diploma in Tuina at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine and combines Tuina and Acupuncture as they complement each other, however he also performs Tuina only on a massage chair, specifically for the back, neck, shoulder and scalp.
