Tui Na Massage
About Tui Na

Tui Na massage therapy (pronounced 'twee-nah') is a holistic healing system - translated into English it means to 'push and grasp'. Tui Na is similar to acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in terms of its theory and application. In fact, these three forms of therapy are the main components of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Tui Na and TCM is continuing to gain greater recognition and popularity in the Western world as people are becoming more health conscious and now seek such 'alternative' therapies as a way to achieving an improved balance within the body and daily life. The three main benefits of treatment are:

• Increased pain-free movement / improved range of movement
• Stress management
• Increased energy levels

The techniques of Tui Na and details of its uses in treating a range of health problems were documented in a vast treatise, 'The Yellow Emperor's Classics of Internal Medicine', which was written about 2500 years ago. After such a lengthy period of development and evolution, modern Tui Na is the most tried and tested hands-on therapy in the world, and is probably the oldest system of bodywork still practised today.