Chinese manual therapy
Tuina is one of the manual therapies of Chinese medicine. A session may include pressure, mobilisation and work on specific points according to the assessment.
The treatment in practice
Tuina massage, sometimes referred to as Acupressure massage, is part of the Chinese medical manual therapies and has been used in health care in Asia continuously for over 4000 years, and is well documented.
It uses numerous techniques of the hand, elbow and wrist to supplement, sedate, move or manipulate the channels and organs of the body.
During a Tuina massage the practitioner will often massage specific acupuncture points in the same way needles are used. The practitioner may move along the meridians conducting clearing of the channels, which clears stagnation in preparation for needling.
Often points of particular tenderness are located and worked on continuously to break long-standing knots; this can be painful so its important to breathe and feel confortable to give feed back to the practitioner.
Tuina massage has many similarities to Nuad Thai, lymphatic drainage and Swedish massage.
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Your treatment in the Geneva area
Tuina massage at Boddhi Clinic combines pressure, mobilisation and point work rooted in Chinese medicine. It offers an adjustable manual approach for people in Chambésy and the Geneva area who want focused work on areas of tension.
Tuina may be performed through loose clothing or with direct access to certain areas depending on the protocol. Hands, thumbs, wrists and elbows are used at an appropriate intensity, with regular comfort checks and adjustments to the pace.
Tell the practitioner about recent injury, bone fragility, acute inflammation or surgery. Treatment is adapted or postponed when appropriate. Comfortable clothing and clear information about sensitive areas help prepare the session.
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