This is an atlas of Tuina manipulations written in collated Chinese with English. The book is divided in 3 chapters. The manipulation classification, mechanism approach and technical requirements are introduced in the first chapter. In the second chapter, manipulations of 14 categories such as the pressing category, the linear-moving category, the circular-moving category etc. are described. And all the routine techniques on different body parts such as on the head and facial regions, the neck and nape regions, the shoulder region are also delineated in the last chapter.
With abundant manipulation resources and accurate drawings, this works is not an ecumenic iconography book of Tuina manipulation. Reversal, the authors focalize at the motion conspectus of the manipulations to depict out of the incision
point, at which you will be easy to control skills of ajj manipulations. Thus it is not only helpful for the beginner to learn Tuina manipulation, but beneficial for the clinician to elevate the therapeutic effect of manipulation as well.
Tuina is one of the oldest therapies that human being has controlled. After tortuous development of thousands years, this old therapeutics freshes a new vigor again and is recognized by mankind. It is deeply believed that, as a natural therapeutics of no pain, no side effect, no poison, no injurious, and no interfere in body, Tuina will play a more important role ín man’ s health enterprise.
Manipulation is the essential procedure of Tuina therapy Since the manipulation is skillful and dexterous movement of the body, it is difficult to be described accurately in words. And for the learners, it is also difficult to understand and master the manipulative manner rightly by means of writing or manipulated correctly from reading books. There are a lot of persons who try to go south but drive car according north chariot and take wrong as right in studying Tuina manipulation.
From the practical work of dozens years; we have gotten the idea that diagrams are better than word descriptions in Tuina teaching. A piece of simplest diagram contains more information than an article of hundreds words does. So we decided to compile this book to satisfy readers.
Approximately two hundred Tuina manipulations originated from both China and foreign countries are compiled in this book. Maybe it is one of abounds sorts of manipulation book so far. Moreover, the rectifying manipulations especially occupy an outstanding role in this book and thus make it distinguished from other Tuina books. We take the diagrams as main form and the word illustrations as supporting role in our complement work. Some manipulations that are difficulty learned and frequently used in clinic are drawn in series of diagrams, so that the reader will be easy to understand them. In order to that, let not only Chinese reader master Tuina manipulation, but the foreign reader understand manipulation of China as well, this book adapts the comparing typesetting of Chinese and English. For the beginners of Tuina, the writing of this book is plain and simple, and the drawn is meticulous. So they will have no difficult in reading. For the specialized persons, the classification system of manipulation, the evolution analysis of manipulation and the late introduction of foreign manipulations in this book will also bring them a lot of benefit.
Since the publishing of the first version in 1994, the book has received preference from the readers and has been sold out soon. It is beyond the anticipation of the writers and the publishers. Even though we have corrected some mistakes in the first version, there still are wrong in this book. We give expression of thankfulness to your readers. And we also hope vou will set right for us.