What Are Different Types of Massage?

Massage is a method of traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases, and it is also a way of ordinary people's daily health care. The principle of traditional Chinese medicine massage acupuncture points is that it should be applied clockwise for diarrhea, and it should be applied counterclockwise for deficiency. Different massage directions have different effects.

Massage technique

Massage is a method of traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases, and it is also a daily health care method for ordinary people.

Records in Chinese history

When the gastrointestinal is uncomfortable, Zusanli is a commonly used acupuncture point, but it is necessary to distinguish between empirical evidence and false evidence.

1. Press: Use your fingers or palm to press on the skin or acupuncture rhythmically

2. Rub: Use your fingers or palm to rub gently on the skin or acupuncture points

3. Push: Use your fingers or palm to push the skin muscles forward, up, or out.

4. Holding: Hold the skin, muscle or disc membrane with one or both hands, lift it up, and then lower it.

5. Knead: Use your fingers or palm to rotate on the skin or acupuncture points.

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1 Mo Fa (1) Palm Mo Fa is a ring-shaped and rhythmic touch, also known as Mo Fu. When rubbing belly, rubbing belly is usually performed in the following order => upper abdomen => umbilicus => lower abdomen => right lower abdomen => right upper abdomen => left upper abdomen => left lower abdomen.
(2) Finger massage method, middle finger, ring finger, pinky finger surface is attached to the treatment site, making a circular and rhythmic stroke. This method is used on the face, chest or certain points.

2 Wipe method (1) Palm wipe method. This method has a large contact area, low and slow heat production, and is mainly used for lumbosacral, limbs, and shoulders.
(2) The side rub method, which makes fast straight back and forth rubbing. This method has a small contact area, high and rapid heat production, and is mainly used for lumbosacral, shoulder, and limbs.
(3) The method of rubbing between fishes makes fast straight-line rubbing. This method has a small contact area and rapid heat production, and is mainly used for upper limbs and neck and shoulders.
3 Push method (1) Palm push method, linear push in one direction. When pushing, it should be light without floating, heavy without stagnation. This method is mostly used for the back, chest and abdomen, quarter ribs, and lower limbs.
(2) Refers to the push method, which pushes straight in one direction. This method is used for tendons and tendon sheaths.
(3) Elbow push method, linear push in one direction. This method is used on both sides of the spine.
(4) Thumb push method, push from the midline of the forehead to both sides.
(5) Ten-finger push method, pushing from the midline of the chest to the two sides along the costal space, also known as thoracotomy.
(6) Interfacial push method, push from the midline of the abdomen along the costal arch to both sides.
(7) Joint push method.
4 Wiping method Use the ribbed surface of the thumb on both hands to focus on a certain part, and use the proximal end of the thumb to drive the distal end to move up and down or left and right. This law applies to the forehead.
5 Sweeping doctor The doctor flexes his fingers on both sides of the patient's head and makes a quick slide in the front-back direction.