What is difference between Tuina and other kinds of massage therapies?
As one of traditional Chinese medical treatments, Tuina (Chinese bodywork) differs in several significant ways from Western-style massage therapies. The most obvious difference is that Tuina was basically created thousands years ago to treat pediatric problems, orthopedic and other medical conditions, while western style massage therapies focuses on muscular and soft tissue injuries as well as on general relaxation. Tuina had played a major role in treating pediatric problems before occidental medicine was introduced into China in order for young kids to overcome difficulty of taking Chinese herbs or accepting acupuncture needles. On the hand, Tuina uses very complex manipulation system such as distinctive Tuina massage techniques, osteopathic joint movements, chiropractic correction, and deep tissue strokes, while Western manual therapist is usually specialized in a single technique such as chiropractic doctor, osteopath, deep tissue manual therapist, acupressure practitioner, etc.
