Chinese Bodywork: A Complete Manual of Chinese Therapeutic Massage

Massage (tuina), is an integral part of traditional Chinese healing arts. Based in meridian theory, it promotes the circulation of vital energy and blood, regulating the function of the meridians and disorders of internal organs to improve vitality and restore health. This definitive text of massage methods, theory and applications is sure to become the standard for students of Traditional Chinese Medicine and for all bodyworkers interested in learning the techniques of Chinese tuina. Based on the methods and experience of the Shandong school, it incorporates modern developments in the use of massage to treat chronic disease.