Seated Massage Techniques for Carotid Health and Brain Nourishment

1. Dredge the carotid artery and promote cerebral blood supply – Neck Rubbing Method Manipulation Technique: The patient assumes a seated massage posture, and the massage therapist stands to the front right of the patient. Manipulation: The masseur supports the patient’s left head with the left hand, and uses the index and middle fingers of … Read more

Seated Massage Techniques: Opening Meridians and Nourishing the Brain

During seated massage: The patient sits upright on a stool with both arms hanging down naturally, eyes looking straight ahead, the whole body relaxed, and breathing freely, waiting for the masseur to start the massage. Seated massage techniques include: Tianmen Opening Method, Zhengding (Middle Vertex) and Du Meridian Vertex Pushing Method, and Pianding (Lateral Vertex) … Read more

Zhang Rulin’s Complete Set of Medical Massage Techniques Overview

This “Complete Set of Medical Massage Techniques” is a comprehensive and unique massage therapy method developed based on Zhang Rulin’s extensive clinical experience in massage. It has the following characteristics: Firstly, it represents the clinical crystallization of Zhang Rulin’s more than 30 years of efforts in medical massage, possessing special clinical significance and therapeutic effects. … Read more

Six Regulatory Massage Techniques to Balance Yin and Yang

In nature, there are distinctions between heaven, earth, sun, and moon; in the human body, there are differences between qi, blood, yin, and yang; wellness vary in deficiency, excess, mildness, and severity. Regulating manipulation techniques have the functions of harmonizing qi and blood, regulating zang-fu organs, smoothing the flow of qi, and balancing yin and … Read more

Reduction Techniques for Dislocation and Fracture Correction

Repositioning manipulation techniques have the efficacy of correcting dislocations and realigning broken bones. They can not only make the fractured ends and dislocated joints fit properly, restore slipped or displaced joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc., and reconnect the disordered meridians, but also separate adhered tissues. These techniques are mainly used for the reduction of fractures, … Read more

Tendon-Regulating Manipulation: Warming, Regulating, and Moving Techniques

Muscle-regulating manipulation techniques have the effects of dredging meridians and collaterals, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, and moving qi to helps with occasional pain. They are mainly used for acute soft tissue injuries in various parts of the body caused by various reasons, blood stasis, swelling, and pain caused by chronic strain, or … Read more

How to take self-care after massage therapy

For patients with facial paralysis, they should avoid exposure to cold drafts after massage as much as possible; for patients with rheumatism, they should be instructed not to wash with cold water after returning home; for patients with fractures, joint dislocations or malpositions, muscle, tendon, or ligament displacements, as well as those with cervical or … Read more

Avoid Cold After Massage: Why Wind and Dampness Matter

During massage, it is often necessary to advise patients who have been severely invaded by pathogenic wind, cold, and dampness, or patients who have just undergone treatments such as fumigation, sauna, or electrothermal physiotherapy devices, to avoid exposure to wind and cold or to refrain from using cold water. When the human body maintains an … Read more

How long does it take for massage to supports wellness?

The main purpose of massage is to supports wellness. To supports wellness, a certain amount of time is required, which refers to the process of supports wellness, abbreviated as “supports course”. The determination of a patient’s supports course cannot be arbitrarily decided; it is related to many issues. For instance, the patient’s condition must be … Read more

Massage Duration and Pressure: What Actually Works for Health

Health care massage uses relatively gentle force, giving a person a comfortable feeling, and the massage duration can be slightly longer. Medical massage is different. A long massage duration does not necessarily guarantee better efficacy, while a short one does not necessarily mean poor results. The key issue lies in whether it is possible to … Read more