World Century Compendium to Tcm, Vol. 7: Introduction to Tui Na

About This Book

Traditional Chinese tui na, one of the earliest medical treatment methods with a long history tracing back to ancient times, is an important component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This book is compiled with the aim of popularizing tui na modality along with allowing readers to understand and master the fundamental theories, basic techniques, commonly used acupoints and parts, and diagnosis and treatment methods of diseases in a relatively short period of time. The book is a summary of clinical experiences of tui na with practical contents and detailed illustrations, which can be easily appreciated and serve both purposes of the popularization of tui na and advancement in this field.

The book introduces 25 common maneuvers including manipulations in children, more than 70 common diseases with diagnostic, treatment, and preventive methods, and some 240 images illustrating acupoints, maneuvers, examination, and treatment methods in order to facilitate study and learning. The formal arrangement totals 14 weeks, with two days of extra content, adding up to one hundred days. Lastly, the book has appended four indices: Common Tui Na Acupoints and Areas, Common Tui Na Maneuvers, Common Examinations, and Common Applicable Diseases and Symptoms.

After completion of the book, readers will be able to understand the main essence in the discipline of tui na and dispel the stereotypical view that tui na can only treat pains and movement disorders. The correct concept should be established so that it can be applied to a variety of diseases in internal medicine, external department, gynecology, and pediatrics in clinical practice. In addition, the readers will have built a solid foundation for a further and more in-depth grasp of the discipline.

Contents:

Week One:
Day One: Brief History of Tui Na
Day Two: Fundamental Knowledge of Tui Na
The Effect on Skin Tissues
The Effect on Muscles
Enhance the Recovery of Joint Injuries
Adjust Anatomic Displacement
Improve Blood Circulation
Promote Digestion
Regulate the Nervous System
Improve Mood
Day Three:
Twelve Regular Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Vessels
Day Four:
Circulation Pathways of the 14 Meridians and Vessels
Day Five:
Commonly Used Shu Xue (Acupoints), Part I
Day Six:
Commonly Used Shu Xue, Part II

Week Two:
Day One: Commonly Used Shu Xue, Part III
Day Two:
Physical Examination of the Upper Extremities
Day Three:
Physical Examination of the Lower Extremities
Day Four:
Examination of the Torso
Day Five:
Examination of the Neurological System
Day Six:
Anatomy of Normal Bones and Joints Under X-rays
Basic X-Ray Images of Bone and Joint Diseases

Week Three:
Day One: Massage for Adults
Pressing
Point Pressing (Acupressure)
Intense Pressing
Day Two:
Rubbing
Kneading
Foulage
Day Three:
Twiddling
Pushing
Scrubbing
Day Four:
Smearing
Scattering Sweeping
Grasping
Shaking
Day Five:
Lateral Striking with Palms Clasped
Pecking
Patting
Plucking
Day Six:
Rotating
Back Carrying
Rolling

Week Four:
Day One:
Headache
Day Two:
Hypertension
Day Three:
Stomachache
Day Four:
Gastroptosis
Day Five:
Common Cold
Day Six:
Chronic Bronchitis

Week Five:
Day One
Coronary Heart Disease
Day Two
Diarrhea
Day Three
Constipation
Day Four
Chronic Cholecystitis
Day Five
Sequelae of Gastric Surgery
Day Six
Polyneuritis

Week Six:
Day One:
Facial Neuritis
Day Two:
Dysmenorrhea
Day Three:
Acute Mastitis
Day Four:
Shoulder Periarthritis
Day Five:
Humeral Epicondylitis
Associated Topic: Radial Head Subluxation
Day Six:
Tenosynovitis

Week Seven:
Day One:
Ganglion Cyst
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Day Two:
Ischemic Contracture of the Forearm Muscles
Day Three:
Distal Radioulnar Joint Injury
Day Four:
Peripheral Nerve Injury
Day Five:
Lào Zhen (Acute Stiff neck)
Associated Topic: Fomentation
Day Six:
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Associated Topic: TMJ Dislocation

Week Eight:
Day One:
Cervical Spondylosis
Day Two:
Sudden Hypochondriac Burst Injury
Associated Topic: Thoracic Facet Joint Disorders
Day Three:
Acute Lumbar Soft Tissue Injury
Day Four:
The Third Lumbar Transverse Process Syndrome
Day Five:
Degenerative Lumbar Spondylitis
Day Six:
Kidney Deficient Lumbago

Week Nine:
Day One
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Day Two
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Day Three
Juvenile Kyphosis
Day Four
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Day Five
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Day Six
Osteitis Condensans Ilii

Week Ten:
Day One:
Developmental Lumbosacral Abnormalities
Day Two:
Superior Cluneal Nerve Injury
Catatonia Fascia Lata (Snapping Hip)
Day Three:
Piriformis Syndrome
Day Four:
Suprapatellar Bursa Hematoma
Knee Meniscus Injury
Day Five:
Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
Tibial Tubercle Epiphysitis
Day Six:
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Calcanodynia

Week Eleven:
Day One:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Day Two:
Hemiplegia (Stroke Sequelae)
Day Three:
Asthma
Persistent Hiccup
Day Four:
Facial An Mo
Day Five: Pediatric Tui Na
Day Six

Week Twelve:
Day One:
Head and Facial Acupoints
Day Two
Thoracic and Abdominal Acupoints
Day Three
Acupoints of the Back
Day Four
Acupoints of the Upper Extremities, Part I
Day Five
Acupoints of the Upper Extremities, Part II
Day Six
Acupoints of the Lower Extremities

Week Thirteen:
Day One
Infantile Diarrhea
Day Two
Fever
Day Three
Bronchial Asthma
Day Four
Cough
Day Five
Infantile Malnutrition with Accumulation
Day Six
Constipation
Rectal Prolapse

Week Fourteen:
Day One
Nocturia
Urinary Retention
Day Two
Infantile Muscular Torticollis
Day Three
Scoliosis
Day Four
Sequela of Poliomyelitis
Day Five
Cerebral Palsy
Day Six
Ou Tù (vomiting)
Pediatric Tui Na for Health Maintenance

Readership: Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners, particularly those practicing in Australia, Europe and America; Chinese medicine educators, clinical and basic Chinese medicine researchers and health science students (particularly Chinese medicine students); herbalists, gerontology researchers, nutritionists, public health specialists (health policy departments in ministries of health and universities); professionals at the World Health Organization and affiliated institutions, and pharmaceutical companies; librarians of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes and the lay reader who either wants general knowledge or wishes to understand how TCM can help a friend, relative or loved one.

By (author): Lan-qing Liu (Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , China) By (author): Gui-bao Ke (Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , China) Translated by: Azure Duan