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Sports and postural Tuina

Pre-event, post-event, acute injury, and work on muscle chains and postural habits.

17 min
Lesson 26 of 31
Course: Tuina

How it starts

Sports and posture share one idea that organizes this whole lesson: the problem lies in the load, not in the tissue. The tissue is just where it shows up. Treating it brings relief; changing the load solves the problem.

The rest of the lesson opens with Tuina.

In this lesson you will learn

  • Tell pre-competition, post-competition, and maintenance sessions apart.
  • Respond correctly to an acute muscle injury.
  • Recognize the two crossed syndromes and their practical consequence.
  • Separate what you treat with your hands from what you correct with exercise.

What is inside

  1. 1Sports Tuina
  2. 2Postural Tuina
  3. 3A postural patient's plan

One of the 31 lessons in

TuinaChinese Therapeutic Massage

“The hand reaches where the needle can't.”

5 modules
31 lessons
10 hours
Specialty

The manual therapy of Chinese medicine, taught the way a school teaches it: first posture and economy of the hand, then the fifteen basic techniques one by one with their timing and rhythm, then joint mobilization with its safety limits, and finally protocols by region and pediatric Tuina, a discipline of its own.

By the end of the course, you will know how to

  • Perform the fifteen basic techniques with correct posture and rhythm.
  • Build a complete session with opening, work, mobilization, and closing.
  • Treat the cervical, thoracolumbar, and limb regions with sound judgment.
  • Apply pediatric Tuina with its specific points and techniques.
  • Recognize the red flags that mean you must not touch and must refer.

What you will study

Module 1 · 5 lessons

The treating hand

Before the first manipulation: what Tuina is, how the body is positioned and which tissue you work on.

  • What Tuina is (and what it isn't)
  • Posture, support, and economy of effort
  • What you work on: Jing Jin, layers, and regions
  • Palpatory anatomy: the landmarks
  • Palpatory assessment and session plan

Module 2 · 7 lessons

The basic techniques

Fifteen manipulations, grouped by family. Each with its technique, rhythm, dose and indication.

  • Family 1 · Friction: Tui, Ca, and Mo
  • Family 2 · Pressure: An, Dian, and Ya
  • Family 3 · Kneading: Rou, Na, and Nie
  • Family 4 · Vibration and percussion
  • Gun Fa, the signature technique
  • Joint mobilization: Yao, Ban, and Ba Shen
  • Stretching and muscle energy

Module 3 · 3 lessons

The craft

Media, dosage, hygiene and session structure.

  • Media, heat, table, and hygiene
  • Dosage and session structure
  • Clinical record and practice management

Module 4 · 6 lessons

Protocols by region

What you see every day, region by region, with differential, sequence and referral criteria.

  • Neck and shoulder
  • Thoracic and lumbar region
  • Hip, knee, and leg
  • Elbow, wrist, and hand
  • Head and face
  • Abdomen

Module 5 · 10 lessons

Specialized Tuina

Pediatrics, internal conditions, sport and the complete safety framework.

  • Pediatric Tuina (Xiao Er Tui Na)
  • Tuina in pregnancy and postpartum
  • Geriatric Tuina
  • Tuina for internal conditions
  • Sports and postural TuinaYou are here
  • Self-Tuina and exercise for the patient
  • Safety, red flags, and accidents
  • Integrating Tuina, needle, and herb
  • Integrated clinical case
  • Final exam · Tuina

Requirements

Acupuncture I. Having seen the channels in Acupuncture II is recommended.

How it works

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