Self Massage Therapy
DESCRIPTION: Chinese self-massage is a safe, simple, and extremely effective therapy for both promoting health and remedying a number of diseases. It can be used as a part of one's total self-health regime or as an adjunct to other remedial treatments — whether Western or Eastern. In particular, Chinese self-massage is a great adjunct to acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, or qi gong. In this book, Dr. Fan teaches a number of self-massage protocols for everything from beautifying the skin to treating diabetes and obesity. Men and women of all ages will find easy-to-do treatments for a wide variety of complaints.
PUBCOMMENTS: The format is very similar to our previous book by Dr. Fan on pediatric massage.
BACKCOVER: Chinese self-massage is a safe, simple, and extremely effective therapy for both promoting health and remedying a number of diseases. It can be used as a part of one's total self-health regime or as an adjunct to other remedial treatments — whether Western or Eastern. In particular, Chinese self-massage is a great adjunct to acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, or qi gong.
In this book, Dr. Fan teaches a number of self-massage protocols for everything from beautifying the skin to treating diabetes and obesity. Men and women of all ages will find easy-to-do treatments for a wide variety of complaints.
AUTHBIO: Dr. Fan Ya-li taught both adult and pediatric tui na or Chinese remedial massage at the Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She also taught tui na to foreign students studying at the college in English. In addition, she worked as a doctor of tui na at the Shandong College of TCM Affiliated Hospital in Jinan. In addition, to her two Blue Poppy titles, she has published four books on tui na in China and numerous articles on remedial massage in Chinese TCM journals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
- 1 Introduction to chinese Self-massage
- Health Preservation Massage
- Face & Body Beautification Self-massage
- Remedial Massage
- The Indications & Contraindications of Chinese Self-massage
- Key Points When Doing Chinese Self-massage
- Massage Media
- Chinese Self-massage as an Adjunctive Therapy
- 2 Chinese Self-massage for Health Preservation
- Self-massage of the Head, Face, Eyes, Nose & Ears
- Self-massage of the Chest & Abdomen
- Self-massage of the Neck, Upper Back & Lumbar Region
- Self-massage of the Extremities
- Selecting the Appropriate Local Self-massage Manipulations
- 3 Chinese Self-massage for Beautification
- Self-massage for Moistening & Nourishing the Skin
- Self-massage for Preventing & Treating Acne
- Self-massage for Protecting & Securing the Teeth
- Self-massage for Protecting & Securing the Hair
- Self-massage for Developing the Breasts
- Self-massage for Losing Weight
- Self-massage for Gaining Weight & Strengthening the Body
- 4 Chinese Self-massage for Improving Sexual Function
- Self-massage for Enhancing Sexual Desire
- Impotence
- Premature Ejaculation
- Chronic Prostatitis & Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- 5 Chinese Self-massage for Treating Common Diseases
- Self-massage for Internal Medicine Diseases
- Common Cold
- Headache
- Insomnia
- Dizziness
- Hypertension
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Cough
- Asthma
- Hiccup
- Vomiting
- Stomachache
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Cholecystitis & Cholelithiasis
- Diabetes
- 6 Chinese Self-massage for Gynecological Diseases
- Irregular Menstruation
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Abnormal Vaginal Discharge
- Mastitis
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease
- 7 Traumatology Department Diseases
- Stiff Neck
- Cervical Sponylopathy
- Periarthritis of the Shoulder
- Tennis Elbow
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Acute Lumbar Sprain
- Chronic Lumbar Muscle Strain
- Knee Joint Injury
- Sprained Ankle
- Index
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