Health Care at Home A Family Massage Manual

Title: Health Care at Home A Family Massage Manual

Author: Chen Zhaoguang

ISBN: 9787119059952

Edition: English

Publishing Date: 2009-01

Publishing House: Foreign Languages Press

Cover: P   Page: 133   Format: 16mo   

Introduction:

Massage at home without even stepping out of your bedroom,by yourself or your family members. Follow the simple,step-by-step procedures detailed in this book once a week or once a day,and you will get relief from ailments and discomforts and feel refreshed. With its preventative health care approach,this manual offers an alternative to frequent the hospital trips and pharmaceutical medications,few of which are side-effect-free. Headacges? Back pain? Or hypertension? Apoplexy? Look it up in the index and find out what to do.

Content:

What is yin-yang?
What is qi?
What are meridians and collaterals?
What is"general acupoint massage"?
Why is it good?
Indications and Contraindications
Notes and Cautions
How long is one cun?
Questions and Answers
1.Why does this massage start from the foot?
2.If l want to treat a particular disease, what shall I do?
3.How frequently and how long am I supposed to do this massage?
4.Why are there "transient manipulations"?
5.Why in some steps am I supposed to tap randomly at a certain place?
Manipulations
Category 1 : Manipulations That Promote the
Circulation of Qi and Blood
Category 2: Manipulations Smoothing the Meridians and Collaterals
Acupoints Used in This Massage
Massage Operation1：Massage for Two People
Massage Operation2：Self Massage