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The document discusses different tuina techniques for treating medical conditions.

Basic techniques include tui fa, mo fa, an fa, and ya fa.

Compound techniques include rou fa, dou fa, na fa, and cou fa.

Tuin a 拿
Q u ic k Re f e re n c e
Contents
Techniques
Basic ..................................................... 1
Compound ............................................ 12
Joint Manipulation ........................... 19
Actions ..................................................... 21
Routines ................................................... 30
Potions ...................................................... 37
Channels ................................................... 43
Tui fa Along meridians or anywhere
Promotes circulation of qi
Clears stagnation
Warms & dredges meridians
Relaxes muscles & relieves pain

Mo fa Abdomen, chest, epigastrum, ribs, head


Warms, harmonises, & regulates Middle Jiao
Expels Wind
Dispels Cold
Resolves stasis
Relieves swelling

Techniques 1
Techniques 2
An fa Points, meridians, muscles
Calms the mind
Regulates qi
Clears meridians
Moves blood
Relaxes tendons & muscles
Relieves pain & spasm

Ya fa Buttocks, legs, back


Activates qi & blood
Relieves spasm
Expels Cold & Wind
Rou fa Points, meridians, muscles
Invigorates qi & clears meridians
Activates points
Relaxes muscles
Relieves pain & spasm
Reduces swelling

Dou fa Arms, legs


Regulates qi & blood
Clears meridians
Relaxes tendons & muscles

Techniques 3
Techniques 4
Na fa Muscles, tendons
Relaxes tendons & muscles
Relieves pain & spasm
Expels Wind & Cold
Moves qi & blood
Clears meridians

Cou fa Shoulder & arm, legs, ribcage


Regulates qi & blood
Clears meridians
Relaxes tendons & muscles
Che fa Points, meridians
Disperses stagnation
Expels Wind-Cold & Summer-Heat
Stimulates points

Ca fa Back, chest, abdomen, arms, legs


Warms meridians
Removes obstructions
Invigorates qi & blood
Expels Wind & Cold
Reduces swelling
Alleviates pain

Techniques 5
Techniques 6
Nian fa Fingers, toes
Stops swelling
Alleviates pain
Moves qi & blood
Relaxes tendons & muscles

An rou fa Points, meridians, muscles


Moves stagnant qi & blood
Expels Wind
Clears Heat
Relaxes tendons & muscles
Relieves pain & spasm
Ma fa Head, face, neck, nape
Calms the mind
Alleviates pain
Aids circulation of qi & blood
Relaxes tendons & muscles

Ji fa Back, chest, shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks


Eliminates phlegm
Relaxes tendons & muscles
Stimulates flow of qi & blood
Removes blood stasis
Dredges meridians
Alleviates pain

Techniques 7
Techniques 8
Ji dian fa Points, meridians, muscles
Activates points
Relaxes tendons & muscles
Harmonises ying & wei qi
Disperses stagnation
Activates qi & blood
Disperses Cold
Expels Wind & Damp
Pai fa Back, chest, head, shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks
Sedative & analgesic if prolonged
Promotes circulation of qi & blood
Removes blood stasis
Relaxes spasm
Disperses Cold
Eliminates phlegm
Expels Wind
Quells Fire
Clears meridians

Techniques 9
Techniques 10
Gun fa Back, chest, shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks
Warms & dredges meridians
Expels Wind, Cold & Damp
Promotes circulation of qi & blood
Disperses stasis
Reduces swelling
Relaxes tendons & muscles
Lubricates joints
Relaxes spasm & adhesion
Yi zhi chan tui fa Points, meridians, collaterals
Activates points
Activates circulation of qi & blood
Harmonises ying & wei qi
Disperses stagnation

Zhen fa Points, abdomen, ribs, chest


Activates points
Regulates qi
Warms the Middle Jiao
Calms the mind
Opens the chest

Techniques 11
Techniques 12
Knead-grasp Most muscle groups
Expels wind
Resolves damp
Disperses cold
Relaxes muscles & tendons
Dredges meridians
Moves blood

Knead-nip Points
Dredges meridians
Harmonises ying & yang
Promotes flow of qi & blood
Knead-pinch Various
Regulates & invigorates flow of qi & blood
Calms the mind
Resolves stasis
Reduces swelling
Warms the meridians

Knead-vibrate Various
Disperses stagnation
Resolves stasis
Warms & dredges meridians
Activates qi & blood

Techniques 13
Techniques 14
Whisk-sweep Back, waist, limbs
Resolves phlegm
Opens the chest
Expels wind
Disperses cold
Warms the meridians

Push-press Subclavicular fossa, armpit, popliteal fossa


Stops qi rebellion
Dredges the meridians
Relaxes spasm
Regulates & harmonises qi & blood
Pinch-grasp Most muscle groups, diseases of meridians
Clears the lungs & stops cough
Resolves phlegm
Invigorates flow of qi & blood
Relaxes spasm & stops pain
Calms the shen
Promotes digestion

Lift-grasp Muscles of abdomen, ribs, back


Regulates & harmonises stomach & spleen
Disperse stagnant liver qi
Relaxes spasm & stop pain
Clears obstructions from channels

Techniques 15
Techniques 16
Hold-grasp Back, waist, arms, legs
Expels wind
Disperses cold
Activates blood & resolves stasis
Relaxes muscles & stops pain
Warms & dredges meridians

Pluck-grasp Neck, nape, shoulder, back, arms, legs


Activates blood & resolves stasis
Relaxes & rectifies tendons
Dredges meridians
Eliminates spasm & stops pain
Grab-grasp Head, neck, nape, back, abdomen, arms, legs
Expels wind
Disperses cold
Eliminates damp
Activates qi & blood
Promotes urination
Warms meridians
Relaxes muscles
Stops pain

Techniques 17
Techniques 18
Nip-grasp Neck, nape, shoulder, joints, fossae
Expels wind
Disperses cold
Activates blood & resolves stasis
Relaxes tendons & stops pain
Dredges meridians
Lubricates & facilitates joints

Pull-grasp Neck, shoulders, back, waist, limbs


Relaxes & rectifies tendons
Relieves spasm & stops pain
Moves qi & blood and dissipates stasis
Lubricates & facilitates joints
Yao fa Neck, shoulder, hip, wrist, ankle
Relaxes muscles & tendons
Lubricates joints
Releases spasm
Releases adhesion
Strengthens & renews articular moving ability

Ban fa Neck, upper back, shoulder, lower back


Lubricates joints
Restitutes articular disturbance
Releases adhesion
Corrects deformity & renews articular moving ability

Techniques 19
Techniques 20
Ba shen fa Neck, shoulder, lower back
Enlarges joint spaces
Relaxes muscles & tendons
Activates qi & blood
Corrects position of joints
Relieves pain
Releases adhesion
Relax muscles & relieve pain
tui fa nian fa gun fa plucking-grasping
an fa an rou fa yao fa pulling-grasping
dou fa ji dian fa ba shen fa kneading-grasping
na fa ma fa grabbing-grasping
cou fa ji fa nipping-grasping

Dredge meridians
an fa cou fa nipping-grasping kneading-nipping
rou fa ji fa plucking-grasping pushing-pressing
dou fa pai fa lifting-grasping
na fa zhen fa kneading-grasping

Actions 21
Actions 22
Warm & dredge meridians
tui fa gun fa grabbing-grasping kneading-vibrating
ca fa holding-grasping kneading-pinching whisking-
sweeping
Disperse stagnation
tui fa an rou fa yi zhi chan tui fa kneading-vibrating
che fa ji dian fa zhen fa lifting-grasping

Resolve stasis
mo fa pai fa holding-grasping pulling-grasping
an rou fa gun fa nipping-grasping kneading-pinching
ji fa zhen fa plucking-grasping kneading-vibrating
Expel wind
mo fa an rou fa gun fa whisking-
ya fa ji dian fa holding-grasping sweeping
na fa pai fa grabbing-grasping nipping-grasping
ca fa kneading-grasping

Expel damp
ji dian fa gun fa grabbing-grasping kneading-grasping

Eliminate phlegm
ji fa pai fa pinching-grasping whisking-
sweeping
Actions 23
Actions 24
Disperse cold
mo fa ca fa gun fa nipping-grasping
ya fa ji dian fa holding-grasping kneading-grasping
na fa pai fa grabbing-grasping whisking-
sweeping

Relieve spasm
ya fa pai fa ba shen fa lifting-grasping
rou fa gun fa pinching-grasping pulling-grasping
na fa zhen fa plucking-grasping pushing-pressing
an rou fa yao fa
Move blood
an fa ji fa nipping-grasping kneading-nipping
na fa pai fa pulling-grasping kneading-grasping
nian fa gun fa holding-grasping kneading-pinching
ma fa

Promote circulation of qi
tui fa nian fa pai fa kneading-pinching
rou fa ma fa gun fa kneading-nipping
na fa ji fa pulling-grasping

Actions 25
Actions 26
Activate qi & blood
ya fa yi zhi chan tui fa grabbing-grasping pinching-grasping
ca fa ba shen fa plucking-grasping kneading-vibrating
ji dian fa

Regulate qi
an fa cou fa zhen fa pushing-pressing
rou fa

Regulate blood
rou fa dou fa cou fa
Relieve swelling
mo fa ca fa gun fa kneading-pinching
rou fa nian fa

Calm the Mind


an fa ma fa zhen fa kneading-pinching

Stimulate points
che fa ji dian fa yi zhi chan tui fa zhen fa

Actions 27
Actions 28
Lubricate joints
gun fa ba shen fa nipping-grasping pulling-grasping
yao fa ban fa

Harmonise ying & wei qi


ji dian fa yi zhi chan tui fa

Harmonise & regulate Middle Jiao


mo fa zhen fa lifting-grasping
Miscellaneous
Strengthen Stomach & Spleen ca fa yi zhi chan tui fa

Open the chest zhen fa ca fa

Expel wind-cold che fa

Expel summer-heat che fa

Clear heat an rou fa

Quell fire pai fa

Actions 29

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