Where as acupuncture employs needles, acupressure uses finger pressure. When acupressure points are stimulated, they promote circulation of blood, release muscular tension and enhance the body's life force energy to aid healing.
Chinese medical massage or tui na is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese medicine principles in an effort to bring one's body into balance. The practitioner will use various massage techniques to get the energy moving in the meridians and the muscles. These techniques are claimed to aid in the treatment of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as many non-musculoskeletal conditions. |