Practices of ancient Chinese Massage
Massage as a form of therapy goes back millions of years throughout history, many civilisations and cultures practiced and developed their own versions of massage therapy. One ancient form of massage therapy is Chinese massage, there a two types of this therapy that are traditionally used, Zhi Ya and Tui Na.
Zhi Ya is used for relaxation like some more common forms of massage therapy and focuses on pinching and pressing at acupressure points, Tui Na is used for medical purposes and focuses on a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese Taoist and martial art principles to bring the body to balance. Tui Na is used to treat many ailments such as sports related injuries and musculoskeletal conditions as well as diseases, cancers and even minor and major headaches. It’s a great treatment for those with physically demanding jobs and those who often play a lot of sports and suffer from frequent injury, a Chinese massage in London will help aide in the relief from any ailment and a half an hour massage in Soho will cost you in the region of £50.
Tui Na is an integral part of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a key part of Oriental medicine, as with many other traditional Chinese medical practices training is intense and many massage Soho therapists are highly disciplined and advanced in the treatment and management of injury and pain. Classified as an “external” method of treatment suitable for use on the elderly population and on infants Tui Na can be used to treat infants and adults, orthopaedics, traumatology, cosmetology and in rehabilitation and sports medicine.
