#tuina

TCM Tuina Singapore

Hi anon!

I'll be honest, I am no expert - I'm still definitely a student who is learning. So please keep that in mind, and I apologize for not being more knowledgeable about things than I am at the moment. Anywho

So Tuina technically translates to "push grasping" and has been around for at least as long as Chinese Medicine has been around, which is 2000 years. While technically it is a massage, it should be considered more of a "Chinese Medical Massage."

What this means is that it is actually based around Chinese Medicine, and is considered a part of it. You can use Tuina to treat - well, anything really, like colds, menstrual pain, abdominal issues, etc. - anything that acupuncture can treat. But more than that, Tuina is also a comprehensive and effective treatment modality that is especially good for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries.

I can't speak to how Tuina compares to physiotherapy, because I don't really know too much about the latter. But I CAN personally attest to the efficacy of Tuina treating musculoskeletal stuff - I have, myself personally in class, fixed some partially dislocated ribs and treated some things like bulging disks, sacroiliac joint dislocation, neck pain, and more.

I think one thing I can say for sure is that Tuina has the benefit of usually being alongside acupuncture. While it can be done standalone, Tuina is much more effective when done with acupuncture, and acupuncture treatments are enhanced by the Tuina as well.

One other thing to mention about Tuina vs. Western Medicine that our professor talks about a lot in class sometimes is that there are some things that Tuina treats and knows about that Western Medicine hasn't known about, or that they are just now coming around to. For example, SI Joint Subluxation is something that doesn't readily show up on an x-ray, and Western Medicine hasn't come around to the idea of until recently, or know how to treat it.

Also, some Tuina techniques are exclusive to Chinese Medicine, and aren't used or taught anywhere else. This allows them to treat things in different ways that could potentially be more effective.

Anywho, that's the spiel! I can't guarantee that Tuina would be more effective than PT for this person you spoke with, or for anyone really - BUT I would HIGHLY encourage people to try it. Perhaps you'll be shocked by the results (:

Thanks for the ask! I hope this helps!

When we start tea and Tuina, a future begins.  Love to teach you. Victoria. Tea & Tuina , Victoria

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