Self Massage Therapy

Self Massage Therapy

DESCRIPTION: Chinese self-massage is a safe, simple, and extremely effective therapy for both promoting health and remedying a number of diseases. It can be used as a part of one's total self-health regime or as an adjunct to other remedial treatments — whether Western or Eastern. In particular, Chinese self-massage is a great adjunct to acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, or qi gong. In this book, Dr. Fan teaches a number of self-massage protocols for everything from beautifying the skin to treating diabetes and obesity. Men and women of all ages will find easy-to-do treatments for a wide variety of complaints.

PUBCOMMENTS: The format is very similar to our previous book by Dr. Fan on pediatric massage.

BACKCOVER: Chinese self-massage is a safe, simple, and extremely effective therapy for both promoting health and remedying a number of diseases. It can be used as a part of one's total self-health regime or as an adjunct to other remedial treatments — whether Western or Eastern. In particular, Chinese self-massage is a great adjunct to acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, or qi gong.

In this book, Dr. Fan teaches a number of self-massage protocols for everything from beautifying the skin to treating diabetes and obesity. Men and women of all ages will find easy-to-do treatments for a wide variety of complaints.

AUTHBIO: Dr. Fan Ya-li taught both adult and pediatric tui na or Chinese remedial massage at the Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She also taught tui na to foreign students studying at the college in English. In addition, she worked as a doctor of tui na at the Shandong College of TCM Affiliated Hospital in Jinan. In addition, to her two Blue Poppy titles, she has published four books on tui na in China and numerous articles on remedial massage in Chinese TCM journals.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
1 Introduction to chinese Self-massage
Health Preservation Massage
Face & Body Beautification Self-massage
Remedial Massage
The Indications & Contraindications of Chinese Self-massage
Key Points When Doing Chinese Self-massage
Massage Media
Chinese Self-massage as an Adjunctive Therapy
2 Chinese Self-massage for Health Preservation
Self-massage of the Head, Face, Eyes, Nose & Ears
Self-massage of the Chest & Abdomen
Self-massage of the Neck, Upper Back & Lumbar Region
Self-massage of the Extremities
Selecting the Appropriate Local Self-massage Manipulations
3 Chinese Self-massage for Beautification
Self-massage for Moistening & Nourishing the Skin
Self-massage for Preventing & Treating Acne
Self-massage for Protecting & Securing the Teeth
Self-massage for Protecting & Securing the Hair
Self-massage for Developing the Breasts
Self-massage for Losing Weight
Self-massage for Gaining Weight & Strengthening the Body
4 Chinese Self-massage for Improving Sexual Function
Self-massage for Enhancing Sexual Desire
Impotence
Premature Ejaculation
Chronic Prostatitis & Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
5 Chinese Self-massage for Treating Common Diseases
Self-massage for Internal Medicine Diseases
Common Cold
Headache
Insomnia
Dizziness
Hypertension
Coronary Heart Disease
Cough
Asthma
Hiccup
Vomiting
Stomachache
Diarrhea
Constipation
Cholecystitis & Cholelithiasis
Diabetes
6 Chinese Self-massage for Gynecological Diseases
Irregular Menstruation
Dysmenorrhea
Amenorrhea
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Abnormal Vaginal Discharge
Mastitis
Fibrocystic Breast Disease
7 Traumatology Department Diseases
Stiff Neck
Cervical Sponylopathy
Periarthritis of the Shoulder
Tennis Elbow
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Acute Lumbar Sprain
Chronic Lumbar Muscle Strain
Knee Joint Injury
Sprained Ankle
Index
PAGES: 155

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