Chinese Bodywork: A Complete Manual of Chinese Therapeutic Massage [Hardcover]

Sun Chengnan (Editor)

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

Product Details

• Hardcover: 306 pages
• Publisher: Pacific View Pr (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881896064
• ISBN-13: 978-1881896067
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,319,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent text on Chinese bodywork!!!, September 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chinese Bodywork: A Complete Manual of Chinese Therapeutic Massage (Hardcover)

This is one of the best texts written in English that I have seen on the subject of Chinese bodywork. In the first few chapters the basics of Chinese medicine and diagnosis are reviewed with an emphasis on diagnosis for treatment with Tuina, or Chinese medical massage. There is also a very interesting section on using herbs and linaments as massage mediums. The next chapters deal in depth with individual and compound hand maneuvers and even contains traditional Chinese style "chiropractic" maneuvers. The last section of the book gives an in-depth discussion of specific conditions from TCM internal medicine, gynecology, traumatology and other specialties.

A must read for all practitioners and students of Chinese medicine!!!

Henry McCann, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac.& C.H. (NCCAOM)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great resource, June 8, 2007

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Tanya Jacobson (chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chinese Bodywork: A Complete Manual of Chinese Therapeutic Massage (Paperback)

You kind of need to know something about TCM theory in order to use this book. I found this to be an awesome text. You can look up almost any condition and it will tell you the etiology, s/sx, massage protocol, and suggested herbal perscription. recommend it.