The name comes from two of the actions: tui means “to push” and na means “to lift and squeeze.”Tui na is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese taoist  principles in an effort to bring the eight principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into balance.

Tuina massage is used for the underlying health problems, detected from examinations to identify a complaint, an underlying pattern and treatment principles. This full logical analysis is what gives Tuina its power and raises it above other systems of massage.

Tuina has extrordinary ability to treat chronic pain. The range of problems which can be treated by Tuina is very large. Chinese sources list over 140 medical conditions which respond well. These include not only musculoskeletal problems but many internal diseases.