The Essentials of Chinese Massotherapy

This book provides a clear reference to Chinese massotherapy, explaining in detail its origin and development and the theories behind its practice. It includes a survey of the main research and papers on massotherapy written during different periods in Chinese history, including modern research done in the past fifty years. The book summarizes the clinical experience of massotherapists and includes hundreds of methods of treatment that were almost lost. Additionally, the volume has over 400 illustrations.This is a companion book to Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Essentials of Contemporary Chinese Acupuncturists’ Clinical Experiences, Chinese Tuina Therapy and An Outline of Chinese Acupuncture published by the Foreign Languages Press in recent years.