Tui na (pronounced “twee nah”) is a form of Asian bodywork that has been used in China for centuries and is the oldest known system of massage. Like many other modalities in Chinese Medicine, tui na techniques were described in The Yellow Emperor’s Classics of Internal Medicine which was written about 2,500 years ago. It literally translates as ‘push and grasp’ in Chinese and is an important treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatments.
First of all, during tui na, you are dressed in your own comfortable clothing and are seated in a chair or lying on a massage table. MosayMay/iStock
