Other therapeutic modalities may be employed, such as fire-cupping, moxibustion, and guasha. · Fire cupping is the practice of putting suction cups on the back, abdomen, or other body parts, to pull out environmental evils and stagnant qi. · Moxibustion is the practice of burning chinese herbs over specific acupoints to add energy directly into a specific meridian or area. · Guasha is the practice of rubbing the skin over the back or any strained muscle in such a manner as to cause redness and painless bruising in order to mobilize the body’s healing response. · Tuina is an acupressure based treatment; incorporating stretching, rubbing, kneading, deep tissue work, and other types of manual touch-therapy. Half-hour sessions can address a specific body part; 1 hour sessions can treat the whole body. |
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