Tui na massage back strength need to follow the principle of light to heavy and then light, the choice of techniques for the palm press method, forearm 㨰 method, pointing method and buckle method.
1. At the beginning of the massage, the patient should lie down on the bed, and the practitioner should place both hands on top of each other, and press the palm of the lower hand on the back from top to bottom, alternating between left and right, and then judge the patient’s tolerance level.
2. Forearm 㨰 method is to stand on one side of the operator, with their own operation of the forearm of the ulnar side of the forearm of the front two-thirds of the role of the back for the 㨰 movement, need to pay attention to the sinking shoulders, dropping elbows, the method can be compared to the palm of the hand 㨰 method can be applied to a larger area.
3. Pointing method is to use the thumb palm surface or elbow tip to point, generally for specific acupuncture points to apply thumb pointing, and for the vertical spine muscles on both sides of the spine to use the elbow tip pointing method.
4. Before the end of the massage need to be buckling relaxation, often the operator’s hands palm flexion buckling back, or false fist buckling.
If you need to massage the back, it should be done under the operation of Chinese medicine practitioners or physiotherapists.