by Dr. Daniel Linder | Dec 19, 2016 | Clinical
Shiatsu (Kanji: 指圧 Hiragana: しあつ) originated in Japan, and is based on traditional Chinese medical concepts with influences from more recent Western therapies. Although shiatsu means ‘finger pressure’ in Japanese, Shiatsu practitioners use finger and palm pressure,...
by Dr. Daniel Linder | Sep 2, 2016 | Clinical
Tui Na, or Chinese Medical Massage, is a powerful healing modality. It is a hands-on bodywork “manual medicine”, which has a rich and diverse history in China. Tui Na translates from Chinese as “push-grasp”. One advantage of Tui Na over simple...
by Dr. Daniel Linder | Jun 8, 2016 | Clinical
Although the term “Seifukujitsu” (say-foo-koo-jit-soo) is largely unknown in the U.S., it is frequently recognized in Japan and Hawaii. The term can be translated as “Restoration Therapy” because it emphasizes restoring the body to a normal state, known in China...
by Dr. Daniel Linder | Jan 1, 2016 | Clinical
“Guasha”, also known as scraping or dermal friction, is a form of deep tissue therapy with potentially dramatic results. The technique uses an instrument with a rounded edge, such as a Chinese soup spoon or Guasha tool, to scrape the skin after it has been...
by Dr. Daniel Linder | Apr 24, 2015 | Clinical
Cupping is one of the best ways to relieve tightness and pain in the body. It uses suction to pull toxins and cellular waste out of the deeper body tissues into the more superficial layers, where normal blood and lymphatic circulation can remove it from the body. The...
