Friction-Type Techniques Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are the 5 subcategories of Friction Type?
Rubbing, Scrubbing, Stroking, Twisting, and Wiping.
What are the two types of rubbing techniques?
Fingers Rubbing, Palm Rubbing
What is the pin yin for Rubbing Type?
Mo Fa
What is the quality of Rubbing Type and where is it applicable?
Gentle and Light. Applicable to to chest and abdomen, hypochondriac disease.
What is the function of Rubbing Type?
Regulating Qi to alleviate pain, regulating spleen and stomach, activating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. Removing food stagnations, draining the stagnations.
What are the indications for Rubbing Type?
Abdominal distention, food retention, chest and flank injury, irregular menses.
What distinguished scrubbing type?
It is back and forth motion
What are the types of scrubbing techniques?
Thenar scrubbing, hypothenar scrubbing, palm scrubbing
What are the temperatures of each Scrubbing technique?
Thenar is medium, palm is low and hypothenar is high. (Heat)
What are the qualities of Scrubbing Type and where is it applicable?
Warm and soft, applicable to all parts of the body.
What are the clinical indications for Scrubbing Type?
Internal Organ Xu, Xu, Qi and Xue d/o, back pain, limb numbness and health care massage
What are the functions of Scrubbing Type?
Activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, removing swelling and relieving pain, warming the meridian, dispelling wind and dispersing cold, invigorating the Spleen and Stomach.
What is the pin yin for Scrubbing Type?
Ca Fa
What is the Pushing Type distinguished by?
A single direction on a straight line.
What are the techniques of Pushing Type?
Palm Pushing, Finger Pushing, Elbow Pushing
Where is Pushing Type applicable?
All parts of the body
What are the functions of Pushing Type?
Promoting Qi and Blood Circulation, Reduce Pain and Swelling, Relaxing Muscles and Activating Collaterals
What are the clinical indications for Pushing Type?
Liver Qi Stg, abdominal fullness, shoulder and arm sore, numbness
What is the pin yin for Pushing Type?
Tui Fa
How is Twisting Type performed?
Hold a certain part of the body (limb) with the palm or the hypothenar eminence. Make a quick kneading and move downwards.
What is the pin yin of Twisting Type?
Cuo Fa
What are the properties of Twisting Type and where is it applicable?
Light and Soft. Applicable for flank, lower back and limbs.
What are the functions of Twisting Type?
Dredging the meridians, regulating qi and blood, relieving spasm and pain, soothing liver and regulating qi, and relaxing muscles.
What are the indications for Twisting Type?
Shoulder pain, back pain, chest and flank distention, rheumatism pain, and injury disease, and health care massage.
