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Infantile
Tuina (gentle osteo-manipulation/massage for infants and children)
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- I have never heard of Infantile
Tuina, is it a well established treatment method?
It's use was first recorded 1368.
The first systematic book on Infantile Tuina "Guide to Infantile Tuina"
was published in 1604 by Gong Yu Lin.
From 1950 the therapy is practised in hospitals in China as mainstream
medicine.
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- What can it treat?
Infantile Tuina is particularly effective for colic,
regurgitation of milk,
poor appetite, whooping cough, infantile convulsions, infantile
malnutrition, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, conjunctivitis,
bed-wetting, common cold, fever.
- How many treatments will my
baby/toddler need?
Usually one to three treatments of 10-20 minutes is sufficient. The
younger your baby is the quicker the response.
- Are there any contra-indications?
There are no known contraindications or side effects.
- How is
Tuina different from Cranian osteopathy?
Cranial osteopahty was developed in
early to
mid-1900s. Infantile Tuina
was first recorded in
1368. The techniques are different, however many
of the principles are very similar.
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