Based on the principle of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Tuina – meaning “push and grasp” is a form of medical massage that plays an important role in the Chinese healing arts. The practitioner balances the Qi, the vital substances, and the internal organs on which the health of a person’s body and mind depend. Tuina, as practiced in China, encompasses a great breadth of healing work, which in western medicine would be compartmentalized into the various specialties of orthopedics, physical therapy, massage, sports medicine and energy work.