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What is Chinese massage?

There are at least two types of traditional Chinese massage. Tui Na focusing on pushing, stretching and kneading the muscle. Zhi Ya is similar except it focuses more on pinching and pressing at acupressure points. They are both based off principles from Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Reasons gone to & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons gone to # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 2 0
Other 1 1
Support another treatment 1 0
Headaches 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Schedules

  1 hr monthly 9 hr daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Currently Going to Chinese massage

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 100%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 23, 2009.