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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.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 8 | 1 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 3 | 1 |
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| Increase effect of another treatment | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Headaches | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Fibromyalgia | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Muscle pain | 1 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Chinese massage
| Bruising of legs | 1 | |
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| Bruising of arms | 1 |
Reported Schedules
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Chinese massage. See all 11 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Did not seem to work | 1 |  |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Chinese massage
Always |
2 | 67% |
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Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 33% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Chinese massage
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 33% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
2 | 67% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Chinese massage
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 100% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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