The difference between styles

[unfottCop]

I am a student of Acupuncture, I want to compliment my Acupuncture with a massage therapy centered around the meridians and Qi/Ki flow. It's with Tuina Massage, or Shiatsu. Tough decision for me. I am currently enrolled in Chinese Acupuncture, it's my first term, but if I choose to follow Shiatsu, I'll switch to Japanese Acupuncture, as it would be confusing learning the Japanese and Chinese terms for them.

My question is, what is the difference between Shiatsu and Tuina?
Thanks.

 

[chezmund]

I have learned basic Tui Na - very rich, with some 20 different techniques. Majority of moves are v fast (around 100 repetitions per minute) and need a lot of practice to get them right.

Doing the whole routine is very energising for the client (you have to watch not to over stimulate the body).

I have never learned shiatsu but I had some treatments - much slower, with a lot of diagnosing the body, use of pressure points. Remainded me more of healing than bodywork.

 

[delphispolaris]

thank you.

 

[Eddie Herrera]

different therapists and different medical conditions.

shiatsu is a combination of accupressure, massage and healing and there are different schools: namikoshi, zen, macrobiotic shiatsu, tsubo therapy or accupressure shiatsu or even shiatsu styles originating from the teachers: ohasiatsu or nakomoshi shiatsu.

Many shiatsu practitioners use moxibustion