Acupressure for Nausea and Headache Pain

**lordbd** · Posted On: 7/16/2012 9:50pm

Tui Na is what I would most like to learn. I had thoughts years ago of being a massage therapist. I'm really enjoying Bisio's book for that reason. Its all about simple sports medicine applications of TCM. Nothing beats a real trained professional though.

**Ming Loyalist** · Posted On: 7/16/2012 10:11pm

as a patient of bisio's i can tell you that he's one of the best in the field, and i've been worked on by a lot of people. TCM and TCMA go hand in hand a lot of the time, but i do think that TCM can suffer from some of the same issues as TCMA, and by that i mean when you find someone who is good (teacher or acupuncturist) you can get great results, but they can be hard to find.

as to TCM being a part of TCMA training, it sure was integral to mine. my sifu is also an acupuncturist (as is his sifu) and so often after a particularly harsh training session i would end up with a bunch of needles stuck in me, and some horrible chinese herbs to boil and drink.

my judo sensei is also trained in judo bonesetting, but he doesn't work on the students much if at all. i think the connection between bonesetting and judo is getting lost.

**ChenPengFi** · Posted On: 7/16/2012 10:20pm

Originally Posted by Ming Loyalist

as a patient of bisio's i can tell you that he's one of the best in the field, and i've been worked on by a lot of people. TCM and TCMA go hand in hand a lot of the time, but i do think that TCM can suffer from some of the same issues as TCMA, and by that i mean when you find someone who is good (teacher or acupuncturist) you can get great results, but they can be hard to find.

as to TCM being a part of TCMA training, it sure was integral to mine. my sifu is also an acupuncturist (as is his sifu) and so often after a particularly harsh training session i would end up with a bunch of needles stuck in me, and some horrible chinese herbs to boil and drink.

my judo sensei is also trained in judo bonesetting, but he doesn't work on the students much if at all. i think the connection between bonesetting and judo is getting lost.

Hahaha on the horrible smelling herbs.
I totally agree on the TCM/A analogy.

You're probably aware that Judo Seifuku is a licensed profession and part of the mainstream medical model in Japan.
I'm thinking that might have something to do with it being less and less a part of the martial art.

**Ming Loyalist** · Posted On: 7/16/2012 10:29pm

Originally Posted by ChenPengFi

Hahaha on the horrible smelling herbs.
I totally agree on the TCM/A analogy.

sifu always said, "oh yeah, boil these herbs and drink them, this is going to taste like ass dipped in dirt. and it's gonna smell bad. really bad. take it for the next 6 weeks"

You're probably aware that Judo Seifuku is a licensed profession and part of the mainstream medical model in Japan.
I'm thinking that might have something to do with it being less and less a part of the martial art.

yeah, the connection is known in japan, but here almost no one knows about it, and it's funny, i'm the only guy in the dojo who goes to see bisio.

OP - the best thing you can get out of bisio's book is to make a first aid kit of his herbal recipes and use them *immediately* after you get injured when they are most effective, go to a licensed acupuncturist for headache treatments, and for any injuries you get (if you can find a good one.)

**ChenPengFi** · Posted On: 7/16/2012 10:30pm

Originally Posted by lordbd

Tui Na is what I would most like to learn. I had thoughts years ago of being a massage therapist. I'm really enjoying Bisio's book for that reason. Its all about simple sports medicine applications of TCM. Nothing beats a real trained professional though.

Knowing the translations for the Chinese names of the points can be useful.

Chapman · Posted On: 7/18/2012 6:12am

There are some specific points in our body where as when we press the specific point our general aches are eradicated from the body this is a new technology and was introduced by the chines which is becoming more prominent and famous among the medical field.

**lordbd** · Posted On: 7/18/2012 6:21am

Originally Posted by Chapman

There are some specific points in our body where as when we press the specific point our general aches are eradicated from the body this is a new technology and was introduced by the chines which is becoming more prominent and famous among the medical field.

I'm not sure I understand your post exactly, but are these things really "new?" Please elaborate.

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