Ch’una Therapy
Ch’una Therapy
One of the main therapies used on the Mom Health care is the Ch’una Therapy.
Ch’una is a manipulation procedure in Oriental Medicine, which includes soft tissue and joint manual therapy in areas such as acupoints on skin, myofasical trigger points, spine and joints) to control the body’s physiological and pathological conditions. It helps to ease muscles and gives immediate relaxation. Ch’una therapy itself has neither side effects nor toxicity compared to chemical treatments.
Methods
Ch’una therapy largely consists of joint manipulation and soft tissue manipulation techniques.
Joint manipulation is a combination of three different techniques: adjustments, joint mobilisation, and traction.
Adjustment is a specific form of articular manipulation using either long- or short-leverage techniques with specific contacts. It is characterised by a dynamic thrust of controlled velocity, amplitude, and direction. Joint mobilisation is a form of manipulation applied within the physiologic range of joint motion, and is characterised by non thrust passive joint manipulation. Lastly, traction is a procedure to produce tractional or pulling force to induce traction or distraction of certain segments.
Soft tissue manipulation is formed by four different fields: massage, therapeutic muscle stretching, point pressure techniques, and visceral manipulation.
Massage is the systematic therapy of friction, stroking, percussion, and kneading to the body. Therapeutic muscle stretching is designed to stretch myofascial tissue, using the principles of post-isometric muscular relaxation and reciprocal inhibition. Point pressure technique is an application of sustained or progressively stronger digital pressure. It involves stationary contacts or small vibratory or circulatory movements. Lastly, visceral manipulation is a manual method for restoring mobility (movement of the viscera in response to voluntary movement or to movement of the diaphragm in respiration) or motility (inherent motion of the viscera themselves) of an organ, using specific, gentle forces.
Benefits
Ch’una therapy can holistically help with two different types of problems: musculoskeletal and systemic.
Examples of musculoskeletal problems are the following; Acute or chronic soft tissue injuries such as sprain, discogenic diseases; joint dysfunction such as joint restriction, subluxation, facet joint syndrome; muscle related symptoms such as muscle spasm, contracture, etc.
Systemic problems include hypertension, renal disease, gastrointestinal problems, heart disease and so on.
