| Chinese martial arts schools has | | | | massaging the right accupoints and meridians. |
| traditionally been very good at treating pain | | | | This may sometimes be used in conjunction |
| and ache suffered during practize sessions. | | | | with heat pads. |
| Today, many of their pain relief methods are | | | | |
| being used not just to treat training pain | | | | Herbal PlastersAlmost every martial arts |
| and ache but also pain and ache caused in the | | | | school has their own secret formula for a |
| normal hustle and bustle of life. | | | | herbal plaster. These plasters are mostly |
| Most of us are acquainted with | | | | herbal conconction and used to treat pain, |
| martial arts based on what we see on TV and | | | | bruises and aches caused by training and |
| the movies; Jacky Chan, Steven Segal, Jet Li, | | | | actual fights. These herbal plasters are very |
| Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee etc. | | | | effective and bruises and pain tend to |
| | | | disappear very fast once the plasters are |
| Some of the most popular martial arts in | | | | applied to the injured area. |
| practize today include Judo, Tek Kwan Do, | | | | |
| Karate, which have made it to the Olympic | | | | Herbal Ointments |
| Games, Akido, Tai Chi and Qigong, which are | | | | |
| not in the Olympic Games as yet. Although | | | | Used mostly in conjunction with TuiNa or |
| some of these martial arts come from Korea | | | | massage, these ointments are also herbal |
| and Japan, the roots of most martial arts can | | | | liquid formulas handed down from generation |
| be traced to China. | | | | after generation. They are extremely popular |
| | | | and almost every martial arts school will |
| It is believed that all martial arts can be | | | | have their 'own brand' of herbal ointment. |
| traced to the Shaolin Temple and the Wudang | | | | |
| Hills in China. In reality, there must be | | | | Today, accupuncture and TuiNa has made it to |
| hundreds of different types of martial arts | | | | mainstream sports schools and even hospitals |
| practized in China, including the more | | | | in China and also gaining much prominence and |
| popular BaQuaQuan, TangLangQuan, TaiChi, | | | | popularity in sports schools and hospitals in |
| HouQuan, etc. | | | | Asia and the Western countries. |
| | | | |
| Training injuries, bruises and cuts are | | | | In fact, accupuncture is used for many forms |
| common during practizes and sparring sessions | | | | of treatments including backaches, kicking |
| in martial arts schools. In fact, injuries | | | | cigarette habits, menopause pain, migrane |
| are so common that most martial arts teachers | | | | etcTuiNa has also made it into mainstream |
| also double up as doctors in treating aches | | | | life as a form of relaxation massage in |
| and pains that come from sporting and | | | | addition to it's use for treating pain and |
| training injuries. | | | | ache. |
| | | | |
| The common ways to treat pain and ache in | | | | Many martial arts schools has also tied up |
| martial arts schools include: | | | | with pharmaceutical companies to produce |
| | | | modern versions of their herbal plasters and |
| Accupuncture | | | | ointments in hygienic, scientific and |
| | | | environmentally controlled factories. These |
| Accupuncture needles are inserted at the | | | | herbal plasters and ointments are produced in |
| right accupoints or meridians in various part | | | | large quantities and has made their way into |
| of the human body to relieve pain and tension | | | | most Asian homes and families. Most families |
| of the muscle. A trained accupunture | | | | will have these plasters and ointments in |
| practioner is required to carry out such | | | | their cabinets to treat pain ranging from |
| treatment. | | | | arthritis, shoulder and neck aches, back |
| | | | pain, ankle pain etc. |
| Tui Na | | | | |
| | | | Some of these brands are now household brands |
| A form of Chinese accupressure massage where | | | | in Asian societies. They are also slowly |
| muscles aches and pain are relieved through | | | | making their way into Western countries. |