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