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Touch for Health: The 50th Anniversary Edition

A Practical Guide to Natural Health with Acupressure Touch and Massage
By John Thie and Matthew Thie
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Touch for Health: The 50th Anniversary Edition is the definitive guide to Energy Kinesiology, a method for balancing muscles, posture, and "Chi" (Life Energy) that has helped millions since 1973. This edition features full colour illustrations of 42 muscle tests, detailed reference tabs, and comprehensive coverage of acupressure points, spinal reflexes, and meridians. Readers will find techniques used by chiropractors and therapists worldwide, alongside advanced applications like Gait Balancing, Posture Analysis, and pain control.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for alternative health practitioners, athletic trainers, massage therapists, and anyone interested in preventive healthcare through muscle testing and energy balancing techniques.

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Touch for Health: The 50th Anniversary Edition celebrates 50 years of healing as the fundamental text of energy kinesiology for balancing muscles, posture, and "Chi" (Life Energy). With over a million copies in print since 1973, the Touch for Health phenomenon has flourished worldwide, helping more than 10 million people in over 40 countries and 23 languages to restore their natural healing energies and enjoy vibrant health through this unique treatment of posture and muscle balancing, which combines simple aspects of acupressure touch and massage.

From this book, you will learn the techniques that chiropractors, alternative health specialists, athletic trainers, and massage therapists have found invaluable in preventive healthcare and treatment for over 50 years.

  • All new full colour illustrations and photographs of all 42 muscle tests, in lying and standing positions
  • Colour-coded reference tabs
  • Reference section includes a 2-page spread for each muscle including testing, origin/insertion, spinal reflexes, neurolymphatics, neurovasculars, and meridian
  • Acupressure holding points for the 12 major Meridians

The Complete Edition includes an extensive introduction to simple self-help energisers, Emotional Stress Release, and application of muscle testing and reflex points. Following the 42 muscle reference section, Chinese Five Element energy patterns are explained, as well as additional advanced applications such as Gait Balancing, Posture Analysis and Balancing, Reactive Muscle Reset, and pain control, and more!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780875169125

Publisher: DeVorss & Co ,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: DeVorss & Co ,U.S.

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 380

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Education & Reference Health & Fitness Health & Wellness John Thie Matthew Thie Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

JOHN THIE, DC was president of the Touch For Health Foundation after having led the Thie Chiropractic Clinic for 35 years as a director in Pasadena, California. With degrees from USC, the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, and UCLA, he served on the faculties of many Southern California universities, where his treatment and technique gained recognition throughout the world. Despite his passing in 2005, Touch for Health continues to live in the hearts of his colleagues and practitioners. MATTHEW THIE, M.Ed. received degrees from Berkeley and UCLA, and has been the director of the Touch for Health Foundation since 2005. He now develops and oversees new healing protocol and curriculum, writes and publishes articles, teaches seminars around the world, and works with students.

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