Hands-on Chinese bodywork — pressing, kneading, rolling and stretching, worked into whatever has seized up. It follows the same map as the needles, and often happens in the same visit.

Watercolour of a practitioner leaning over a woman lying face down, pressing both hands into the muscle beside her spine.

What we use it for

Stiff necks

Shoulders that have set hard

Frozen shoulder

Where the joint work matters most

Low back & hip

Tightness that runs into the glute

Old strains

Injuries that healed short

The four techniques

Pressing

Thumbs and palms held into one tight point.

Kneading

Small circles that loosen knotted muscle.

Rolling

The back of the hand rolled over broad muscle.

Stretching

The joint moved through its range until it frees up.

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Firmer than a spa massage, and we ease off whenever you say. Most visits pair it with needling.