推拿是一种中医自然疗法、物理疗法。医者运用自己的双手作用于病患的体表、受伤的部位、不适的所在、特定的俞穴、疼痛的地方，具体运用推、拿、按、摩、揉、捏、点、拍等形式多样的手法，以期达到疏通经络、推行气血、扶伤止痛、祛邪扶正、调和阴阳的目的。

Massage is a kind of natural and physical therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. Doctors use their own hands to act on the patient's body surface, injured areas, uncomfortable places, specific acupoints, and painful areas. They specifically employ various techniques such as pushing, grasping, pressing, rubbing, kneading, pinching, tapping, and patting, with the aim of unblocking meridians, promoting the circulation of qi and blood, healing injuries and relieving pain, eliminating pathogenic factors and strengthening the body's resistance, and harmonizing Yin and Yang.

由来已久，有学者赞之为“元老医术”。推拿作为以人疗人的方法， 推拿一词是由摩挲、按矫、按摩逐渐演变而来的。它不仅是名词的变更，而且包含着千百年来，从事推拿医术的医师不断总结，不断创新，不断发展的结果。推拿医术是中国古老的医治伤病的方法，是中医学的一个组成部分。推拿是医生用双手在病人身体上施加不同的力量、技巧和功力刺激某些特定的部位来达到恢复或改善人体的生机、促使病情康复的一种方法。它是“以人疗人”的方法，属于崇尚的自然疗法的一种。由于它的方法简便无副作用，治疗效果良好，所以几千年来在中国不断的得到发展，充实和提高，尤其是近四十年来，由于西医学习中医，开办中医学院，对中医事业的发展和提高起到了巨大作用。一些科研机构又对推拿机理开始进行研究，取得了初步成绩，这对推拿又是一个很大的促进。世界上很多国家都有人重视中国这一传统疗法，据了解有美国、英国、意大利、法国、德国、朝鲜、日本、菲律宾、新加坡、泰国、马来西亚、印度、瑞典、西班牙、越南、阿根廷等国家来中国学习，还有一些聘中国专家出国开办学习班。这说明中国的推拿行手法治疗疾病已受到世界的重视。

It has a long history, and some scholars praise it as the "medical art of the elders". Massage, as a method of treating people with people, the term "tuina" has gradually evolved from "mosuo", "anjiao" and "massaging". It is not merely a change of noun, but also the result of the continuous summary, innovation and development of physicians engaged in massage over thousands of years. Massage is an ancient Chinese method for treating injuries and illnesses and is a component of traditional Chinese medicine. Massage is a method in which doctors apply different forces, techniques and powers to the patient's body with both hands to stimulate certain specific areas in order to restore or improve the vitality of the human body and promote the recovery of the illness. It is a method of "healing others with others" and belongs to a kind of natural therapy that is highly regarded. Due to its simple method, no side effects and good therapeutic effect, it has been continuously developed, enriched and improved in China for thousands of years. Especially in the past four decades, as Western medicine practitioners have studied traditional Chinese medicine and established traditional Chinese medicine colleges, it has played a huge role in the development and improvement of the traditional Chinese medicine cause. Some research institutions have begun to study the mechanism of massage again and have achieved initial results, which is another great promotion for massage. Many countries around the world attach great importance to this traditional Chinese therapy. It is understood that countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, North Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sweden, Spain, Vietnam, and Argentina have come to China to study, and some have even invited Chinese experts to go abroad to hold study classes. This indicates that Chinese massage techniques for treating diseases have received worldwide attention.