WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 231Code Term Chinese Definition/Description4.2.335 shaking manipulation 抖 法4.2.336 flicking manipulation 彈 法a manipulation by which the distal end of theaffected extremity is held and pulled outwards by theoperator and shaken up and down within the limit ofmovementa manipulation performed by hitting the affected areawith the back of the index fingertip or middle fingertipby flicking against the thumb4.2.337sinew-flickingmanipulation彈 筋 法a manipulation performed by repeatedly pulling upthe tendon or muscle and immediately releasing it4.2.338 pressing manipulation 按 法a manipulation involving pushing steadily in adirection vertical to the body surface4.2.339graspingmanipulation拿 法a manipulation performed by lifting and squeezingthe affected muscles with the thumb and the indexand middle fingers or with the thumb and the otherfour fingers of one or both of the operator’s hands4.2.340pinchingmanipulation捏 法a manipulation performed by holding and lifting thesoft tissues by using the thumb with the index andmiddle fingers or the thumb with the other four fingers,and squeezing and pushing forward4.2.341 treading manipulation 踩 蹺 法4.2.342 pulling manipulation 扳 法4.2.343 rocking manipulation 搖 法a manipulation performed by treading on the affectedarea for reduction, e.g., treading on the back for thereduction of a protruded intervertebral disca manipulation of extending or rotating a joint byholding its proximal and distal ends and pullingwith force in an opposite or similar directioninstantaneouslya manipulation performed by holding the part ofthe limb proximal to the joint with one hand and thepart distal to the joint with the other hand, and gentlyrotating the joint from side to side4.2.344back-packingmanipulation背 法a manipulation to reduce a protruded lumbarintervertebral disc by carrying the patient on theoperator’s back while the two are standing back toback