Wright C K
J Transcult Nurs. 1995 Summer;7(1):24-7. doi: 10.1177/104365969500700104.
Massage performed by a Chinese nurse is described as observed by the author. A brief history of both Eastern and Western massage is presented. A comparison of theory, indications, methods, and outcomes of massage as performed by nurses from the United States (U.S.) and the People's Republic of China is made. The comparison is based on nursing texts and journals printed in the U.S., the author's personal experience in the People's Republic of China, correspondence with a nurse from the People's Republic of China, and texts and journals printed in English in the People's Republic of China. Massage as a nursing intervention differed on many points of comparison between the two countries. Chinese nurses perform massage over the meridians which are the channels for Chi--the life force of energy. Nurses in the U.S. perform massage over tense muscles. Massage performed by U.S. nurses involves three to five strokes while Chinese nurses use dozens of strokes. In China, massage is considered curative; in the U.S. it is mostly palliative.
作者描述了一位中国护士进行按摩的情况。介绍了东西方按摩的简史。对美国和中华人民共和国护士所进行的按摩在理论、适应症、方法和效果方面进行了比较。该比较基于美国出版的护理教材和期刊、作者在中国的个人经历、与一位中国护士的通信以及中国出版的英文教材和期刊。作为一种护理干预措施，两国的按摩在许多比较点上存在差异。中国护士在经络上进行按摩，经络是气——能量生命力的通道。美国护士在紧张的肌肉上进行按摩。美国护士进行的按摩包括三到五次推抚，而中国护士使用几十次推抚。在中国，按摩被认为具有治疗作用；在美国，它主要是缓解性的。
