- Active exercise and/or stretching are recommended.

Chinese

- All therapy focuses on balancing qi - the flow of inner energy and the 'coolness' or 'heat' in a patient. A massage and manipulation system called tui na includes rubbing techniques to generate heat, when necessary.

- Meridians - qi pathways and acupressure or energy points - are also manipulated, sometimes for local benefit but often to conduct relief or benefit to another part of the body, linked by meridians.

- In providing local or corresponding benefits, these are often used: suction cups (for cupping), dried medicinal herb sticks (for moxibustion) and acupuncture needles.