The Use of Yi Jin Jing to Treat Illness: A Summary of Three Studies
Yi jin jing (Yìjīnjīng), also spelled yijinjing, is a set of qigong exercises that are intended to improve health. The exercises are a tool of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). These exercises go by other names as well. One of the most frequent alternative names is tendon- muscle strengthening exercises. The oldest description of the exercises is almost 2,000 years old (Chinese Health Qigong Association, 2009). There are 12 exercises in this qigong set. The individual exercises have been called by diferent names, depending on who is the lecturer or instructor. The names used by the Chinese Health Qigong Association are: 1. Wei Tuo Presenting the Pestle 1 2. Wei Tuo Presenting the Pestle 2 3. Wei Tuo Presenting the Pestle 3 Academia Letters, April 2021 Corresponding Author: Robert McGee, bob414@hotmail.com Citation: McGee, R. (2021). The Use of Yi Jin Jing to Treat Illness: A Summary of Three Studies. Academia Letters, Article 547. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL547.https://www.academia.edu/47753144/The_Use_of_Yi_Jin_Jing_to_Treat_Illness_A_Summary_of_Three_Studies?email_work_card=title