External Therapies

Three Yao Medicine External Therapies

Explore the three areas of Yao medicine external therapy—musculoskeletal techniques, heated applications, and Yao herbal baths—and how manual techniques, heat, and external materials fit into the course framework.

Three Yao Medicine External Therapies course cover

About This Course

Course Introduction

Three Yao Medicine External Therapies is taught by Huang Chuanming and covers musculoskeletal techniques, heated applications, and Yao herbal baths. Its materials explain combinations of manual methods, heat, and external materials within traditional external therapy, arranging topics to clarify the role of each method in the course.

Organize the three types of techniques separately and compare their different teaching emphases on manual methods, heat and materials. Then use specialty topics to understand their combination principles. The course also introduces the external-therapy culture of traditional ethnic medicine. Practice involving topical materials, allergies and heat stimulation requires appropriate professional supervision.

Learn Step by Step

What You Will Learn

  • Recognize the three course areas of musculoskeletal techniques, heated applications, and Yao baths.

  • Understand how manual techniques, heat, and externally applied materials are coordinated.

  • Organize learning priorities according to the topics listed in the materials.

  • Distinguish traditional cultural introductions, technique study, and practical requirements.

Course Structure

Course Outline

The first 10 entries of the course outline are shown below, retaining their original order and numbering.

  1. 01

    Lesson 01: Yao Medicine Sinew-and-Bone Therapy Theory

  2. 02

    Lesson 02: Yao Medicine Warming-Therapy Theory

  3. 03

    Lesson 03: Yao Herbal Baths and Methods

  4. 04

    Lesson 04: Head Therapies

  5. 05

    Lesson 05: Regulation for Neck and Shoulder Concerns

  6. 06

    Lesson 06: Regulation for Diabetes-Related Concerns

  7. 07

    Lesson 07: Regulation for Lumbar Spine Concerns

  8. 08

    Lesson 08: Knee-Concern Regulation

  9. 09

    Lesson 09: Spleen, Stomach, and Intestinal Regulation

  10. 10

    Lesson 10: Regulation for Colds and Fever