推拿手法名称见之于文字的多达400多种，常用100余种。这些手法的命名，有的按动作方式，如推、拿、按、摩等；有的按动作形象，如狮子滚绣球、凤凰单展翅等；有的根据手法作用，如通、和、舒、补等；有的根据施术部位，如开天门、打马过天河等；有的按操作过程，如开手、收式等。通常根据推拿手法的动作形态将其分为6类：①摆动类手法，以指或掌、腕关节做协调的连续摆动动作，包括一指禅推法、缠法、滚法和揉法等。②摩擦类手法，以掌、指或肘贴附在体表作直线或环旋移动，包括摩法、擦法、推法、搓法、抹法等。③挤压类手法，用指、掌或肢体其他部位按压或对称挤压体表，包括按、点、压、拿、提、挤、捻等。④振动类手法，以较高频率的节律轻重交替刺激，持续作用于人体，包括抖法、振法等。⑤叩击类手法，用手掌、拳背、手指、掌侧面和桑枝棒等叩打体表，包括拍法、击法、弹法等。⑥运动关节类手法，使关节做被动活动的一类手法，包括摇法、扳法、拉法等。关于推拿手法的动作和名称，各家说法不一，有的手法动作相似而名称不同，有的名称相同而动作各异。现代临床常用的手法主要有推法、拿法、按法、摩法、滚法、擦法、摇法、扳法、拉法、振法、击法、理法等。这些手法可以单独使用，也可把两种手法结合起来组成复合手法，如按揉法、掐揉法、拿捏法等。
The names of massage techniques can be seen in more than 400 kinds of words, and more than 100 kinds are commonly used. Some of these techniques are named according to the action methods, such as pushing, holding, pressing, rubbing, etc.; some are named according to the action images, such as lion rolling Hydrangea, Phoenix single wing spreading, etc.; some are named according to the action of the techniques, such as Tong, he, Shu, Bu, etc.; some are named according to the application parts, such as opening the Tianmen, beating the horse across the Tianhe, etc.; some are named according to the operation process, such as opening the hand, closing the style, etc. Generally, according to the action form of massage, it can be divided into six categories: ① swinging, which is coordinated by fingers, palms and wrists, including one finger zen pushing, winding, rolling and kneading. ② For friction, the palm, finger or elbow are attached to the body surface to move in a straight or circular way, including rubbing, rubbing, pushing, rubbing, wiping, etc. ③ Press or symmetrically press the body surface with fingers, palms or other parts of limbs, including pressing, pointing, pressing, holding, lifting, squeezing, twisting, etc. ④ Vibrational manipulation, which continuously acts on the human body by alternating the intensity of rhythm with higher frequency, including shaking, vibrating, etc. ⑤ Percussion technique: percussion on the body surface with palm, fist back, fingers, palm side and mulberry sticks, including percussion, percussion, and playing. ⑥ It is a kind of manipulations that make joints do passive activities, including shaking, pulling, etc. There are different opinions on the movements and names of massage techniques. Some of them are similar but have different names. Some of them have the same names but have different actions. In modern clinical practice, the commonly used techniques are pushing, holding, pressing, rubbing, rolling, rubbing, shaking, pulling, pulling, vibrating, striking, reasoning, etc. These techniques can be used alone or combined to form a composite technique, such as pressing and kneading, pinching and kneading, etc.