Touch for Health: A Practical Guide to Natural Health With Acupressure Touch

New & Revised Edition of the Healing Classic. Includes Updated Color Photographs and Illustrations.


With over a half million copies in print since 1973, John Thie's TOUCH FOR HEALTH phenomenon has flourished worldwide to help more than 10 million people in over 40 countries restore their natural healing energies and enjoy vibrant health through his unique treatment of posture and muscle balancing that combines simple aspects of acupressure touch and massage. From this book, you will learn the techniques that chiropractors, alternative health specialists, athletic trainers, and massage therapists have found invaluable in preventive health-care treatment.

John Thie, DC was president of the Touch For Health Foundation after having led the Thie Chiropractic Clinic for 35 years as a director in Pasadena, California. With degrees from USC, the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, and UCLA, he served on the faculties of many Southern California universities, where his treatment and technique gained recognition throughout the world. Despite his recent passing in 2005, Touch for Health will live forever in the hearts of his colleagues and practitioners for years to come.

Matthew Thie collaborated directly with his father since 1996, developing healing protocol, writing articles, and working with students.