In the long-term clinical practice, Cao Xizhen summarized the massage techniques as basic medical massage techniques, basic surgical massage techniques, eight ancient massage techniques (penetration, invigorating qi, kneading, collaterals, pushing and swinging, evacuation, relaxation and knocking), eight plastic methods, eight exercises, eight dislocation treatments and eight tendon therapies, which were flexibly selected according to different clinical situations.

In order to cooperate with the development of sports in New China, Cao Xizhen took the lead in holding a training course for massage doctors for national sports teams, and trained a large number of sports medicine massage doctors for national teams and sports teams in various provinces and cities. Nowadays, many students in the training course have become experts and professors in the field of sports medicine. For example, Professor Yang Xirang from Beijing Institute of Physical Education, Lu Qigui and Zhang Jiadong from the State Sports Commission, etc. In addition, in 1960s, Cao Xizhen held many massage workshops in Beijing, which trained a large number of professional and technical personnel for hospitals, mines, troops, schools and other provinces and cities in Gyeonggi. He received four apprentices in his life and has become the backbone of all units so far.