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Traditional Chinese Medicine: More Than Just Needles
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete system of healthcare that goes much deeper than just acupuncture.
How TCM Works:
Diagnosis: It is a time-tested process designed to identify imbalances in the body.
Goal: To correct not only the acute symptoms you are currently feeling but also the root cause of the problem.
Tools Used to Restore Balance
TCM practitioners use various therapies to restore balance and treat the specific diagnosis:
Acupuncture: The use of fine needles.
Cupping: Placing cups on the skin to create suction.
Manipulative Therapies: Hands-on techniques (like Tui Na massage).
Herbal Preparations: Precise formulas using natural herbs.
Patient Education is Key
A long-standing tradition in TCM is to empower the patient by teaching them how to help themselves. This includes advice on:
Foods: Dietary recommendations.
Exercise: Specific movements or physical activities.
Adjunctive Therapies: Simple things you can do at home.
Following this guidance can dramatically enrich the effectiveness of the professional treatment.
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The use of manipulative and adjunctive therapies, such as massage, offers the patient exponential avenues to healing. No matter what your health concerns are or you just want to relax and restore, massage and associated therapies can be a integral part of your care routine. In the modern world of today we enjoy an enormous variety of these therapeutic modalities, many of which are highly specific in there application and were adapted from osteopathic manipulation, as well as ancient traditions that are only now beginning to be understood by modern science.
Massage & Adjunctive Therapies
Custom Herbal Formulas
In TCM the practice of herbal formulation goes all the way back the earliest recorded roots of Chinese medicine. The formula that is prescribed and concocted is as specific in its operation and function as pharmaceuticals are in western medicine. The biological activity that these herbal preparations provide are designed to work in conjunction with the acupuncture point prescription for the patients specific syndrome. Although there are many classic and patent herbal formulas available over the counter or online, precise herbal formulations are only specific to the patient and their syndrome and have a targeted effect based on exacting diagnostic and formulation principles. Click the button below to read an excellent article on A Brief History of the Traditional Chinese Medicine System published in Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine.