Treatments Offered: The five healing tools of TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete medical system that is used to diagnose and treat illness, prevent diease, and improve well-being. TCM incorporates a variety of interrelated and highly effective modalities into a comprehensive medical system. At Dr. Zhou's Acupuncture and Pain Management Center, we offer the five central healing tools of TCM. These work together to create a complete healing program for you as an individual person.
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Acupuncture is the best natural alternative for neuromuscular and musculoskeletal pain relief. According to TCM, channels of energy run in regular patters throughout the body. These energy channels, or "meridians," are like rivers flowing through and nourishing the body. Obstructions in these meridians act like dams, restricting the flow of energy.
Stimulating precise points along the blocked meridians will clear obstructions and re-establish the regular flow of energy. Meridians and their points can be stimulated by inserting extremely fine needles or by applying heat or mild electricity. In this way, acupuncture works to restore and balance a person's internal energy and to speed natural healing.
Herbal medicine can treat many internal organ problems. Although herbal medicine always has been TCM's main treatment method in China, it has only recently become one of the most popular and effective alternative therapies in the West.
To the Western ear, "herbal" suggests plant matter, but TCM herbology uses the term more broadly. Chinese herbal medicines are supplements formulated of natural plants, minerals, amino acids, vitamins, and digestive enzymes. Furthermore, each herbal prescipriton is individually customized to treat each person's particular condition, whether in treating illness, preventing disease, or strengthening the body's immune systems.
TuiNa (therapeutic Chinese massage), a powerful tool for treating muscoloskeletal problems, can also address health problems on many levels. Through dozens of manipulative techniques unknown in Western massage, TuiNa promotes the circulation and balance of inner energies and blood throughout the body and regulates the functions of the internal organs. As a result, the immune system is strengthened and the body is better able to expel toxins. This traditional combination of massage, physical therapy, and acupressure is used in all hospitals in China today.
Food can be considered medicinal herbs that we take three times a day. Being aware of what we eat can help to maintain internal blance and prevent disease on a daily basis. The practitioner of TCM is trained to recommend specific foods and food groups according to the same principles that all TCM is based on, to form an important part of your healing process, one that you play an active role in every day.
We offer classes in TaiChi and QiGong, which are gentle, effective exercises for all ages that benefit both mind and body. Please call 236-9000 to find out when the next classes are starting.
The word "Chi" is used to describe breath, vapor, air, and, of course, the internal energy that Chinese medicine is so adept at strengthening. "Gong" means work or achievement. In these classes, you will learn to increase flexibility and mobility, improve circulation, and obtain a sense of internal peace. Research done in China shows that TaiChi and QiGong's benefits include help with chronic aches and pain, as well as enhancing the mind aqnd your ability to focus.
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