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Herbal Medicine - Chinese herbs have been used for centuries to
combat illness and maintain balance. Herbs are traditionally one
of the more important modalities utilized in traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM). Each herbal medicine prescription is a customized,
cocktail of many herbs tailored to the individual patient. The
practitioner usually designs a remedy using one or two main
ingredients that target the illness. Then the practitioner adds many
other ingredients to adjust the formula to the patient's yin/yang
conditions. A key to success in TCM is the treatment of each patient
as an individual.
Moxibustion - Practitioners use moxa (mugwort) to warm regions and
acupuncture points. Moxa is used to stimulate circulation and
induce a smoother flow of blood and qi. Moxa may be applied
directly to the skin or may be burned on the end of an acupuncture
needle. Practitioners consider moxibustion to be especially effective
in the treatment of chronic problems, "deficient conditions," and
weakness.
Cupping - Practitioners use this method as a way of applying
acupressure. Glass, plastic, or bamboo cups are applied to
the patient's skin creating a vacuum or suction. The therapy
is used to relieve what is called "stagnation" in TCM terms,
and is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as
the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Cupping is also
used to treat back, neck, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal pain.
Chinese Nutrition - Practitioners may design a diet based on
the individual rather than a generalized diet plan used
commonly in the west. Much in the way that herbal formulas
are prescribed based on individual needs, the food we eat
should also be appropriate to our individual needs.
Chinese nutrition is about eating seasonally and eating foods
that benefit our body type and constitution.
Tui-Na - Tui na is a hands-on-body treatment using acupressure
and massage whose purpose is to bring the body into balance.
The practitioner may brush, knead, roll/press and rub the areas
between each of the joints to open the body's defensive qi and
get the energy moving in both the meridians and the muscles.
The practitioner can then use range of motion, traction, and
massage with the stimulation of acupressure points to treat both
acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as many
non-musculoskeletal conditions.
Qi-Gong - Qigong is a form of exercise involving the coordination
of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and
motions of the body. Qigong is mostly taught for health
maintenance purposes, but there are also some who teach it as
a therapeutic intervention. Qi means breath or gas in Chinese,
and, by extension, the energy produced by breathing that keeps
us alive; gong means work applied to a discipline. Qigong is then "breath
wor the art of managing one's breathing in order to achieve and
maintain good health.
combat illness and maintain balance. Herbs are traditionally one
of the more important modalities utilized in traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM). Each herbal medicine prescription is a customized,
cocktail of many herbs tailored to the individual patient. The
practitioner usually designs a remedy using one or two main
ingredients that target the illness. Then the practitioner adds many
other ingredients to adjust the formula to the patient's yin/yang
conditions. A key to success in TCM is the treatment of each patient
as an individual.
Moxibustion - Practitioners use moxa (mugwort) to warm regions and
acupuncture points. Moxa is used to stimulate circulation and
induce a smoother flow of blood and qi. Moxa may be applied
directly to the skin or may be burned on the end of an acupuncture
needle. Practitioners consider moxibustion to be especially effective
in the treatment of chronic problems, "deficient conditions," and
weakness.
Cupping - Practitioners use this method as a way of applying
acupressure. Glass, plastic, or bamboo cups are applied to
the patient's skin creating a vacuum or suction. The therapy
is used to relieve what is called "stagnation" in TCM terms,
and is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as
the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Cupping is also
used to treat back, neck, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal pain.
Chinese Nutrition - Practitioners may design a diet based on
the individual rather than a generalized diet plan used
commonly in the west. Much in the way that herbal formulas
are prescribed based on individual needs, the food we eat
should also be appropriate to our individual needs.
Chinese nutrition is about eating seasonally and eating foods
that benefit our body type and constitution.
Tui-Na - Tui na is a hands-on-body treatment using acupressure
and massage whose purpose is to bring the body into balance.
The practitioner may brush, knead, roll/press and rub the areas
between each of the joints to open the body's defensive qi and
get the energy moving in both the meridians and the muscles.
The practitioner can then use range of motion, traction, and
massage with the stimulation of acupressure points to treat both
acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as many
non-musculoskeletal conditions.
Qi-Gong - Qigong is a form of exercise involving the coordination
of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and
motions of the body. Qigong is mostly taught for health
maintenance purposes, but there are also some who teach it as
a therapeutic intervention. Qi means breath or gas in Chinese,
and, by extension, the energy produced by breathing that keeps
us alive; gong means work applied to a discipline. Qigong is then "breath
wor the art of managing one's breathing in order to achieve and
maintain good health.
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