REFERENCE

 

ACUPUNCTURE

Acupuncture is a method of treatment that has been practiced for thousands of years in China and other Asian countries, and is used as a means of treating and preventing disease through the appli-cation of needles to the body. Although introduced to the Western world about three centuries ago, it has gained momentum only in the last few decades. While the debate over the theories and usefulness of the treatment continues to grow, it is now practiced throughout the world. Benefits of acupuncture include its effectiveness in healing a wide range of problems with few side effects, and its use in analgesia.

Acupuncture itself is a very simple procedure administered by inserting very fine needles into the acupoints along the different meridians, the pathways of energy. To achieve the best possible results, the method of treatment used and the selection of acupoints must be based on proper diagnosis and treatment principles, according to the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

 

CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE

Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) is backed by a 5000 year proven history. Since the 2nd millennium BC, CHM has been continually developed. Today, it is the second most used medicine in the world-being used in over 200 countries. Traditional products have stood the test of time and continue to deliver sound health care. Today extensive research supports the historical value.

CHM's effectiveness lies in the use of carefully designed formulas with combinations of herbs as opposed to a single herb. Chinese herbal formulas are timetested prescriptions that treat the whole pattern of the disease.

It is a result of this formula treatment, that Chinese Medicine is so effective with chronic disorders. For instance, if you suffer from arthritis, you may be aware of the pain, the lack of mobility and maybe the deterio-ration of the digestive system. However, arthritis cannot be treated effectively by just analgesics, it is the sub-patterns that are responsible for the symptoms in the first place. Hence by treating both surface symptoms and the sub-surface patterns (underlying conditions) that chronic diseases can be effectively cured with Chinese herbs.

 

CHINESE MASSAGE (TUINA)

Tuina-Chinese Medical Massage-is an important component in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In China, it shares the same eminence as the acupuncture, herbal medicine and other Chinese medical treatments. Tuina is, in fact, one of the earliest treatment methods used by humankind in primeval Chinese society. It has since undergone several thousand years of clinical development and practice, resulting in a discipline that is unique and comprehensive, and that aligns its theory perfectly with its practice.

Tuina is used to treat specific illnesses of an internal nature as well as muscular and skeletal ailments. The Tuina practitioner must have a thorough under-standing of the rationale of Traditional Chinese Medicine in order to make a diagnosis according to its principles. This is essential before treatment can begin. The treatment itself involves the use of a wide range of specific manual techniques, all of which have particular effects and areas of influence.