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| Acupuncture |
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What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine started some 5000 years ago - a time when people lived closer to nature and the changing seasons, and are more in harmony than we were today. The Chinese has a new way of describing illness. For example, you do not catch a cold; you develop a disharmony in your body. To overcome illness, acupuncture, acupressure and herbs are used to restore the harmony in your body systems.
Acupuncture prompts the body to produce chemicals that decrease or eliminate painful sensations. It involves the painless insertion of tiny metal needles into the skin at designated points. Although an ancient Chinese method, today's acupuncture is grounded in scientific practice and proven outcomes.
Who Chooses Acupuncture?
Patients who seek acupuncture are mainly those who suffer from long-standing chronic problems such as back and neck pain, headaches and migraines, arthritis, cancer, neurological disorders, anxiety, and depression. These problems strike women more than men, which could certainly explain why currently more women are using acupuncture than men. Acupuncture is also gaining a reputation for efficacy and as an attractive drug- and surgery-free option for many patients.
Clinical Health Treatments
• cold, flu, bronchitis, hepatitis (infections)
• hypoglycemia, asthma, high blood pressure, ulcers, colitis, indigestion, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, constipation, diabetes (internal)
• deafness, ringing in ears, earaches, poor eye sight, dizziness, sinus infection, sore throat, hay fever (ears, eyes, nose, throat)
• excema, acne, herpes, dry skin (dermatological)
• arthritis,neuralgia, sciatica,back pain,tendonitis,stiff neck, bell palsy's, buritis, trigeminal neuralgia, headache,migraines,stroke,paralysis,cerebral palsy,polio,sprains (musculo-skeletal & neurologic)
• impotence,infertility,pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), vaginitis, irregular menstruation and cramps, morning sickness (Genito-Urinary & Reproductive)
• anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia ( Mental-Emotional)
• alcohol, cigarettes,cocaine,food,sugar,coffee (Addictions)
• weight management, post-surgical recovery, chronic fatigue, signs of aging,allergies, decreased immunity, irriability (Other)
Cancer Treatment
• Controls post-operative pain
• Promotes the healing of wounds
• Prevents the formation of scar tissue
• Enhances lympatic flow
• Strengthens digestive function
• Enhannces the immune system
• Helps maintain a good white blood cell count
• Protects the organs
• Helps restore health and prolongs survival
• Treats other diseases resulting from the cancer treatment or from the cancer itself.
How is Acupuncture Performed?
Acupuncture is done with extremely thin, flexible needles made of steel metal alloy. There is nothing special about the needle itself; it is merely a tool used to correct the energy imbalance in the body (or to release neurotransmitters). There is often a brief pricking sensation when the needle passes through the skin. As the needle begins to work and effects begin to occur, the patient may feel numbness, heat, dull aching or a tingling sensation in the vicinity of the needle insertion. Generally, the needles are left in place for about 15 to 30 minutes.
Conclusion:
Acupuncture shows promise as one of the many healthcare options available to patients. Its role as an adjunct in the management of a select number of conditions, particularly chronic pain, should be explored. Its use should be given serious consideration, particularly by persons who are concerned about the efficacy and side effects of surgery or medications for pain relief. While it is not being suggested that acupuncture provides a cure for all problems, there is sufficient evidence that, if appropriately used, this discipline of medicine can successfully complement conventional treatments so as to provide patients with the best healthcare available.
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| Herb Tea |
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What is herb tea?
Chinese herbal teas are known for their many health benefits, which include improved digestion, stress relief, weight loss and maintenance, and even memory enhancement. They are made from various parts of the plant, including the leaves, flowers, seeds, roots, bark, and stems.
The benefits of herbal teas have long since been associated with rest and relaxation. However, if you will look at herbal teas and the overall health and wellness benefits that these teas bring to the table, then you will likely run right out to purchase one or two of these herbal supplements for teas.
Each herb has certain qualities that enable it to restore balance and create a state of health for the individual. The herbs are combined together in formulas to increase their therapeutic effects, as well as diminish any negative reactions. Some herbal teas fight disease through antibacterial and anti-viral actions, while others help build our immunity, calm the nervous system, or increase vitality. Herbs influence the organ/meridian systems directly to enhance the effects of the acupuncture treatments. Herbs are very safe when taken appropriately.
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| Pain Management |
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How is Pain Management Treated?
Acupuncture treats pain by using selected points on the effected channels to activate qi and blood circulation. Acupuncture treatment for pain is varied and based largely on what is causing the patient's suffering. The Chinese do not limit the use of acupuncture to alleviating pain only. Instead treatment includes addressing all health issues the patient is dealing with, some of which may be the cause of the pain.
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| Weight Management |
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How does acupuncture help a weight loss program?
Acupuncture and digestive aid exercises can be helpful tools in the battle with weight loss. It is an adjunct therapy. It is not a cure in the treatment of weight control but is effective in making it easier to lose weight and maintain the loss if the individual is sufficiently motivated.
Our solutions
• ACUPUNCTURE
The use of Acupuncture treatment for weight control is a natural method. First, we will use Chinese Traditional Medicine diagnoses to find out which internal organs have YIN and YANG imbalance. Then, we will carefully choose the combination points to balance your body. Usually for people who are overweight, it is believed that they have too much internal heat and dampness in their system. Also, acupuncture can help your body to detoxify and eliminate the toxin.
• DIET
When the weekend arrives, do you get stressed-out about your diet? You'll be able to stay on track thanks to weight control and wellness program. Exercises can help you to burn extra calories and reshape your body attaining good health and looks in the process.
• HERBAL MEDICINE (Optional)
The optional part of this program is herbal medicine. You will be evaluated on your very first visit and depending on the individual, herbal medicine will be prescribed to speed up the weight loss program only when it is necessary.
• EAR ACUPUNCTURE
Ear stapling is a new acupuncture technique, the procedure by which a surgical skin stainless steel staple is placed in one or each ear at specific auricular acupuncture points, for treatment with weight loss, smoking cessation, stop drinking alcohol, sugar cravings, and other healthcare problems.
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| Tui Na Massage Therapy |
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What is Tui Na Massage Therapy?
(Tui Na) is an Oriental Bodywork Therapy that has been used in China for 2,000 years. Tuina (Tui Na) uses the traditional Chinese medical theory of the flow of Qi through the meridians as its basic therapeutic orientation. Through the application of massage and manipulation techniques Tuina (Tui Na) seeks to establish a more the body the naturally heal itself. Tuina (Tui Na) methods include the use of hand techniques to massage the soft tissue (muscles and tendons) of the body, acupressure techniques to directly affect the flow of Qi, and manipulation techniques to realign the musculoskeletal and ligamentous relationships (bone-setting).
Tui Na stimulates the movement of energy (Qi) in both the meridians and muscles. It is an excellent modality to treat both acute and chronic musculoskeletal and joint conditions, as well as certain internal disorders.
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| Cupping |
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What is Cupping?
Many people prefer to receive cupping as a complement to acupuncture or as a separate treatment. The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practice of Cupping has many therapeutic uses – it can help to expel colds and sore throats, relieve neck, shoulder and back tension and remove toxins. It brings pain relief and can feel like a deep tissue massage. Cupping is a method of treatment used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves heating the air inside a cup and placing the inverted cup on some part of the body. A vacuum is created, which anchors the cup to the skin and pulls the skin upward. It is believed by practitioners of TCM that disease is due to stagnation or blocked chi and cupping will unblock and realign chi, thereby restoring health.
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| Nutrition |
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What is Nutrition?
"Medicine and food are of the same sauce", the Neijing says. When the Chinese discovered farming and agriculture in the early days, they discovered the medicinal properties of food. Since then, food has been studied and analyzed for its medicinal effects on people. This knowledge enables people to use food as the first line of defense to ward off common sicknesses and diseases. It is only when food alone cannot solve the health problem that people seek the help from medical practitioners.
This combination of foods and herbs to make medicinal dishes to treat sickness is food therapy. When herbs of similar, supporting or enhancing natures are added to food, they intensify the medicinal effects. When herbs of opposing natures are added, they lower the impact or change the effects on the body. Therapeutic foods are designed to assist the body in healing itself for permanent cure. The herbs used are superior herbs or food herbs with little or no adverse side effects.
Medicinal food is most effective when taken regularly for a few days or up to a few weeks. Patients going through the treatment gain a better understanding of their body's systems and know what to eat to prevent future reoccurrence. Some simple therapeutic recipes have become popular family dishes and the more precious ones are delicacies in Chinese cuisine.
The four food groups in the Chinese diet are grains, fruits, meats and vegetables. The Niejing defines "grains for sustaining, vegetables for filling, fruits for supporting, meats for enhancing.". Foods are classified by the five tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and pungent. Each taste acts on or has direct influence on a specific vital organ. Chinese medicine defines the natures of foods as hot, cold, warm, cool, wet and neutral. It is the same definition as our body constitution.Knowing your body's constitution and the nature of foods are necessary to eat right for your type. When the body is in balance, it is in good health and is more resistance to disease and external evils.
Eat According to the Season, Eat According to Your Body's Constitution, Eat According to the Nature of Sickness, and Eat According to Age and Needs.
One of the most powerful modalities of Oriental Medicine is nutrition. Traditional Chinese medicine has long understood that the quality, quantity and timing of your nutrition are Critical to regaining health, preventing illness and promoting longevity. The quality of the foods you consume daily depends on your diet; they are either beneficial or harmful. Healthy nutrition provides the foundational energy and substance which nourishes, heals and sustains your body, whereas poor nutrition depletes, harms and toxifies it. Dr. Mark Xu will learn more about your health goals and challenges; he will give you specific dietary recommendations for your body constitution and condition. t your initial appointment, we will review your diet, suggest changes and if necessary, recommend nutritional supplementation.
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| Exercise |
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What is Exercise?
At its most basic, exercise is any type of physical exertion we perform in an effort to improve our health, shape our bodies and boost performance. Obviously that covers a broad range of activities and, luckily, there are plenty to go around whether you want to lose weight, get healthy or train for a sport.
As was mentioned earlier, a good weight loss program includes nutritional counseling and exercise as well as a commitment to make permanent lifestyle changes.
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| Qian Yin - Traction therapy |
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What is Qian Yin?
Qian Yin (Traction therapy) is the application of external force on the body or part of a joint force to impose traction to a certain degree of separation, proper drafting, which aims to achieve a method of treatment. Spinal traction therapy usually refers to the use of foreign forces pull cervical or lumbar spine - the pelvis to achieve therapeutic purposes, the former known as cervical traction, the latter known as lumbar traction. Our goal is to achieve your highest level of physical functioning and well being by assessment of your condition and planning a program to help you return to an active lifestyle through the following approaches:
• Pain management
• Improve function and mobility
• Muscular Re-education
• Sports performance enhancement
• Neuromuscular balance & coordination
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| Medicine Xun Zheng - Medicine Fumigation |
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What is Medicine Xun Zheng?
Fumigation of traditional medicine treatment, therapy, also known as cooking or steam bath therapy, with its heat and the role of the common drugs through the skin pores and capillaries to expand and speed up blood circulation through the hot liquid smoke, making it clear the meridians , To reconcile the blood, Jieduhuayu, uphold and promote the balance of yin and yang body function.
Since the drug absorption through the skin, so its continued efficacy, mild side effects, particularly for health care and treatment of chronic diseases. Scientific research shows that the fumigation with disease prevention, medical treatment, the effectiveness of health care. For high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar muscle strain, fever, beriberi, a variety of gynecological diseases and so on are very obvious effect, and to improve sleep, fatigue, warm Qu Han-sheng, weight loss and other health effectiveness.
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| Jiu - Moxibustion |
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What is Jiu?
Moxibustion in China have ancient times, because of its role and mechanism of acupuncture treatment are similar, and have complementary therapy and acupuncture treatment, usually needles and moxibustion, it is known as acupuncture.
We usually think that acupuncture and moxibustion therapy is the same, but it is not. Although they are built on the meridian of human knowledge on acupuncture points, but the needle only have physical therapy, and moxibustion is a physical medicine and the role of the compound. Besides, the difference in treatment is not the same as the scope of the so-called "not for the needle, moxibustion of the appropriate", which refers to the difference.
We say a magic moxibustion therapy, as it did a lot of difference.
First of all, the efficacy of moxibustion on the very magic. Moxibustion therapy to adapt to a wide range of in ancient China is the main means of treating diseases. Chinese medicine by saying that it has the vitality and yang, by Wen Tong Luo, # Xiaoyu, Buzhong. Can be widely used in medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, the facial features of disease, its still mastitis, prostatitis, periarthritis, pelvic inflammatory disease and cervical disease, diabetes and other effects.
Second, moxibustion has a unique role in health care. Moxibustion with disease prevention, longevity in China has thousands of years. "Huang Di Nei Jing" "sweat wind, meaning Moxibustion hi point," said the moxibustion is a kind of health care. "Zhuang Zi" recorded in sage Confucius "disease-free and self-Moxibustion", also refers to the use of moxibustion health care. Sudo for the Japanese, and so did the anti-cancer moxibustion studies also showed that moxibustion can make the skin tissue of potential anti-cancer effect has been activated, the cancer has played the role of anti-cancer.
Moreover, moxibustion on the origin of the magic is. According to the study, Moxibustion inventor of the primitive people used the fire should be, a part of the illness by the fire and feel comfortable baking, it will take the initiative to use the fire burning for more treatment of pain. Wormwood ancient times and Taiwan, also known as ice, in the ancient divination before, make fire-making in order to be cited for Ai, cited in this day fire ceremony in the atmosphere, the witch who trillion shells and patterns of human blood to obtain simulation imagine, to think Chinese medicine theory and gas on the fire, which resulted in such a magical moxibustion treatment.
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| Tai Chi |
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What is Tai Chi?
The ancient art of tai chi uses gentle flowing movements to reduce the stress of today's busy lifestyles and improve health. Here are some reasons that you need to change your lifestyle to promote the quality of care. Tai chi may also help your overall health, although it's not a substitute for traditional medical care. Tai chi is generally safe for people of all ages and levels of fitness.
• Reduce stress
• Increase flexibility
• Improve muscle strength and definition
• Increase energy, stamina and agility
• Increase feelings of well-being
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