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Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a holistic point of view of the human body. It thinks our mind, body and the Universe are an interrelated organic whole, and the human body is a mini Universe. TCM treat a patient instead of a single symptom or a disease.
The whole functioning of the body and mind is dependent on the normal flow of body energies or life force, which call Qi (or Chi) and blood. If the Qi or blood is weak or stagnated, then symptoms appear.
Two big parts of TCM are Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. Acupuncture treats disease by manipulating tiny thin needles that have been inserted into acupuncture points in the skin. Stimulating these points can correct imbalances in the flow of Qi through channels known as meridians.
Most of Traditional Chinese Drugs (TCD) is botanicals; some of them are mineral and organics. They are used to form formulas according to TCM theory. Traditionally practitioners prescribe raw herbs to be decocted as a tea, but in general here on the west hemisphere, tea pills, granules and capsules are most common to be used.
TCM treatment begins with a consultation. Practitioners gather a complete and detailed health history, along with feeling the patients’ pulse and checking their tongues, and then practitioners use all this information gathered and form a diagnosis according to TCM theory and come up with a treatment plan: that may be an acupuncture prescription or an herbal formula or both.
The ultimate goal of TCM treatment is stimulating the patient’s capability of self-healing. It focuses on restoring a balance of energy, body and spirit to maintain health.
TCM has been used for over 3000 years in the treatment of all kinds of diseases, including both acute and chronic conditions. TCM treatment is safe and effective for the general public and even infants and elderly patients.
Other Acupuncture Related Therapies:
 Electro-Acupuncture Therapy is a therapy which combines needling and electric stimulation by applying a small amount of electric current to the inserted needle after the arrival of Qi. It can effectively treat pain, insomnia, sciatica, facial paralysis, frostbite, muscle spasms, injuries of the muscles, tendons, ligament and joints.
Skin Needle Therapy is used to prick the skin superficially with a specialized skin needle to free the channels, dredge the collaterals, balance Qi and blood and regulate the functions of organs. The skin needle is made of 5 to 7 short stainless steel needles, which are bound together or affixed to one end of the handle in the shape of a lotus seedpod. This skin needle therapy is indicated for a wide spectrum of diseases such as in painful disorders including headache, lumbago, intercostals neuralgia, dysmenorrheal, neurodermatitis, alopecia areata, stubborn tinea, chronic enterogastritis, constipation, myopia and optic atrophy, and many others.
 Cupping is a therapy in which a jar is attached to the skin surface using negative pressure created by introducing a flame into the cup or some other means of suction so as to form a localized congestion or blood stagnation to prevent or treat certain diseases. Cupping can free channels and dredge collaterals, promote Qi and activate blood, relieve swelling and pain. Cupping has numerous applications such as used to treat arthritis, acute sprains, common colds, cough, asthma, indigestion, stomach ache, vertigo, abdominal pain, dysmenorrheal, and headache.
Auricular Acupuncture is one of the acupuncture therapies used to prevent and treat diseases. It is done by needling or stimulating areas on the ear. It is easy and convenient for everyday use and has a wide range of indications. Auricular acupuncture can be used to treat painful disorders such as sprains, headaches, and neuropathic pains, as well as inflammatory and infectious diseases such as acute and chronic colitis, periodontitis, laryngopharyngitis, tonsillitis, cholecystitis, influenza, whooping cough, bacillary dysentery and mumps. It can treat functional disorders and allergic diseases such as dizziness, hypertension, arrhythmia, stress, depression, hives, asthma, rhinitis and purpura. It may be used to treat endocrinal and metabolic disorders such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, diabetes, obesity and menopausal symptoms. It can also be used on conditions such as beauty therapy, smoking and drug addictions, anti-aging and disease prevention.
 Spine pinching therapy is a kind of chiropractic therapy; it is usually for children over one year old. The spine pinching given to children constantly may strengthen their body resistance preventing colds. It can also treat malnutrition, anorexia, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and other digestive diseases; nervous system disorders, such as sleep disorders, morbid night crying.
June graduated from Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she worked as a TCM practitioner and a family doctor in Beijing. In BC, she is a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner (R.TCM.P.) . Currently she works as an instructor at International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Vancouver. Through her 20 years of experience in Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment, she is proficient in acupuncture and the use of herbal medicine to arouse the patients’ potential vitality to cure. Her advice on a better diet and patterns of life would be useful for the patients.
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