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about Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture
What is Oriental Medicine?
Oriental medicine is a comprehensive system of health care with
a continuous clinical history of over 5000 years. Oriental
medicine includes Acupuncture, Oriental herbology and bodywork,
dietary therapy and exercise based on traditional Oriental
medicine principles. These therapies work with the natural vital
energy inherent within all living things to promote the body’s
ability to heal itself. This system of health care is used
extensively by one-quarter of the world’s population residing in
Asia and is rapidly growing in popularity in the West.
Traditional Oriental medicine uses as intricate system of pulse
and tongue diagnosis, palpation of points and meridians, medical
history and other signs and symptoms to create a composite
Oriental medical diagnosis. A treatment plan is then formulated
to induce the body to balanced state of health.
How does Acupuncture work?
Acupuncture is practiced based o an energetic model rather than
the biochemical model of Western medicine. The ancient Asian
recognized a vital energy Qi(pronounced chee). In developing an
understanding of the prevention and cure of disease, these
healing practitioners discovered that this energy flows along
specific pathways called “meridians”. Each pathway is associated
with a particular physiological system and internal organ.
Disease is considered to arise due to a deficiency or imbalance
of energy in the meridians and their associated physiological
systems. Acupuncture points are specific locations along the
meridians. Each point has a predictable effect upon the vital
energy passing through it. Modern science has been able to
measure the electrical charge at these points, thus
corroborating the locations of the meridians mapped by the
ancients.
What Can I Expect?
Many conditions may be alleviated very rapidly by Acupuncture
and Oriental medicine. However, some conditions that have arisen
over a course of years will be relieved only with slow, steady
progress. As in any form of healing, the patient’s attitude,
diet, determination and lifestyle will affect the outcome of a
course of treatment. Patients are encouraged to actively
participate in their healing process. Although Oriental medicine
can treat effectively by Western medicine. In such cases, your
acupuncturist will recommend you contact a Western medical
doctor. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine should be seen as
complementary to Western medicine.
Is Acupuncture Safe?
In the hands of a comprehensively trained acupuncturist, your
safety is assured. Acupuncture needles are sterile and are
either disposable or autoclaved between treatment. If you have a
preference, you should discuss the type of needles to be used
with your practitioner.
Is Acupuncture Painful?
Acupuncture bears no resemblance to the feeling of receiving an
injection, since the main source of pain from injections is the
larger diameter, hollow needle and the medication being forced
into the tissue by pressure. Acupuncture needles are very fine
and flexible, about the diameter of a human hair. In most cases,
your practitioner may also recommend herbs or dietary, exercise
of lifestyle changes.
What does Acupuncture treat?
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes Acupuncture and
traditional Oriental medicine’s ability to treat over 43 common
disorders including:
• Our specialty: Diabetes Mellitus, Hepatitis, and Nephritis
• Gastrointestinal Disorders, such as food allergies, peptic
ulcer, chronic diarrhea, constipation, indigestion,
gastrointestinal weakness, anorexia and gastritis
• Urogenital Disorders, including stress incontinence, urinary
tract infections, and sexual dysfunction
• Gynecological Disorders, such as irregular, heavy, or painful
menstruation, infertility in woman and men, and premenstrual
syndrome (PMS)
• Respiratory Disorders, such as emphysema, sinusitis, asthma,
allergies and bronchitis
• Disorders of the Bones, Muscles, Joints and Nervous System,
such as arthritis, migraine headaches, neuralgia, insomnia,
dizziness and low back, neck and shoulder pain.
• Circulatory Disorders, such as hypertension, angina pectoris,
arterioscleroses and anemia
• Emotional and Psychological Disorders, including depression
and anxiety
• Addictions, such as alcohol, nicotine and drugs
• Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
• Supportive therapy for other chronic and painful debilitating
disorders
If you want to find out more information about our clinic,
please refer to the web site www.120acupunctureclinic.com or if you don’t
have internet then please visit our clinic.
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