Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

TCM considers everything in the universe manually interdependent and interactive. The body is affected by the physical environment, including the climate, weather, geographical area, housing, quality of air, diet, and social environment, including work, friendship, family, politics, stress, exercise, and relaxation. Within the body, moods affect physical health and vice versa. Therefore, each body system is closely related and will affect and affect each other. Your doctor will consider these factors in the TCM diagnosis and treatment. Your TCM practitioner will take a holistic approach and consider prescribing acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, or changes in diet, exercise, rest, and philosophy.

TCM recognizes that universal energy or “Qi” exists, which causes a continual change in the universe and its components. Many kinds of Qi exist in the human body. This Qi (energy) represents the life force. When the Qi is damaged or weak, the quality of life will diminish or subside. When it is sufficient, life will flourish. Thus, the state of Qi plays a crucial role in the occurrence and healing of diseases.

Although every human body is alike, each has a unique constitution. These differences account for individual tastes, habits, and varying reactions to outside stimuli. TCM treatment is personalized to accommodate respective constitutions.

TCM sees the healthy body as the fundamental base and the “disease” as the “interfering” factor. TCM treatments emphasize supplementing, correcting, or regulating the various kinds of Qi in the body to restore healthy body function while eliminating the “interfering” factor causing the disease condition. After eliminating the disease, TCM attempts to re-balance the body so that the now healthy immune system can withstand future illnesses.

TCM is very effective through its unique diagnostic and treatment procedures. TCM diagnosis is characterized by carefully collecting detailed and thorough symptoms and signs that coexist. With over 3,000 years of experience, TCM has an in-depth understanding of the meaning of various groups of symptoms and signs that may appear in each patient. This in-depth understanding of the co-existence of symptoms and signs enables the TCM physician to understand what is happening within the body both locally and as a whole.

TCM practitioners use inquiry, inspection, listening, and palpation when examining patients for evaluation and diagnosis. These are all-natural, non-invasive diagnosis techniques that are over 3,000 years old. TCM treatments of acupuncture, Rui Na massage, herbal medicine, dietary and lifestyle changes are equally natural, safe, and non-toxic.

TCM emphasizes the prevention of disease. Although TCM is highly effective in treating illness, it is more efficacious in its prevention. Most conditions result from an irregularity of the Qi of the body, which in turn causes the body’s normal functions to fail. TCM practitioners can regulate and correct the energy and bodily function( including the immune system) early, thereby preventing the disease from developing.