Acupuncture
What is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)?
The term “Traditional Chinese Medicine” (TCM) or "Oriental Medicine" refers to the entire body of therapies, including acupuncture, that are based on traditional Chinese concepts of health and energetics. Applying these principles, Chinese herbal medicine uses time-tested herbal formulations to safely remedy illness. Acupressure and massage are techniques for opening the energetic channels without using needles. Oriental Medicine includes a system of dietary remedies, employing the healing properties of common foods, and lifestyle advice, since how we live is the deepest factor in determining our health. An acupuncturist will generally use needle therapy in conjunction with some of all of the above described modalities.
Traditional Chinese Medicine views a person as an energy system in which body and mind are unified, each influencing and balancing the other. Unlike Western medicine which attempts to isolate and separate a disease from a person, Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes a holistic approach that treats the whole person.
