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Chinese medicine’s complex system of diagnostic methods take into consideration the person as a whole, not just isolated symptoms. Acupuncture is practiced based on discerning the bodies’ "pattern of disharmony" and treating accordingly. Before stating treatment, clear diagnosis and treatment plan have to be made, acupoints and herbs are selected according to the affected meridians and organs, specific etiology and pathology.
During examination, we observe your color of complexion, eye and skin, listen to your voice and other abnormal sound, quest you the regarding symptoms and living habits, your sleep, emotional state, digestion, urination, menstruation, sweating, family history, etc; carefully exam your tongue, the palpate your pulse on the wrists. We also read your exam results from other doctors, like MRI, X-ray, ultra-sound, blood tests, etc. We utilize all your information to make diagnosis based on Chinese Medicine theories of Yin Yang, five elements, meridians and collaterals, internal organs, etiology and pathology to decide which organ and meridian are affected and what nature the disorder is.
During treatment, selected points are cleaned with alcohol cotton, and hair-thin sterilized disposable needles are inserted along the appropriate meridians. In most cases the patient can hardly feel the needle insertion. Usually the insertion is rarely painful, just slight heaviness or distention; after insertion needles generally cannot be felt. The needles stay in place for about half an hour before removal while you are enjoying soothing music. A majority of patients experience a pleasant and relaxing state of being; sometimes they fall into a restful nap.
Sometimes other modalities of acupuncture can be used in conjunction with needling to enhance the effect, such as an electrical stimulation, Moxibustion, Cupping therapy, manual therapy and Chinese therapeutic massage, infra-red heat therapy or hot pack, scraping method, We provide instruction of exercise and therapeutic nutrition to help you live healthy for disease prevention and anti-aging. For certain conditions Chinese medicinal herbs are used to provide healing support for energetic “re-programming” and “re-balancing” effort of Acupuncture.
Acupuncture treats and strengthens the physical condition and controls pain by utilizing the following modalities:
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Acupuncture with threadlike needles
• Electro-acupuncture
• Acupressure with our healing hands
• Heat therapy with moxibustion, or infra-red
or hot pack
• Cupping therapy
• Manual therapy and Chinese therapeutic
massage
• Exercise
• Chinese Nutrition
• Scraping method
• Pricking method (only for acute muscle
sprains or long-term stubborn pain)
• Chinese herbal medicine
