Taijiquan aka Tai chi chuan is a type of defense art technique that has been used by the Chinese for decades to offer relief for a number of ailments and is based on thousands of years of Chinese culture. In a very simple performance of the practice, Tai chi chuan attempts to harmonize the mind and body. An expert practitioner of tai chi chuan has … Continue reading
For thousands of years, through the application of unique type of stones onto specific body parts, the Chinese were able to heal illnesses successfully. These stones were called Bian Stones (Bianshi) and were used specifically for therapeutic purposes similar to acupuncture needles.
According to Dr. Xie, a physician at Beijing’s Chaoyang Hospital Department of Acupuncture, the Bianshi is a tool commonly used to treat neck … Continue reading
In moxibustion therapy, acupuncturists will proceed to put blobs of moxa onto the tip of acupuncture needles stuck into selected acupuncture points in the body of the patient. The moxa is then light up. While this may cause some anxiety in patients, the ensuing warmth pervades deep into the body of the patient, replenishing his energy levels and relaxing his muscles.
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Much of what we learn about classical Chinese medical philosophy came from Taoist philosophies of natural balance. Taoist philosophy is about the knowledge that the human body is a complicated micro-cosmos of interlinking systems that work in harmony for the overall well-being of the body.
According to the philosophy of Traditional Chinese medicine in Spokane, the body is also outfitted with its own devices … Continue reading
Today, with huge advancements in technology, there has been a giant leap in the way breast cancer is managed and prevented. Traditional Chinese medicine is now considered a safer option for relieving the recurrence, side effects, or pain related to cancer treatments such as radiation therapy or surgery.
Traditional Chinese medicine or TCM in Spokane rely on holistic healing modalities like energy exercises, herbal medicine … Continue reading
Characterized by hyperglycemia, Diabetes Mellitus is a syndrome caused by faulty or ineffective secretion of insulin by the body. Diabetes can lead to several complications such as nephropathy, retinopathy, peripheral arterial and atherosclerotic coronary disease as well as autonomic and peripheral neuropathies. Diabetes can be divided into two types: (Insulin Dependent) and Non insulin dependent (NIDDM).
Diabetes is known as Xiao Ke in Bellingham Traditional … Continue reading
An amazing therapy to combine with acupuncture, the ancient medical treatment of moxibustion can be used for a broad range of ailments and illnesses. The Chinese character for acupuncture is actually Shen Jiu, which literally means needle-moxibustion. Without moxibustion, acupuncture treatment is like playing a piano with one hand. Unfortunately, most acupuncture clinics in the States no longer utilize moxibustion due to new regulations in … Continue reading
In Feng Shui, the master of your body is your liver. It has similar requirements as your surroundings and will work well if those are met. Since it oscillates, your liver tends to be in a state of flow, it likes cool, and prefers a lot of space. It is your body’s control tower that directs traffic to and fro a couple of blood vessels, … Continue reading
More commonly known as ear acupuncture, auricular acupuncture or auriculotherapy is an alternative therapeutic modality that places the ear to be the vital point of healing. The principle behind this therapy lies in the fact that the outer ear is a microsystem that represents the entire human body. The various acupuncture points are designated on the auricle.
What Is Auricular Acupuncture?
Similar to traditional body … Continue reading
A medical treatment used throughout South East Asia and in Chinese medicine, Gua Sha is a technique that’s called Khoud Lam in Laos, Cao Yio, in Vietnam, and Kerik, in Indonesia.
In English, “Gua” means to rub or scrape, while is “Sha” is a word to describe the raised reddish skin rash that develops from the scraping process. Sha pertains to the stagnant blood in … Continue reading