Chinese Traditional Medicine

Acupuncture utilizes slender needles to syimulate various key points on the body. Acupressure is non-invasive, and uses only fingertip pressure. Full Answer

Yes, Qi gong can help with fibromyalgia pain, particularly if one has comorbid myofascial pain syndrome characterized by knotted up pieces of muscle fiber that shorten, weaken, cause dysfunction, and pain in a specific referral pattern. Many times... Full Answer

The following are some of the more common conditions treatable by Chinese medicine and acupuncture, as outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO): Upper Respiratory Tract: Acute sinusitis, acute rhinitis, common cold, acute tonsillitis... Full Answer

Gua sha is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that has been used to treat everything from fevers to digestive problems to back pain. This treatment dates back 700 years and works by creating a vacuum that helps remove the body’s toxic... Full Answer

In traditional Chinese medicine, meridians are channels that form a network in the body, through which qi (vital energy) flows. Blocked qi causes pain or illness. The flow of qi is restored by using pressure, needles, suction, or heat at hundreds of... Full Answer

Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world.  As a part of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body.  Full Answer

Meridians are the body’s energy channels. Certain Indian esoteric systems, such as Ayurveda and yoga, refer to these energy channels as nadis. Although meridians carry the body’s prana, they are not the same as our nervous system, nor do they... Full Answer

Energy psychology therapy appears to be safe and may be used in combination with more traditional methods of therapy under the care of a qualified healthcare provider. Energy psychology has limited scientific evidence supporting it, however, and should... Full Answer

Energy psychology is based on applied kinesiology, which was developed in the early 1960s by George J. Goodheart, Jr. Applied kinesiology is a chiropractic diagnostic method that uses manual muscle-strength testing for medical diagnosis, in order to give... Full Answer

Energy psychology may be self-administered or performed by a healthcare provider; it is recommended, however, that the therapy is offered by someone specifically trained in energy psychology procedures. Many books are available on the theory and practice... Full Answer