Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese medicine technique used in conjunction with acupuncture to enhance its effect. Also known as "spooning" or "coining" to English speakers and "tribo-effleurage" to the French and Kerokan to the Japanese, gua sha literally means "scrape away heat." It is performed by applying pressurized strokes to the back using a specialized scraping instrument. Gua Sha is used for many ailments from muscle aches to fevers to digestive and gynecological issues.
Chinese Traditional Medicine
Use of Chinese traditional medicine is useful when combined with conventional therapies to treat addiction, headaches, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma; and to assist in stroke rehabilitation.
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Dr. Henry McCann, DAOM , Alternative & Complementary Medicine, answeredSee All 2 AnswersThe most common traditional Chinese healing therapy in the US is acupuncture, although in China the most common therapy is herbal medicine. However, in addition to these two most common ones, there are many others.
Cupping: Cupping is a type of therapy that uses glass cups (or sometimes bamboo or other materials), to apply suction to different parts of the body. This is commonly used to treat conditions such as the common cold or other breathing problems. It is also commonly used to treat pain conditions, and research has shown that it can be very effective for this.
Tuina: Tuina is a type of massage therapy that also combines acupressure, and joint mobilization similar to what chiropractors do. It is also commonly used to treat pain.
Moxibustion: Moxibustion is a type of heat therapy. In moxibustion a special material made out of an herb leaf (called moxa) is burned at acupuncture points to heat them up. In Chinese medicine moxibustion is thought to have a strengthening effect on the body. In 1998 the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that showed moxibustion can be useful for turning breech babies!
Diet and Lifestyle: One of the most important traditional Chinese healing therapies is teaching people how to eat well and live a healthy lifestyle. Since each person is different, each patient usually gets a different diet recommendation.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answeredSee All 2 AnswersFeng shui is the ancient Chinese science that uses shapes, colors, textures, sound, light, symbolic imagery and the arrangement of furniture to adjust the energy of a home.
According to this tradition, energy tends to be stagnant near the walls of a room. Place your bed away from corners to avoid feeling stifled by the lack of space between the side of your bed and the wall.
Don't put your bed next to a window, as it is thought in feng shui that the window drains out the good energy. Ideally, the window should be to the side of the bed so you can receive positive energy from the universe when you wake up.
When lying in bed you should have full view of the door, but the soles of your feet should not face the doorway.
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Dr. Henry McCann, DAOM , Alternative & Complementary Medicine, answeredSee All 2 Answers
Both acupuncture and acupressure can be powerful tools for treating illness. However, there has been much more research on the use of acupuncture in treating disease, mainly because acupuncture is used in settings such as clinics and hospitals. Acupuncture should only be performed by a licensed health care provider, although acupressure is safe and easy enough to be used by just about anyone as a home therapy. The best option for patients is to find an acupuncturist who can teach you to do acupressure as a home therapy in conjunction to acupuncture.
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Ellen Whitehurst , Health Education, answeredSee All 2 AnswersFeng Shui is an ancient art and science that enlightens and empowers by harnessing energy or Chi and directing it around the outer environment in order to positively impact any individual's inner one. Feng Shui is a dedicated way of learning how to live in harmony and balance within one's environment. -
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Dr. Maoshing Ni, PhD, LAc , Geriatric Medicine, answeredSee All 4 AnswersIn Chinese medicine, the emphasis is always on treating the whole person -- mind, body and spirit -- rather than just the body part that isn’t functioning well. "Chinese doctors use a combination of natural techniques to maintain a healthy balance, including herbal medicine, diet, tai chi and acupuncture.
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Corydalis is a natural painkiller that people have been taking for centuries to relieve pain. Watch Dr. Oz and oriental medicine expert Daniel Hsu, LAC, describe how corydalis supplements are a non-addictive solution to chronic pain. -
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In Chinese face reading, different areas of the face correspond to different areas of your body, which can reveal health issues and help prevent onset of illness. Watch as Chinese medicine expert, Mao Shing Ni, L.Ac. & PhD, explains this concept.