Acupuncture
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is founded on thousands of years of observation and experience. It shares many principles with Hippocratic medicine, such as the concept of the meridians that connect and balance the human body.
As Hippocrates taught that medicine is the art of “adding and taking away,” the Chinese saw it as a balance between “deficiency and excess.”
Acupuncture is founded on the concept of the vital energy, Qi, flowing through the body along specific channels called meridians, which connect and balance all organs and systems.
The meridians contain specific points that, when gently stimulated with acupuncture needles, release blocked energy and restore the natural flow of Qi. As a result, pain is reduced or eliminated, the internal organs regain balance, and the body’s innate self-healing process is activated.
From a Western medical perspective, inserting acupuncture needles at specific points stimulates the nervous system, leading to the release of neurotransmitters and promoting the body’s own healing mechanisms.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), each disease is seen as the result of an energy imbalance — either a deficiency or an excess — within the body’s internal organs. Such disharmony may stem from external or environmental conditions, or from internal and emotional factors.
Traditional Chinese Medicine incorporates a variety of therapeutic methods, including acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping therapy, tui na (Chinese therapeutic massage), and the use of herbal remedies.
