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Areas of Expertise

 

Traditional Diagnosis: In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the practitioner decides on treatment after visually inspecting, listening, smelling, taking the patient’s pulse, palpating and questioning the patient.

 

Acupuncture: In TCM, disease is generally considered to be an imbalance in energy flow (or qi) and blood. In order to correct this flow, patients are treated by deploying thin needles inserted into acupuncture points along energy meridians in the body through the skin.

 

Acupuncture Needles:  Usually stainless steel and disposable, the sterile needles are not much thicker than coarse human hair. Typically, insertion is painless, though sometimes the patient may feel a jolt of energy released through the needle. 

 

Moxibustion: A burning stick of mugwort (Artemisia argyi) is sometimes used to gently heat an acupuncture point. It is usually used for health problems originating from a cold body constitution.

 

Tuina or Tui Na Massage:  Also known as acupressure, this technique uses the bare hands to stimulate the acupuncture points without using needles.

 

Gua Sha Therapy: This technique uses a tool such as a spoon move stagnated energy, blood, and bodily fluids. It promotes circulation and normalizes metabolic processes.

 

Cupping Therapy: Glass cups are used to create suction on the skin which improves energy and blood circulation to the area. In turn, that dispels blood stasis, relieves pain, and sometimes may draw out excessive fluids.

 

Dietary Therapy: The art and the way our daily eating habits play a major role during the process of life and health. Natural food is used in addition to acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment to help regulate the body functions and increase the effectiveness of the treatments.

 

Chinese Herbal Therapy: A major component of TCM, to bring the body back into balance, the practitioner formulates plant products according to each individual's needs.