About Traditional Chinese Medicine

Developed in China over 4,000 years ago, Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on viewing the patient as a whole to treat and prevent illness. TCM practitioners have been extensively trained to identify "patterns of disharmony" which lead to diagnosis and to make recommendations of treatment specific to the individual. TCM is an energetic medicine based on the Qi or electromagnetic energy that supports life. Qi is odorless, tasteless and invisible yet is detectable by specialized sensitive western machines and sensitive people. Everyone can learn to detect Qi with training, and Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine use their knowledge of Qi and their skills of detecting it to diagnose and treat illness.

Treatments typically involve combinations of acupuncture, herbal remedies, chinese massage and dietary lifestyle counseling. In addition to relieving symptoms, TCM directs its attention to treating the underlying cause of the disease, thus enabling the patient to return to a balanced state of health.

When you see a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine; the doctor will observe your complexion and look at your tongue, take your pulse and ask you many questions about your symptoms, they  will then come up with a diagnosis of what is wrong with your body according to Chinese Medicine and tell you how you can treat your body using Acupuncture, Herbs and foods.