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About Traditional Chinese Medicine
Also called as Oriental Medicine, TCM is a medical system that has been used by registered practitioners for thousands of years now to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases. It is based on the understanding that the body’s vital energy called qi flows along channels called meridians in the body and keeps our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, emotional, mental health in balance.
TCM practices are aimed at restoring the body’s balance and harmony between the natural opposing forces of yin and yang, which can block qi and cause disease. As of its coverage, TCM includes herbal therapy, diet, acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, meditation, physical exercise, and massage.
- Acupuncture: Acupuncture has been used as a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for many years. It is especially effective for the relief of acute or chronic pain and prevention or treatment of various diseases.
- Craniosacral Therapy: “Release tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction”What is Craniosacral Therapy? Every day your body endures stresses and strains that it must work to compensate for. Unfortunately, these changes often cause body tissues to tighten and distort the craniosacral system.
Cupping
- Cupping: Cupping therapy is an ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practice that involves suctioning or vacuuming sections of the body. The cups are heated by swabbing rubbing alcohol on the bottom and then lighting the cup. It can also be done by placing an inverted cup over a flame to aid in suctioning.
Moxibustion
- Moxibustion: What is moxibustion? Moxibustion is a form of ancient heat therapy in which a moxa stick made of an herb named Chinese-Mugwort/Ai-ye is burnt and held over the surface of skin, corresponding to selected acupuncture points. The purpose is to invigorate the flow of Qi and warm up the inner environment of the body as well as dispelling certain pathogens.
Head Acupuncture
- Head Acupuncture: Some acupuncture sessions use pressure points on the head as there are helpful acupressure points on the head. Some of these pressure points are effective especially for those who are experiencing headaches or those who want to relive migraines, anxiety, fatigue, allergy and many other conditions.
Facial Acupuncture
- Facial Acupuncture: Facial acupuncture has various health benefits for us just like the other acupuncture Hong Kong treatments that Balance Health and wellness center offers. It can reduce wrinkles, lift sagging skin, eliminate fine lines and improve skin colour and texture. Many have found it to be effective even after one treatment.It is no doubt that more and more celebrities from around the world such as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston are switching from botox to facial acupuncture.
Auricular Ear Seed Therapy
- Auricular Ear Seed Therapy: Also known as auricular acupuncture and auriculotherapy, ear acupuncture was first used in the early 1970s in France for treating sciatica and other pains. It is based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine concept that ear acupuncture points stimulation will send a signal to the brain. The brain will then send signals to the specific body parts or areas that they are being treated. Clinical studies compare it to reflexology; only it is done on the ear.
Colorpuncture
- Colorpuncture: The difference between acupuncture and colorpuncture is that acupuncture requires needles to activate the living energy (Qi) in one’s body while colorpuncture does not. Colorpuncture introduces new signals into the body using various frequencies of lights and is a non-invasive treatment. The beamer light pen introduces color energy into the body, entering the chakra energy center, acupoints
