Chinese Medicine

Each of us has a unique body constitution, which is influenced by hereditary traits, environmental factors and lifestyle habits.

TCM’s approach to treating diseases takes into account your body constitution and targets the root cause to address your symptoms. It aims to help you regain internal balance and strengthen your body’s resistance to diseases. This can be done through herbal prescriptions, which can consist of sachets of purified concentrated herbal granules, or come in pill or capsule form. Consumption is convenient: just dissolve the herbal granules in hot water and consume the resulting brew; for pills and capsules, take with a glass of warm water.

Our TCM physicians prescribe herbal medications to treat various health issues including:

• Fertility
• Skin conditions
• Respiratory diseases
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Endocrine diseases
• Neurological conditions
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Sub-health

Acupuncture involves inserting thin, sterile needles into your body to stimulate specific acupoints. It is based on the TCM concept that energy, or Qi, circulates throughout our body along energy pathways called meridians.  Each meridian is connected to a specific organ system and has important stimulation points situated along it, called acupoints.

In a healthy person, Qi flows smoothly along the meridians, and energy is well-dispersed throughout the channels. Energy flow may be disrupted by a variety of pathogenic (disease-causing) factors, such as wind, cold or dampness. This causes the energy flow to be imbalanced within the body, and pain or symptoms will arise.

Acupuncture will restore your internal energy balance and activates your body’s natural ability to heal.

What medical conditions can acupuncture help to treat?

Acupuncture can be used to treat the following conditions:

• Pain management
• Sports injuries
• Fertility enhancement
• Men’s health and women’s health issues
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Respiratory diseases
• Neurological disorders

It can also be used for:

• Facial rejuvenation
• Weight management
• Insomnia, fatigue, poor memory and depression

Cupping is a treatment method that is used to:

• Relieve myofascial tension, neck, shoulder and backaches
• Dispel toxins and promote Qi-Blood circulation to aid in the treatment of a variety of conditions ranging from acne, cough to weight-loss
• Relieve stress and improve general well-being

It involves applying suction to affected areas or acupoints using special cups made of glass or plastic. This suction loosens the soft tissue and increases microcirculation in the area.

Depending on your condition, different cupping techniques may be used:

Stationary cupping:
Cups are placed on your body for five to ten minutes

Flash cupping:
Cups are quickly placed and removed from the body

Glide cupping:
Lubricant is applied to allow cups to glide back and forth on the skin painlessly

Cupping therapy is often complemented with Chinese herbal medication or acupuncture.

Auricular therapy is a therapeutic method that involves stimulating acupoints in the ear to treat various disorders.

The ear is a microcosm of the whole body. It contains acupoints or auricular points, which represents internal and other anatomical structures. By stimulating these auricular points, the functions of the body’s internal organs and structures can be regulated.

Auricular therapy can treat various conditions such as:

• Addiction
• Insomnia
• Appetite reduction to combat obesity
• Pain management
• Myopia in children

Treatment may be carried out using thin sterile needles or non-invasive ear seeds.

Auricular acupoints may be stimulated for a longer period of time with ear seeds. Ear seeds are small seeds from the Vaccaria plant. Adhesive tape holds these seeds in place, and may be replaced every three to five days. The acupoints are stimulated by applying gentle pressure on the pellets for one minute each, two to three times a day.