Your business tag line here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Modalities

 

Acupuncture is one of the modalities of Oriental Medicine also known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).  TCM, one of the oldest professional, continuously practiced systems of medicine in the world,  has flourished in China for thousands of years and is widely practiced in Europe and throughout Asia.  It is now accepted as one of the newest forms of health care in the United States.

Although what is called acupuncture in the West comprises several different therapies, mostly it consists of the insertion of very fine needles in specific points in the body shown to be effective in the treatment of a wide variety of health issues.  These points have been mapped by the Chinese over a period of two thousand years, and there are more than a thousand known acupoints.   In the past three decades, electromagnetic research has confirmed the existence and location of these points.  

 In addition to acupuncture, TCM utilizes a variety of methods to restore balance so the body is functioning efficiently and effectively.  Some of these methods include:

· Acupuncture with needles

· Acupressure

· Cupping

· Moxibustion 

· Electrical stimulation 

· Herbal Supplements 

· Nutritional counseling

· Body Work

· Qi Gong

· Meditation