Chinese Medicine - Longmont, CO

Chinese Medicine - Longmont, CO - Chris Volesky Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Clinic - (720) - 541-8458

What conditions can be treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Traditional Chinese Medicine is actually a complete system of healthcare. It has been developing and progressing over a period of thousands of years. The great benefit of this is that this system has been able to grow and learn based on treating massive populations over numerous periods of time.

Imagine how medicine might change when a society is poor and malnourished. Now imagine a society that is affluent and is as well fed as we are today. Do you suppose the health and diseases of those two populations might look a bit different? They certainly do! This is where Chinese medicine has had such incredible success in the natural medicine world. It has been through many periods of time and has been utilized for just about any type of disease you can imagine from chronic arthritic problems, mental emotional disorders, and digestive issues, all the way to epidemic infectious diseases.

Today, Chinese medicine is most often considered for chronic health issues or for health problems which are not treated effectively by modern medicine. This includes not only chronic pains and chronic digestive issues, but also issues such as allergies, insomnia, respiratory diseases, and even infections.

How well does Chinese medicine work?

Chinese medicine has such a broad history that there are herbs and herbal formulas or treatment strategies designed for just about anything you can imagine. However, it is not a panacea. Chinese medicine really excels in assisting the body in healing itself. Very often, the results of the treatment can be felt within hours or even days of beginning treatment. To truly heal many chronic conditions, however, a whole health approach is often preferred or even required. This often includes the use of Chinese medicine herbs in addition to lifestyle and dietary modifications.

As for how well it works, this author has seen Traditional Chinese Medicine aid in eliminating allergies, decreasing coronary blockages, eliminating pain and swelling, and even the resolution of MRSA and cellulitis infections.

What is an example of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

When you go to a Traditional Chinese Medicine physician, you can expect a variety of things to occur. Generally, there is an intake process which details your chief complaint and other aspects of your health. This intake is designed to assess multiple body system to determine not just the cause of your current problem but what underlying health issues may have contributed to it.

The process will often include diagnostic techniques such as observation of the tongue and palpation of the radial pulse. These may appear as strange observations to make. The tongue and pulse have a very long history of giving Traditional Chinese Medicine physicians a keen insight into what is happening inside the body. The tongue, for example, can show presence of biofilm and certain types of bacterial cultures based on the presentation of its coating. Additionally, there are taste receptor sites which have direct communication between the tongue and certain organs in the body (for example, there are bitter taste receptors on the heart).

The pulse is another such tool with a very rich history. Through the variations in rhythm and shape of the pulse, an adapt practitioner can determine how nitric oxide is functioning in the body and make keen determinations as to how best to apply the therapy.