Once TCM practitioner make a diagnosis, they have different options to treat their patients: acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, cupping, tuina (chinese massage), scraping therapy (guasha) and dietary therapy. The most common therapeutic modalities are acupuncture and herbal medicine, which have a wide range of applications.

Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine that has been practiced for centuries. It's based on the theory that energy, called Qi or Chi (say "chee"), flows through and around your body along pathways called meridians. Chinese doctors believe that illness occurs when something blocks or unbalances your Qi (Chi). Acupuncture is a way to unblock or influence Qi (Chi) and help it flow back into balance. Acupuncture, together with Chinese herbs, works wonderfully for many diseases beyond your imagination.

Moxibustion involves the placement of burnt Moxa on specific points of the body, The purpose is to strengthen the healthy Qi and improve the flow of Qi and blood. When acupuncture is combined with Moxa, the effect is strengthened.

points are located throughout the body and act as gateways to influence, redirect, increase or decrease the vital “substance” of Qi
Needle the points corrects imbalances that cause disease
Acupuncture needles are hair-thin and are manipulated either by hand or electricity
Contrary to what you might think, acupuncture patients usually feel little to no pain.

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese herbs are made from the roots, stems, bark, leaves, seeds or flowers of many plants, as well as some mineral and animal parts. To make up a prescription, the TCM doctor carefully blends together a number of herbs which have specific functions. Chinese medicine takes effects on many parts of the body and treats the disease overall; and it focuses on strengthening body resistance and eliminating evils. Different from western medicine, Chinese medicine is not easily to cause drug resistance or side-effect.

Herbs are a vital part of Chinese healing.
The herbs are usually decocted into a soup.
Each ingredient has unique characteristics.
With a formula, the ingredients work in harmony to help a person’s body.
Herbs can help boost Bi and balance Yin/Yang.

Tuina

Tuina massage is an ancient healing art of Traditional Chinese Medicine which has been practiced in China for over 4000 years. The name Tui Na comes from "Tui" meaning "push" and "Na" meaning "Grasp". It is used to treat conditions that in western medicine ordinarily would require a physiotherapists, a chiropractor and an osteopath.

Tui Na not only works on the muscles and joints, but also at a deeper level, affecting the flow of vital life energy in the body. This ‘life energy’ is referred to as "Qi" (pronounced "chee") and flows through the whole universe as the activating force for all life.

Chinese massage is known as Tui Na
Uses wave-like motions to loosen joints and nourish muscles.
Brings awareness back to a person’s body, making it a first step in the healing process.
Stimulates the flow of Qi, blood and body fluids
Can be used to treat pain, release stress, promote digestion and cosmetology.

Chinese Food Therapy

When one is diseased (unbalanced), certain foods and herbs are prescribed to restore balance to the body. On the other hand, TCM doctors often advise patients about which foods to eat and which to avoid for their particular imbalance.

Chinese food therapy is not a simple combination of food and Chinese drugs, but a special highly finished diet made from Chinese drugs, food and condiments under the theoretical guidance of diet preparation based on differentiation of symptoms and signs of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It has not only the efficiency of medicine but also the delicacy of food, and can be used to prevent and cure diseases, build up one’s health and prolong one’s life.

Cupping

Cupping is an ancient Chinese clinical practice to cure disease. It uses various cups to reduce the pressure in the cups by transforming air into heat or exhausting the air out there. So that the cups can suck on the skin. Cupping is the external treatment by regulating the qi and blood in the meridians and dispelling the evils. Cupping treatment, encompassing a long history, is the valuable experience accumulated by ancient Chinese when dealing with diseases for a long time.

Guasha (Friction)

Gua Sha is a technique used in ancient East Asian medicine to relieve skeletal muscular pain. The technique involves scraping the skin with a blunt-edge tool (usually when body oil is applied to reduce the friction). The idea is to flush the tissue with fresh blood to relieve pains such as chronic neck pain, acute back pain, shoulder pain and knots and plantar fasciitis, among other pain-related ailments. It also can clear toxins and improves inflammation, as well as the immune system.

Conditions Treated

Sports injury
Musculoskeletal disorders: stiff neck, lower back pain, frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, tendinitis, ect.
Rehabilitation of wind-stroke, sports injury or post-operation
Pain syndrome: headache, toothache, Stomach pain, dysmenorrhea, ect.
Gastrointestinal dysfunction: diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, ect.
Depression and insomnia
Lose weight
Cosmetology
Cleaning and detoxification
Life cultivation and promotion of healthy living
Infertility
Long-Covid Syndrome