Category Archives: Acupuncture
The Benefits And A Short History Of Tai Chi
Whenever the West thinks of “martial arts,” it unavoidably thinks of punching, kicking, and body contact rather than meditative, rhythmic, slow body movements to help promote, inner peace, calmness, and relaxation. But that’s exactly what the defensive art of tai chi is all about: meditative rhythmic exercises to help the … Continue reading
Bone Setting Massage Therapy
Deemed to be one of the oldest forms of manual curative therapy in the West, bone setting massage is an extremely effective type of neuro-muscular massage that’s been performed by bonesetters in French and other European countryside. These methods are quite useful in resolving several issues associated with the locomotive … Continue reading
The Applications And Uses Of Cranial-Sacral Therapy
CST or Cranial-Sacral Therapy is a gentle technique that uses a very light touch to work with the body. A therapist trained in CST places his hands lightly on the neck and head in order to ‘listen’ to the body and how it responds to their touch. There is no … Continue reading
Some Of The Great Benefits Gua Sha Therapy Has To Offer
Oriental medicine experts define gua sha therapy as a traditional East Asian medicine healing technique that’s sometimes known in the West as ‘scraping,’ ‘spooning,’ or ‘coining.’ Gua sha uses a scraping device or tool that’s uni-directionally pressed stroked over a lubricated area of the body in order to deliberately produce … Continue reading
Auricular Acupuncture Is Fast Becoming A Mainstream Form Of Treatment For Sciatica
The ear has one of the most abundant reflex systems in the body. A reflex system is an area in the body where the entire body is depicted in a specific part of the body. Reflex systems are sometimes called “microsystems” and are two-way systems of communication of the body. … Continue reading
The Role Of Intention In Energy Medicine
Intention applies to your desire of receiving or giving a treatment of energy medicine and in no way indicates force, or using your will to affect the result of a treatment.
One must understand that a practitioner of energy medicine is not responsible for the way a patient responds to … Continue reading
The Advantages Of Using Traditional Chinese Medicine
As an alternative to conventional Western medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is designed to correct imbalances in the body and works in ways that include:
• Enhancing the lifestyle of the patients – This includes advancing healthy exercise and diet
• Assisting the patient to relate to internal emotions in … Continue reading
The Importance Of Cold And Hot Foods In Chinese Nutritional Therapy
There is nothing more basic to human health than eating healthily. Sadly, there is a lot of confusing information out there that it is really very difficult to select the right one. The aim is to give a few fundamental standards of Chinese Nutrition that anyone can follow without altering … Continue reading
Proof That Electroacupuncture Can Be Used To Lower Stress
Acupuncture West Orange is one of the oldest forms of treatment in Chinese medicine involving the use of hair-thin needles stuck into important acupoints in the body to help treat a wide range of health problems. While the benefits of acupuncture have been well known since in China since ancient … Continue reading
Studies Support The Use Of Auriculotherapy, Auricular Acupuncture, And Acupuncture In The Treatment Of Addictions
Dr. Paul Nogier’s original work led to the discovery of what we now know as auriculotherapy. This type of treatment is not the same as ear acupuncture or auricular acupuncture. While auricular acupuncture uses needles stuck among a rigid number of so-called acupuncture points, auriculotherapy neither uses fixed points nor … Continue reading