Chinese Medical Therapies
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an effective, dynamic tool that expedites improvement. I can use acupuncture to:
Physical
Break up muscular tension (especially with electro-acupuncture)
Increase circulation through joints
Draw the body’s resources to a specific area
Clear blockages
Improve communication in the nervous system
Physiologic
Clear inflammation
Clear blockages
Stimulate the production of fluids and blood
Improve communication in systems
Mental/Emotional
Draw more energy to the head
Move stagnation in an organ system
Clear inflammation that is aggravating the mind
Acupressure/Tuina
Tuina, or acupressure, pre-dates acupuncture.
When you feel pain, you want to massage the problem area. We discovered that certain spots on the body had a greater affect than others and began mapping these ‘points.’
A Chinese medical practitioner who utilizes tuina in their practice would provide hands on work like any other massage therapist, but would be following a Chinese medical treatment principle by selecting specific points like an Acupuncturist.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion is the burning of the herb mugwort. It is called moxa for short.
Like tuina/acupressure, moxa pre-dates acupuncture. Just like tuina, when you have pain, you want to stimulate the area. Heat is also a pain relieving therapy. We began using heat to warm spots on our body which led to moxibustion. When we began puncturing the body, we would also burn moxa over the area = Acumoxa.
Moxa is an excellent therapy which patients can do at home to continue their treatment outside of the treatment room. After showing my patients how to use moxa, I recommend they buy a moxa box to use over their lower abdomen or on their lower back to improve their general vitality. Pole moxa may be used to stimulate specific spots or joints, but you must be careful not to burn yourself and confirming that you have extinguished it when done.
Cupping / Guasha
Cupping and Gua Sha are techniques to move stagnation up to four inches near the surface of the body and to draw energy to the surface.
It is often used to move stagnation out of the muscles, allowing fresh, oxygenated blood to come in and nourish the tissues. Great for breaking up cellulite! It is also used to separate the tissues at the surface of the body to improve the venting of pathogens from the exterior.
Here is a smaller, inexpensive set that utilizes the suction device so you may control the level of suction.
And it feels awesome!
Eastern Nutrition
Eastern nutrition is the utilization of food based on his healing properties and functions.
Properties = taste, temperature
Functions = clear heat, build blood, nourish the fluids, drain phlegm, warm the body, etc.
Foods can be recommended to add or avoid based on the diagnosed pattern of disharmony.
Healing Mat
HealthyLine offers a spectrum of healing mats that allow a patient to improve their health while relaxing at home.