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Chinese Herbalist and Medicine
Dr.
Wu, the only Oriental Medicine
Practitioner in Louisiana who
is certified by the National Accreditation Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, was trained in Shanghai, China with
a Doctorate in Chinese Medicine and has over 30 years of
extensive experience, focus on
Traditional Chinese Healing - Acupunture, Acupressure & Herbal
Treatments.
Dr. Wu comes
from a long
lineage of Traditional Chinese Medicine. His grandfather was the royal
doctor for the Emperor in China, and his father practiced TCM and
Acupuncture for over forty years. His expertise of Acupuncture and
traditional Chinese medicine has been passed down from generation to
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Acupuncture FAQ by Chinese
Herbal
Acupuncture Center
• What is Traditioal Chinese Medicine (TCM)
and
acupuncture?
• How does
Acupuncture Work?
• Does Acupuncture
Hurt
• What other
alternatives can
be offered?
• What does
Acupuncture treat?
What is
Traditioal Chinese Medicine
(TCM) and Acupuncture?
The practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine
(TCM)
has a long history of over 5000 years. TCM incorporates a variety of
highly effective and interrelated modalities into a medical system,
which takes each individual patient as a whole entity, rather
than simply treating "diseases". Acupuncture, being part of TCM, is a
well practiced medical treatment in both the East and West. It is an
art of the inserting of fine needles on the body's surface in order to
influence and alter the physiological functioning of the body.
How
does Acupuncture Work?
Medical sciences have no real
answer for this. By some unknown process, Acupuncture simulates levels
of endorphins, hormones, neurotransmitters, blood counts, gamma
globulins, and antibody levels. One theory is the "Gate Theory", which
means Acupuncture over-stimulates the impulses to block pain
perception.
The Chinese theory of Acupuncture is
based on the idea that the body has an energy force, Qi (Chee), running
through it. The Qi consists of all essential life activities, which
include the spiritual, emotional, mental and the physical aspects of
life. A person's health is influenced by the flow of Qi in the body, in
combination with the universal forces.
Does
Acupuncture Hurt?
No. In most cases, a
sensation of heat or tingling, is felt by the patients. There are
different methods by which an Acupuncturists insert needles for
treatments of different diseases. Today, the Acupuncture needles are
used once and disposed.
What other
alternatives can be offered?
One of the most popular
alternatives is Acupressure,
which is Acupuncture without needles. Stimulation of the Acupuncture
points is performed with the fingers or an instrument with a hard
ball-shaped head.
What does
Acupuncture treat?
Basically, TCM and Acupuncture can be
used to treat many medical conditions. Pain, hormonal, neurological,
muscular-skeletal, psychological, metabolic, and the immune systems,
are some of the systems that can be greatly affected by acupuncture.
Conditions that have been
well-known to be treated by Acupuncture includes: low back pain, neck
and shoulder pain, knee pain, arthritis, headaches, menstrual cramps,
neuralgia, shingles, impotence, and muscular spasm.
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