Traditional Chinese medicine is an alternative therapy that restores balance by stimulating the meridians of the body by acupuncture or massage Tui-Na.
In ancient times, Chinese doctors were paid when their patients were healthy. If sick, they stopped paying, they felt that they deserved it because they had not done their job. Today, traditional Chinese medicine is making headway in the West. As with many other complementary therapies, many people come to see as a last resort when allopathic medicine can not heal them. However, this technique is primarily preventive, but also can be combined with conventional treatments.
Meridians and vital energy or chi
Its basic principle is that there is good health when the vital energy or chi flows in a balanced and harmonious in the body, through some channels called meridians. When we experience prolonged stress or negative emotions, the energy flow is blocked and there is an imbalance that eventually lead to a physical ailment. To reset, it should stimulate certain meridian points. They inserted needles acupuncture, Which rebalance the energy providing general welfare, as all the meridians (liver, stomach, intestine, etc) Interrelated. In addition, each meridian has its counterpart on an emotional level.
Treatments for stress, back pain or constipation
The diseases can be treated with acupuncture are many: insomnia, anxiety, smoking, depression, Stress, pain (back, head, etc), Osteoarthritis, arthritis, obesity, allergies, constipation, rhinitis . However, this technique is characterized by the same principle as other Eastern techniques, complementary therapies or holistic: no “cure” any disease, but collaborates with the patient, helping to restore the balance itself.
In many cases, moreover, it must be actively involved. For example, acupuncture can correct an upset in the digestive system caused by eating harmful, but heavy or ulcers will reappear if the diet is not modified and adopted the habit of doing some exercise beneficial, as the yoga.
How is a traditional Chinese medicine consultation?
¤ Before the appointment, you should not wash or rub the tongue, because it can “erase” information necessary for diagnosis. You should also avoid alcohol the day of treatment (may produce adverse reactions) and coffee (Alters the pulse).
¤ Once the consultation, the doctor starts talking quietly with the patient to know him better and to observe their appearance and body language, locate the affected meridians and emotional correspondence, etc.. Many people might be surprised at the questions that will: what hurts, if you have hot or cold, how are your periods, if you have trouble urinating, what they eat, if they are tired . We also may ask whether we are happy, if we feel well on our skin or our sex satisfy us. Everything is important in a holistic treatment.
¤ Then the pulses are taken in both hands. Western medicine takes a single pulse and measure the speed, intensity and number of beats per minute. The China takes several pulses to examine the state of the meridians and find the physical area where the imbalance. The right hand is related to the Chi and provides information on the yang of the lungs, spleen and kidneys. The left is connected to the blood and gives information about the yin heart, liver and kidneys. The pulse may be superficial or deep, indicating the intensity of the ailment.
¤ Diagnosis is essential to also look at the language because it reflects all the organs. The color indicates the amount of chi, a red tongue indicates heat inside. A whitish, the energy or blood are weak.
¤ The diagnosis, it is usual to proceed with the acupuncture session, although other techniques rebalance the meridians without using needles, as the Tui-Na, A massage focused on acupuncture points. The points are always personalized to stimulate. Also the number of needles depends on the individual. They come in different thickness and length, because it is the same as them in the head in an area with more meat. The number of sessions required varies from patient to patient. Usually measured in cycles, and each cycle consists of 10 sessions.
¤ When one lies in the camila with needles placed, you may initially feel a little tense. However, if we relax, we can get to go into a state of calm that promotes balance, without having to understand how the needles or blindly believe in them. At the end of the session, we notice that something has changed, but that we do not know why: we feel more relaxed, light, balanced, at peace. And that state, how long? It depends . how much we care!