The Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest successfully applied healing methods in the world.
At the heart of Chinese thinking about nature is the idea of a universal life force or life energy, called Qi.
Qi is the life force of nature that is inherent in all living things. Qi can be understood from its effects and functions in the human body.
This life energy is fed by
- Qi from the breath
- Qi from food
- Qi as life force inherited from parents.
According to Chinese beliefs, this life energy flows through the body in certain channels, the so-called 'meridians'. In addition, the life energy also flows in an internal organ circuit.
In addition to the idea of the life energy Qi, Chinese thinking also includes the polar tension of the forces between Ying and Yang. In all natural processes, Ying and Yang continually complement each other and lead to the harmony of the whole.
Especially in the Medicine This system of polar forces plays a major role in describing life processes.
According to ancient beliefs, most illnesses are caused by disturbances in the life energy Qi. There is either an abundance, ie too much, or an emptiness or weakness of the life energy, ie too little, in the organs and meridians. In addition, blockages of the Qi in the meridians can lead to Diseases, e.g. lead to painful syndromes.
According to Chinese belief, the following factors, so-called 'agents', lead to the development of diseases:
- Climatic factors (e.g. wind and cold)
- Wrong diet
- Accumulation of mucus (e.g. water accumulation in the tissue, but also in the form of hay fever or asthma bronchial)
- Verletzungen
- Physical exhaustion (e.g. pregnancy, childbirth, serious illness)
- Emotional factors (e.g. anger and sadness)
Illnesses arise from the occurrence and interaction of so-called external factors, such as climatic factors, and internal, emotional factors. Diagnosis in Chinese medicine is carried out by observing and seeing the patient, or hearing and smelling, asking questions, examining and touching.
The combination of these examination methods results in the Chinese Diagnosis. After diagnosis, therapy can be initiated by applying the following measures:
- Dietetics (explanation of dietary measures to maintain health and to support other therapeutic procedures)
- Acupuncture therapy (e.g. for pain syndromes of any kind to improve the flow of Qi in the meridians)
- Possibly Chinese phytotherapy
- Instructions for special Qi Gong exercises (special form of Chinese movement therapy)
- Measures for the Therapy of Emotional Disorders
In our practice we use one or more elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the following diseases:
- Chronic pain conditions in the entire musculoskeletal system (spine, shoulder joints, elbow joints, hip and knee joints)
- migraines and chronic tension headaches
- exhaustion
- Allergic diseases such as hay fever and bronchial asthma
- sleep disorders
- indigestion
- Complaints during menopause
Once the diagnosis has been made, one or more therapeutic methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine are used. This allows individual dietary recommendations to be made, as well as individual recommendations for the treatment of pathological mental states.
Acupuncture treatment can be used to treat chronic pain conditions; in most cases, about 10 - 15 sessions are required.
