| Traditional Chinese Medicine | |
| What Does Traditional Chinese Medicine Mean | |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine is a recognised profession requiring at least 3 years of full time study to learn to a degree level (3600) hours). | |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is Holistic | |
| It is one of the most Holistic medical systems available today. This means that it takes an integrated view of the person. Mind, body and emotions are seen to interact and affect each other. | |
| Treatment is Specific to the Patient | |
| Chinese Medicine looks at the disease and the person. People are unique with different strengths and weaknesses, therefore a disease pattern can be specific to them. Chinese Medicine has the capacity to give a unique diagnosis and corresponding treatment specific every individual. | |
| Chinese Medicine Helps Prevent Disease | |
| The aim of treatment, in additon to relieving the main symptoms, is to restore the natural balance and health of the individual. It can therefore be used to prevent illness and enhance longevity. | |
| TCM Allows Patients to Understand Their Disease Process | |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on direct observation of health and disease, it relies more on patient information than diagnostic tests. Treatment is not something which is done 'to' the patient, but is given in partnership with the patient's own developing understanding of their disease and health processes. | |
| What is the Difference Between TCM and Medical Acupuncture. | |
| Medical Acupuncture is used to supplement other therapies (medicine, physiotherapy) and can be learned in a short time (80 hours). It treats a narrow range of physical conditions (pain, nausea) but not the emtions that go with them, or the reasons behind these conditions. | |
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