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At Solutions Health Care, we're a modern and open-minded clinic incorporating all aspects of medicine with the goal of achieving maximum health and well-being for our patients. Our alternative medicine division includes acupuncture, shiatsu, and herbal medicine. These types of therapy were developed by the ancient Chinese and consist of stimulating designated points on the skin by the insertion of needles, application of heat (moxibustion), massage (finger pressure or shiatsu massage) or a combination of these. Acupuncture is part of the overall system of Chinese medicine, which also includes herbal medicine, Tai Ji, Qi Gong, and massage techniques. The philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine is based on an awareness of the connected energy network of all things in the universe. In this system of thought, as in modern physics, the same principles of energy apply to any part of the universe, however large or small, whether it is the solar system, an atom or a living being. The Chinese discovered that certain locations or points on the surface of the body are related to internal body function. According to the medical tradition there is a network of energy that flows through the body and connects these points by way of different channels, called meridians . These channels are related to specific internal functions, which are identified with anatomic units, such as heart, liver or lung, even though the Chinese "organs" represent complex functions rather than structure. There are also extra channels, such as the governor , which goes up the spine and over the head, and the belt channel, which circles the body just below the waist. These channels all form a network, which has circulating energy, called Qi , that moves like an electric current. As long as the energy circulation has the appropriate strength and balance, and the flow is not blocked, healthy functioning of the body continues. Just imagine that the body has a circulatory system with electro-magnetic properties so that smooth flow correlates with a healthy glow on the surface of the body. Using special Kirlian techniques we can actually photograph this surface energy. Disease creates an imbalance in the system so that the signal is weak, too strong, blocked, crossed, or not moving in the proper pathway. For example, in a photograph of the system, a sprain might show up as a hot spot, and so would a migraine headache. Someone who had just had a heart attack would show a weak or blank spot. This is truly a fascinating and successful area in medicine. Whether you have an illness or just trying to maintain a sense of well being, you can definitely benefit from this alternative approach to overall health. |
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