Traditional East Asian Medicine

Traditional East Asian Medicine is the oldest continuous systems of medicine in history.  Still existing, and not destroyed or lost, are texts which describe many varied theories of traditional medicine and the use of several styles of treatment with recorded instances dating back more than two thousand years before the birth of Christ. They may have originally been based in China, but have spread to all of Eastern Asia (see map) and taken on each culture’s flavor; and now in more modern eras are found world wide. The following Traditional East Asian Medicine therapies are available at EW4H: 

Japanese Acupuncture 

This style of acupuncture came to Japan 1,300 years ago from China, via Korea. With refinement, has become a whole independent system of practice. Japanese acupuncture is also different from traditional Chinese medical (TCM) acupuncture in point selection. Japanese acupuncture chooses acupuncture points purely by classical energetic principles of Yin, Yang and Five Elements. Japanese acupuncturists use thin, fine needles with very gentle, painless insertion techniques. 
Electrical stimulation of the needles may also be used which produces a vibration/tapping sensation on the needles, and is also used by many styles of Acupuncture.

Chinese Acupuncture

Acupuncture uses thread-like needles to balance the body's energy systems and involves the insertion of various styles and sizes of acupuncture needles into the body at various depths and locations.

Auricular Acupuncture 

is a clinically effective microsystem treatment modality utilized for the relief of chronic pain and the alleviation of substance abuse. The external ear has been shown to have a somatotopic organization in an inverted fetus pattern, wherein each part of the auricle corresponds to a specific part of the body. Detection of electrical conductance and tenderness palpation can reveal specific auricular reflex points which can be stimulated to alter pathological reflex patterns in the brain, in internal organs, and in different peripheral regions of the musculoskeletal body.

‘Moxa’ (Moxibustion) 

Using Artemesia vulgaris,  heat treatments or a heat lamp may be placed on or near any part of my body. For indirect moxibustion treatments the moxa is placed on the head of the needle or is placed on top of a barrier (such as a slice of ginger or salt), which rests on the skin. When direct moxa is used the moxa is placed directly on the skin.   

TCM Nutrition/Dietary Modification 

Essentially sees food as medicine. Foods have therapeutic effects based on their properties in the same way as the ingredients in medicinal formulas. Food is used to slowly & gently support the healing process. Examination of a person's diet from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective can be useful in determining how the diet supports the treatment goal or in some cases is an obstacle to achieving the desired goal.

Kampo Herbal Medicine

is a  Japanese system of herbal medicine imported from China 1,300 years ago via Korea. Used to diagnose and  treat patients by their deep constitutional types using pulse and abdominal assessment, which not only corrects superficial symptoms but also reaches the deepest roots of the patient's problems. Kampo herbal medicine relies only on time-tested 2000+ year-old classical formulas. These formulas are available in easy to take 'granules', or can be made up 'raw' or as 'powders'. 
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Chinese Herbal Medicine

is the choice for treating a broader range of diseases compared to acupuncture. It is ideally medicine of the individual. Each formula is uniquely adapted to the single patient's diagnosis and the correct treatment strategy. Formula's are elegantly balanced, according to tastes, temperatures, directional natures and part of the body addressed in a way that minimizes side effects, maximizes effectiveness and eases any digestive stress.
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Tui Na Massage

From China, translates as ‘pushing & grasping’ and is a method of massage that uses soft tissue manipulation, acupoints, and structural realignment to treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders.   

Anpuku ‘Hara’ Therapy

Originated with Shinsai Ota and translates as ‘palpating the abdomen’ and is a style of abdominal massage. The treatment works on moving stagnant Yuan Qi, which produces harmony among the organs, lessens muscular tension, and facilitates breathing. Preparatory movements involve other areas of the body but the focus of the work is on the abdomen.  

Kyo Jung

Translates as ‘guiding to correctness’ and includes a variety of physical manipulation techniques that are used to promote proper alignment. 

Sotai

From Japan, a form of systematic movement/stretching exercise developed by Dr. Hasimoto, uses gentle resistance in order to restore and maintain balanced posture and movement. It is similar to PNF stretching. Click here for more information.