Treatment Modalities What is Oriental Medicine ? Oriental Medicine is a multi-faceted health care system which began developing in a focused way in China , Tibet and India approximately 4,000 – 5,000 years ago. Chinese medicine in particular began to spread throughout Asia over 2,000 
years ago and has evolved with the development of new techniques and national styles over the centuries. Gradually a sophisticated system of diagnosis and treatment was developed and has been refined during thousands of years of 
treating literally billions of people. Modern research has produced further improvements in the application of this time-tested approach to health care. The particular focus of Oriental medicine is on 
the patient's energy/vitality and on the body's ability to remain balanced in its responses to its environment. Illness is understood to result from 
a failure to properly adapt to one's environment and circumstances for whatever reason. Many techniques have been developed to restore balance to the body, mind and spirit. In Japan , Taiwan , China and other eastern nations where modern medical facilities are widely available today, traditional Oriental medicine remains a major part of the health care system. It has been widely accepted in Europe for several decades, has steadily grown in popularity in America and has gained increasing respect in the scientific community worldwide. What Treatment Modalities are Part of Oriental Medicine ? In addition to traditional needle acupuncture 
there are a variety of other modalities which 
are often employed as part of Oriental medical treatment. These include use of a laser beam on the acu-points (for children and sensitive adults), Korean hand therapy (in which the majority of patients get magnetic or ionic pellets taped to the skin rather than needles), Chinese herbs, hado medicine (ch'i remedies), moxabustion in which the needles or skin are warmed with an herb, Oriental massage, electrical stimulation of needles, Chinese heat lamp therapy, infrasonic therapy, a technique called gwa sha (for soft-tissue pain, tension and inflammation), 
meditation or other forms of stress reduction 
and appropriate dietary, exercise or other 
lifestyle recommendations. Any or all of these may be part of your treatment regimen.

 

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