Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of primary health care that includes acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, remedial massage (anmo tuina), and diet and lifestyle advice. I
TCM takes a holistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as it does on the treatment.
TCM treatment decision making
Clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment principles are based on the theoretical frameworks of TCM which seeks to identify underlying symptom patterns that indicate how the body is or has become dysfunctional. Treatment is focused on the underlying condition as well as treating the presenting symptoms. Clinical decision-making and patient management strategies are also influenced by contemporary Western approaches to health care, including infection control practices and known interactions of herbal medicines with pharmaceuticals and other therapeutic substances.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an effective, natural and increasingly popular form of health care that is being used by people from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds.
Acupuncture takes a holistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as on the treatment.
Acupuncture treatment involves the insertion of fine, sterile needles into specific sites (acupuncture points) along the body's meridians to clear energy blockages and encourage the normal flow of qi through the individual.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine is part of an integrated system of primary health care, known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that has an uninterrupted history of development dating back thousands of years in China and other parts of East Asia.
Chinese herbal medicine takes an holistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as on the treatment.
Most diseases or illnesses present with a core set of recognisable signs and symptoms, but the actual presentation of a particular disease or illness will vary from person to person. For this reason, people with similar health conditions may be provided with quite different Chinese herbal medicine prescriptions.
Chinese herbal medicines are prescribed either singly or made into formulae which take into account the individual therapeutic action of each herb and well as the effects when combined together. A well constructed formula maximises the effectiveness for treating a particular condition, while counteracting and minimising the unwanted effects of an individual herb.
At Rebalance your Centre of Health your Acupuncture/TCM Practitioner Dr. Kuo Jen 'Hank' Chen is PHd Qualified so you know you are in good hands.
Dr. Kuo Jen 'Hank' Chen qualifications include:
• Bachelor of applied Science- Traditional Chinese Medicine, UWS Sydney
• Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine- UWS Sydney
• PhD in Traditional Chinese Medicine- TCM University of Nanjing, China
• Qualified for the TCM doctor's license in China in 2010
• Member of the AACMA (Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association)
'Hank' Chen is an experienced and accomplished practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, demonstrated by his passion for TCM, and the care he gives to each and all of his clients. After graduating from his Bachelor's of TCM in 2005, and the Master's in 2007, Hank travelled to China to undertake a a PhD in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2010 Hank completed his PhD, and qualified for the doctor's license in Chinese Medicine. Hank specialises in the treatment of disorders relating to blockages of the bodies energy, blood or phlegm.
| Using both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, Hank treats a wide range of conditions such as: |
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Gynaecological disorders such as fertility, painful, heavy or irregular, or the absence of periods, abnormal uterine bleeding or discharge, hormonal disturbances, disorders associated with menopause. |
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Neurological conditions such as headaches, migraines, difficulty sleeping, stroke, some forms of deafness, some forms of paralysis, peripheral neuropathy, dizziness, and Meniere's disease. |
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Musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis, sciatica, lumbago, weak back, low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, tenosynovitis, shoulder and neck pain, "frozen shoulder", and "tennis elbow". |
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Psychological conditions such as depression, emotional disturbances, anxiety, nervousness and addictions including drug addiction. Gastro-intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, stomach ache, and obesity. |
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