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Holistic - Personal - Compassionate
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Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
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Surrender yourself humbily; then you can be trusted to care for all things.
Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.
- Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13
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Acupuncture and herbal remedies are important components of Chinese medicine. It involves a naturalistic healing approach for enhancing the body's innate capacity to heal itself. Origninating in China about 3000 years ago, Chinese medicine is one of the oldest forms of healing known in the world. Chinese medicine not only treats the symptoms but also finds and treats the root of an illness. The principles of Chinese medicine are based on thousands of years of observation and experience between the human body's relationship with natural environment and phenomena. Centuries of meticulous works and ancient wisdom have been compiled to form the basis of Chinese medicine- a systematic, empirical and naturalistic healing discipline.
QI ('CHEE')
Qi is an important concept in Chinese medicine that represents energy or vital 'life force' that protects, nourishes, and maintains vitality and health in the body. Qi flows through specific channels in the body known as meridians. In a healthy condition, Qi flows freely and smoothly throughout the meridians. However, when the flow of Qi is disrupted or blocked, illness and disease follow. Acupuncture can directly regulate the flow of Qi via access by certain points along the meridian known as acupuncure points. By inserting needles in specific acupuncture points, a practitioner can help redirect the Qi back to normal to restore health.
In the past few decades, Chinese medicine has received much attention from Western science and allopathic medicine. In the face of modern science and technological advancements, clinical and basic science research have shed new light upon exploring plausible mechanisms for the physiological effects of acupuncture and documenting ifs efficacy. The training and provision of Chinese medicine in the United States are rapidly expanding, transforming it into a complementary and alternative therapy now frequently incorporated as a useful adjunct to mainstream medicine.
Frank Ly, CA is a 5th generation Chinese acupuncturist whose family has been practicing in Memphis, Jackson, Huntsville and Nashville for over 20 years. He combines acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in his Nashville clinic.
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