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Acupuncture procedure
Acupuncturist applies hair-thin needles on acupuncture points located on the
skin. This thin needle-based procedure, in contrast to bigger needles used to
draw blood, is painless in most of times. The acupuncture procedure is
performed under a relaxed environment. Often, a mild electric stimulation was
added to the needles to improve the intensity. Each treatment takes about 45
minutes. When it is done, It usually resolves or reduces symptoms several
hours or overnight for acute situation such as pain. However, for chronic
conditions, more treatments are required. As a general rule, once or twice a
week with a total 6-8 sessions acupuncture are suggested.
Acupuncturist applies hair-thin needles on acupuncture points located on the
skin. This thin needle-based procedure, in contrast to bigger needles used to
draw blood, is painless in most of times. The acupuncture procedure is
performed under a relaxed environment. Often, a mild electric stimulation was
added to the needles to improve the intensity. Each treatment takes about 45
minutes. When it is done, It usually resolves or reduces symptoms several
hours or overnight for acute situation such as pain. However, for chronic
conditions, more treatments are required. As a general rule, once or twice a
week with a total 6-8 sessions acupuncture are suggested.
Personalized medicine is the core of acupuncture
practice
Personalized medicine is an emerging concept of future medicine in recent
years. It requires doctor to conduct diagnosis and treatment with the emphasize
on patient's individualized conditions including genetic background, differential
drug sensitivity, and overall physiological condition in addition to presenting
symptoms or disease.
While this concept is new in modern medical care, individualized treatment
design has been practiced in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousand years.
As a golden rule of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a doctor is required to
conduct examination (by tongue and pulse) to determine or define patient's the
overall condition (basic condition) that may directly or indirectly contribute to
patient's primary symptoms or diseases. For example, the headache from
different individuals could be of very different causes judged by Traditional
Chinese Medicine.
In the treatment design, acupuncture points are selected (1) to target primary
symptoms and (2) to target the overall body conditions. Only by combining both
approaches acupuncture achieves its goal of balancing Yin/Yang that
fundamentally corrects symptoms or illness.
practice
Personalized medicine is an emerging concept of future medicine in recent
years. It requires doctor to conduct diagnosis and treatment with the emphasize
on patient's individualized conditions including genetic background, differential
drug sensitivity, and overall physiological condition in addition to presenting
symptoms or disease.
While this concept is new in modern medical care, individualized treatment
design has been practiced in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousand years.
As a golden rule of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a doctor is required to
conduct examination (by tongue and pulse) to determine or define patient's the
overall condition (basic condition) that may directly or indirectly contribute to
patient's primary symptoms or diseases. For example, the headache from
different individuals could be of very different causes judged by Traditional
Chinese Medicine.
In the treatment design, acupuncture points are selected (1) to target primary
symptoms and (2) to target the overall body conditions. Only by combining both
approaches acupuncture achieves its goal of balancing Yin/Yang that
fundamentally corrects symptoms or illness.
