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Traditional
Chinese Medicine
Perth
Natural Medical Cinic's TCM Practitioner is :-
Ryan
Grady
Adv.Dip.TCM (Aust), Cert TCM (China)
 Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of primary health care that includes
acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine,
remedial massage (anmo tuina), exercise and breathing therapy (such
as qigong), and diet and lifestyle advice. In Australia, the most
popular forms of TCM healthcare are acupuncture and Chinese herbal
medicine.
Traditional
Chinese Medicine has an uninterrupted history of development in
China and other parts of East Asia dating back thousands of years.
The primary feature of modern TCM is the premise that good health
relies on the restoration and maintenance of harmony, balance and
order to the individual.
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.
When
healthy, an abundant supply of qi (pronounced chee) or "life
energy" flows through the body's meridians (a network of invisible
channels through the body). If the flow of qi in the meridians becomes
blocked or there is an inadequate supply of qi, then the body fails
to maintain harmony, balance and order, and disease or illness follows.
This can result from stress, overwork, poor diet, disease pathogens,
weather and environmental conditions, and other lifestyle factors
and becomes evident to TCM practitioners through identifiable signs
of body dysfunction. TCM practitioners look carefully for these
signs of health and dysfunction, paying particular attention to
not only the presenting condition, but also the medical history,
general constitution, and the pulse and tongue.
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 focussed 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
therapuitic substances.
TCM
treatments work on the basis of individualised formulae for each
patient and consultations
are covered by most major health funds.
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