About Acupuncture
Our Acupuncture Services Clinic in Toronto offers two different approaches to acupuncture: Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM acupuncture, and Medical acupuncture. TCM acupuncture is offered by our TCM/Shiatsu therapist, Gilbert Schaefer. Medical acupuncture is offered as an adjunct to chiropractic and naturopathic treatments. Please see the descriptions below to aid in deciding which approach is best for you.
TCM acupuncture: The Eastern Way
In Eastern medicine, the practitioner is not so much interested in naming a disease, but in distinguishing and diagnosing a ‘pattern of disharmony’. The body and mind are viewed as a whole functioning unit, not as a collection of anatomical parts. If one part becomes underactive or overactive, it affects the functioning of the whole body. Symptoms, such as pain, tiredness, or anxiety, are seen as evidence of the imbalance in the whole body.
TCM Acupuncture treats the whole body with special attention given to your problem area. Gilbert is trained to look at your life patterns (symptoms, eating habits, facial colour, etc.) in order to draw a picture of the imbalances. The aim of the treatment is to re-balance the body to promote harmonious functioning once again.
TCM Acupuncture treatments address the total body condition, not just the symptoms. Time is needed to improve body functioning from the centre and to allow the body to change, to get out of old habits and into better ones.
Conditions TCM Acupuncture can treat include:
- Neck and shoulders
- Sciatica
- Digestive disorders
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Sinus problems
- Upper and lower back
- Whiplash
- PMS
- Chronic fatigue
- Sports injuries
- Reproductive disorders
- Quitting smoking
- Tennis elbow
- Headache
- Asthma
- Weight loss
- Tendonitis
- Migraine
- Allergies
- And many more…
Medical Acupuncture:
As in traditional acupuncture, Medical Acupuncture involves the insertion of solid needles at relevant points on the body in combination with manual needle stimulation or electrical stimulation. Medical Acupuncture does not involve tongue or pulse diagnosis, nor does it try to look at whole body function as does TCM acupuncture. Rather, the diagnosis/body part is assessed through a physical examination. Based on this process, anatomical points that are relevant to the condition are selected for needling. In general, Medical Acupuncture is always integrated with other therapeutic interventions and used as a modality for other treatments. This is dependent on the nature of your problem and on the physiological mechanisms available to your individual case.
If you are looking to get an appointment for Acupuncture in Downtown Toronto then visit Dundas University Health Clinic, one of the best Acupuncture Services Clinic in Toronto.
Besides Acupuncture services in Toronto, DUHC also offers other health services such as chiropody, chiropractic care, naturopathy, massage therapy, physiotherapy and many more.
