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GET BACK TO LIFE
Women’s Traditional Chinese Healing supports women in their quest for natural healthcare by integrating the ancient art of traditional Chinese medicine with the latest advances in modern medical technology along with education to promote their body’s natural healing and restore full vitality.
Acupuncture
The core of this ancient Chinese medicine is the philosophy that Qi (pronounced “chee”), or life energy, flows throughout the body. Qi helps animate the body and protect it from pain and disease. A person’s health is influenced by the quality, quantity, and balance of Qi. There is a classical Chinese explanation that channels of energy run in regular patterns through the body and over its surface. These energy channels, called meridians, are like rivers flowing through the body to irrigate and nourish the tissues. An obstruction in the movement of these energy rivers is like a dam that backs up in others.
Acupuncture is the science of improving the flow of Qi through these meridians by needling the acupuncture points. The Acupuncturist’s needles unblock the obstructions at the dams and reestablish the regular flow through the meridians. Acupuncture treatments may be able to help the body’s internal organs to correct imbalances in digestion, absorption, and energy production activities, and in the circulation of their energy through the meridians. The improved energy and biochemical balance produced by the Acupuncturist's efforts can potentially stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities and may be able to promote improved physical and emotional well-being. This can help facilitate the restoration of the flow of Qi – the vital life force that flows throughout the body.
Moxibustion
Dr. Shipe’s advanced knowledge of oriental medicine techniques enables him to also use moxa to warm regions and acupuncture points to help stimulate circulation and promote a smoother flow of blood and Qi. Traditional Chinese Medicine utilizes Moxibustion against cold and dampness in the body and has even been used to turn breech babies. Dr. Shipe may, as part of his integrative medicine, use acupuncture in combination with moxa, depending on the direction of Qi flow they wish to stimulate.
Acupoint Injection Therapy
AIT herbs, Acupuncture Point Injection or Acupoint Injection Therapy (AIT) is an integrative therapy that blends the best of Chinese Medicine with conventional and homeopathic medicine. Employing this technique, AIT-certified Acupuncture Physicians inject natural therapeutic substances, such as homeopathic remedies or vitamins, into acupuncture points specific to your wellness needs as part of their Holistic Therapy. By stimulating powerful acupuncture points with proven natural substances, we can affect the body on a deeper level and promote a healing climate. AIT has been reported effective for the resolution of acute and chronic pain in the body, particularly in the shoulder, back, knee and neck, with past clients. Holistic Medicine often provides a wide range of alternative therapies beyond narrowly proscribed western techniques.
We also use AIT techniques with many of our weight loss protocols, Cosmetic Acupuncture programs, and even B-12 injections. Sometimes referred to as “biopuncture”, in order to use AIT as a therapy acupuncture physicians must complete additional didactic and clinical training beyond their traditional education. Additional certification in AIT must be earned in order to practice this technique.
Qi Gong
Qi gong (pronounced “chi-gong”), is one of the most ancient health exercises which has been passed down from generation to generation in China for over 3,000 years. More than just an exercise, it can be used as part of a program to improve or restore health. With practice, the subtle movements of Qi gong, the breathing patterns, and the emptiness of the mind may be able to make positive changes occur in the body by balancing circulation and stimulating internal organs. Qi gong provides something for everyone no matter their age or fitness level and is easy to learn. It can be a beneficial way to relax after the day’s work is over, optimize athletic performance, or strengthen the body to avoid disease.
Auricular
Using nature and your imagination as your guide, the ear appears to resemble an upside-down baby in the womb. The earlobe would represent the head of the baby and the top of the ear would represent the lower part of the body. The ridge of the ear would represent the spinal column and the concave areas of the ear would represent your internal organs. Based on this imagery, Chinese physicians over thousands of years have refined ear treatments to heal various imbalances in the body.
The ear contains hundreds of small acupoints that correspond to body systems. Small seeds from the Vaccaria plant are often used as well as tiny silver or gold pellets due to their small round size to place continual pressure on these acupoints. The seeds or pellets are placed on the back of a Band-Aid or tape to hold them in place against the ear.
Once stimulated, the acupoints help move the flow of Qi and blood in the body, assisting to balance organs and restore health. Many modern scientific tests and studies confirm the effectiveness of ear treatments when diagnosed and treated by skilled acupuncture physicians.
Cupping
Cupping therapy is an ancient Chinese form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin. The skin is pulled up which allows healthy blood to flow under the stagnated/painful area in order to promote healing. Suction is created using a hand or electrical pump.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is a powerful method of healing that treats the underlying condition while rarely causing unwanted side effects. When Qi is depleted due to trauma, stress, accidents, or other causes and Chinese Medicine helps to restore it. Herbs help the body’s organ networks by replenishing the Qi that allows them to perform their tasks. Some herbal formulas are used to help relieve ailments such as colds, allergies, or cramps while others fortify the body’s defenses and immunities. Herbal treatments are given as boiled tea, bottled extracts, ground powders, capsules, tea pills, or injections.
Gua Sha
Gua Sha is a straightforward technique commonly used in Asia by practitioners of traditional medicine in both the clinical setting and in homes. In Gua Sha, the skin is pressured in strokes by a round-edged instrument. This, in Western terms, extravagates blood and metabolic waste congesting the surface tissues as well as muscles, promoting normal circulation and metabolic processes. By resolving fluid and blood stasis, Gua Sha is valuable in the treatment of pain, the prevention, and treatment of acute infectious illness as well as upper respiratory and digestive problems, in addition to many acute or chronic disorders.
Tuina
Tuina, (pronounced “twee-nah,”) is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, Chinese herbal medicines, and qigong. Tuina is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese Taoist and martial arts principles in an effort to bring your body into balance. Dr. Shipe may brush, knead, roll/press, and rub the areas between each of the joints to open the body’s Qi, getting the energy moving in the meridians and the muscles. Dr. Shipe can then use range of motion, traction, and massage, with the stimulation of acupressure points. These techniques are used to aid in the treatment of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, as well as many non-musculoskeletal conditions.