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Techniques
 | Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis is what Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine is best known for. This extensive and comprehensive diagnostic technique is an ancient art which studies the 28 pulses on each arm. Each position tells us something about every organ, the function of the organ and how the organs contribute to the body by way of Qi and blood as well as the health of tissue, fluids and homeostatic process within the body.
Not only does pulse information add critical information that can greatly alter treatment strategy, but the most incredible aspect of this diagnostic technique is its preventative abilities that can read serious disease potential 1-3 years in advanced as well as help to understand acute issues that may also be occuring or contributing to future issues. |
 | Acupuncture Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique for unblocking Qi by inserting needles at particular points on the body to balance the opposing forces of yin and yang. Qi is an energy believed to flow through the body along 14 main pathways called meridians. When yin and yang are in harmony, Qi flows freely within the body and a person is healthy. When a person is sick, diseased, or injured, there is an obstruction of Qi along one of the meridians. Acupuncture has been practiced in China for more than 2,000 years. Today, the needles are twirled, heated, or even stimulated with weak electrical current, ultrasound, or certain wavelengths of light. |
 | Herbs Chinese Herbalism is a major pillar of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Herbology evolved into a healing art in China through observation and usage. This knowledge was compiled and passed down for refinement through the centuries. Herbs, like everything else in Chinese Medicine, are classified according to their energetic qualities and functions. They are defined with terms like warming, cooling, tonifying or purging which describes the overall energetic configuration of the herb. |
 | Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing. The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of traditional Chinese medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of qi, and maintain general health. In traditional Chinese medicine, moxibustion is used on people who have a cold or stagnant condition. In Western medicine, moxibustion has successfully been used to turn breech babies into a normal head-down position prior to childbirth, rescue people from forms of shock/collapse and assist with infertility issues in women. |
 | Tuina (Tui Na) is an Oriental Bodywork Therapy that has been used in China for 2,000 years. Tuina (Tui Na) uses the traditional Chinese medical theory of the flow of Qi through the meridians as its basic therapeutic orientation. Through the application of massage and manipulation techniques Tuina (Tui Na) seeks to establish a more harmonious flow of Qi through the system of channels and collaterals, allowing the body the naturally heal itself.
Tuina (Tui Na) methods include the use of hand techniques to massage the soft tissue (muscles and tendons) of the body, acupressure techniques to directly affect the flow of Qi , and manipulation techniques to realign the musculoskeletal and ligamentous relationships (bone-setting). External herbal poultices, compresses, liniments, and salves are also used to enhance the other therapeutic methods. |
 | Cupping refers to an ancient Chinese practice in which a cup is applied to the skin and the pressure in the cup is reduced (by using change in heat or by suctioning out air), so that the skin and superficial muscle layer is drawn into and held in the cup. In some cases, the cup may be moved while the suction of skin is active, causing a regional pulling of the skin and muscle. Today, cupping is mainly recommended for the treatment of pain, gastro-intestinal disorders, promotion of circulation, lung diseases (especially chronic cough and asthma), and paralysis, though it can be used for other disorders as well.
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 | Gua Sha Gua Sha is an Asian healing technique used in both the clinical setting and in the home. It involves palpation and cutaneous stimulation where the skin is pressured, in strokes, by a round-edged instrument; that results in the appearance of small red petechiae called 'sha', that will fade in 2 to 3 days. Raising Sha removes blood stagnation considered pathogenic, promoting normal circulation and metabolic processes. The patient experiences immediate relief from pain, stiffness, fever, chill, cough, nausea, and so on. Gua Sha is valuable in the prevention and treatment of acute infectious illness, upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many other acute or chronic disorders.
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