Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Our clinic in North Vancouver offers acupuncture for pain relief, stress, anxiety and chronic disease using an integrated body-mind approach, within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). You can heal your body and mind and renew your life with a combination of acupuncture, herbal formulas, nutrition and lifestyle.
Mind and Body Healing
True healing is always the result of a good partnership between patient and practitioner. The practitioner’s role is helping the patient find their unique way of healing. Whether disease is expressed more in physical or emotional symptoms, according to TCM, healing always needs an integrated approach including all four dimensions of the being: mind, body, emotions and spirit. In order to take care for all those dimensions, we use case specific acupuncture styles and approaches, such as Dr. Tan mirror imaging, Master Tung points, ear acupuncture, scalp acupuncture and belly acupuncture as well as special treatments for trauma and balancing emotional issues.
Treat the cause, not the symptom
With TCM, we treat pain related to acute soft tissue injuries and chronic MSK pain but also the underlying cause of diseases, such as issues in the digestive system, immune system, cardiovascular system and hormonal imbalances. TCM has had high success treating psychological issues such as stress, insomnia, anxiety and depression, and improving memory and focus. In our comprehensive treatment method, we look at balancing nutritional and lifestyle factors that can support the acupuncture treatments.
Individualized treatment
Acupuncture can be complemented with targeted and individualized selections of Chinese herbs or customized Chinese herbal formulas. This is particularly useful for chronic conditions that have led to internal deficiencies and depletion of nutrients and energy.