EAST-WEST VIEW
East-West Integrative Medicine practices Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including acupuncture and herbal medicine, along with therapeutic massage, exercise and nutritional counseling to promote your overall physical, mental and spiritual wellness.

We work with you one-to-one or in conjunction with your other health care practitioners to deliver complementary care. We also provide education on how to maintain good health upon recovery from disease, as well as ongoing preventative care.

EASTERN OUTLOOK
In the Eastern view, good health is the product of maintaining a continuing physiological balance, or homeostasis, of the entire organism. Living in frequently harsh conditions, the ancient Chinese observed that the onset of disease was related to environmental, emotional, dietary and physical factors. When adverse factors became overpowering or when the body was weak, pain, dysfunction or disease could develop.

Practiced for over 5,000 years, the Chinese developed the science of acupuncture, a process that restores the healthy flow of energy throughout the body. Known as Qi (chi), this vital life force connects all organs and tissues. When Qi flows freely, the body thrives. Where it is blocked, pain and disease can flourish.

A component of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture is often used in combination with Chinese herbs to stimulate points along the body's pathways of energy. Restoring this free passage of energy can reduce and even eliminate painful conditions - and restore emotional and physical balance and well being.

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE
In the realm of Western medicine, Eastern medical techniques have not always been recognized. However, a significant body of research conducted over several decades has demonstrated the effectiveness of acupuncture.

We now know that acupuncture and related therapies, such as cupping and moxibustion, stimulate the release of endorphins, those neurotransmitters that the body uses to manage pain. The process has been proven to boost blood cell counts and build the immune system response, to promote the body's ability to heal itself and re-establish the well-being of the entire organism.

A movement towards alternative approaches to medicine began to take root in the West during the 1960s and 1970s. Then, with the advent of AIDS in the early 80s, greater numbers of patients and health care practitioners began to look to TCM for solutions where there were no known answers.

By the end of that decade, so many Americans were seeking alternative health care that in 1991 the National Institutes of Health established its Office of Alternative Medicine, now known as The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

WORLD VIEW
Today, an integrative Eastern approach is known to be effective in relieving medical conditions without the use of pharmaceuticals. It is widely accepted for treating a broad range of acute and chronic conditions.

The World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) has identified over 100 different conditions that acupuncture can treat - including migraines, asthma, sinusitis, addictions, the common cold, tonsillitis, gastrointestinal disorders, sciatica, tennis elbow, and the effects of osteoarthritis. What's more, acupuncture has been found to be effective in treating a variety of rheumatoid arthritis conditions, as well as weight control, smoking cessation, stress, depression, anxiety, women's health issues, and immune support.

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