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Acupuncture Clinics in Coimbatore
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What is Chinese Medicine?
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Brief History

• Recorded history of 2,000 years. First written
  records in Huangdi Nei Jing (Yellow Emperors
  Inner Classic). Estimated date of writing 500 BC
  200 CE.
• Discussed foundational theories of Chinese
  medicine including yin-yang, five elements, the
  external environment, the trajectory of the
  meridians .

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Stone age bone needles
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Modern Clean Needles

• Today, all acupuncturists are certified in Clean
  Needle Technique
• Needles are stainless steel, single use, solid,
  disposable, and of various gauges and sizes.

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Modern Needles
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Modern Use

• TCM a systemized version of the many theories
  of Chinese Medicine since Cultural Revolution in
  China
• The West discovered acupuncture July 1971 when
  James Reston, Press secretary for Richard Nixon
  fell ill and needed an emergency appendectomy.

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What is a treatment Like?

• Chinese Medicine Diagnosis pulse taking,
  palpation of the meridians, look at tongue,
  abdomen

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Conditions Treated

• Pain Chronic and Acute
• Back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain
• Carpal Tunnel, tennis elbow, golfers elbow,
  tendonitis, neuropathy
• Fibromyalgia, autoimmune conditions

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Conditions Treated

• Internal Medicine
• GERD/IBS, constipation
• Anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, depression
• Gynecology, painful periods, infertility,
  menopausal symptoms, PMS
• Side effects from cancer treatments such as
  edema, nausea
• Migraines, headaches

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Side Effects?

• Feeling fantastic.
• Otherwise, there can be occasional bruising.
• Rarely and in inexperienced hands more serious
  side effects (e.g., organ puncture) have been
  reported but almost never by properly trained
  acupuncturists.

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Acupressure - Benefits

• Release pain
• Regulate the internal organs
• Unblocking, makes things flow better
• Easy to do
• No side effects

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DIY Acupressure Lets Begin!
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Walk a ? in their shoes
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Luo Zhen stiff neck

• For painful neck. Press the point while you
  bend, flex, and extend your neck.

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Yao Tong Xue lumbar pain point

• Slightly proximal on hand vs luo zhen, and add
  the space between 4th-5th metacarpal.
• For back pain
• Bend and twist while pressing

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Sanyinjiao (3 yin meeting)

• On the medial side (inside) of the lower leg, 1
  handbreadth superior to the prominence of the
  medial malleolus bone.

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Mindfulness Meditation
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Silence in a Busy World

• A short daily meditation practice, like physical
  exercise, enables you to better navigate your day
  mentally and emotionally.
• Silent meditation takes us away from words and
  into our own being

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Calming in the Feet and Breath

• Calming, Centering, and Grounding descends
  excess from above (overthinking)
• Focus on the feet during times of stress to
  remain grounded
• Focus on the feet to ground and breath to center