Naturopathy effectively relieves pain

Traditional Chinese medicine reduces drug consumption in joint pain

06/21/2011

Pain in hands, feet and while running, agony when combing, washing and dressing - 25 million people in Germany suffer from painful joint diseases. Here, the causes are different: If inflammation in the foreground, doctors speak of rheumatism in the strict sense. A defective cartilage metabolism or wear leads to no less painful arthrosis. Often the treatment is limited to maintaining joint mobility through physiotherapy or pain relief. The latter has dangerous side effects especially after many years of use. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) often provides sufferers long-term improvement and also reduces drug consumption and side effects.

„Core component of the TCM is the Chinese drug therapy. Here, after accurate diagnosis, we put together Chinese raw medicines individually“, explains Dr. Christian Schmincke, general practitioner and head of the TCM Clinic at Steigerwald. „It is important to adapt Chinese therapies to the needs of western patients“, said the specialist in TCM medicine. Herbal ingredients such as bark, roots or flowers promise a high potential for action. They awaken self-healing powers and control them purposefully. Even the diagnosis of TCM is completely different than in conventional medicine. For TCM, the diseased joint is the result of a disturbed balance of the whole person. That's why TCM experts spend a lot of time on the patient's medical history. With the help of Chinese diagnostics, they recognize causes of illness that conventional medicine does not consider. Pulse and tongue diagnosis helps to receive the finest body signals. The expert distinguishes around 30 pulse qualities in pulse diagnostics alone. In addition, he recognizes on the tongue, whether and how the body of „internal waste“ exempt.

According to the patient's complaints, acupuncture and the gentle body therapy of Qi Gong are available as therapy options. They harmonize the flow of energy in the body. Moxibustion - the heating of important energy points with mugwort - also ensures that the disease can gradually heal. Documented results speak for themselves: more than 70 percent of patients with joint pain experience a significant improvement after treatment with Chinese medicine and can manage their everyday lives independently again - without a permanent medication cocktail. (Pm)

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