Traditional Chinese Medicine is a system of primary health care that dates back over three thousand years.
It takes a holistic approach to understanding illness and encompasses acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, dietary therapy, exercise therapy and lifestyle advice. It's focus is as much on prevention of disease as it is on the treatment of health conditions.
This system of health care, in which treatments are tailored in accordance with each individual's health condition, developed from the philosophy that restoring balance and normal functioning will both treat ailments and prevent other illnesses from developing.
In Australia, Chinese Medicine Practitioners are educated in Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, diagnosis and assessment, as well as in Western bio-medical sciences.
Practitioners make a diagnosis after taking into account presenting signs and symptoms, medical history, general constitution and assessment of the pulse and tongue.
