Traditional Chinese Medicine: TCM (acupuncture, herbology, qigong, nutrition, and Chinese massage) comprises a system of healthcare which originates in China more than 5000 years ago and has been offered in the United States for more than 150 years. TCM is a comprehensive system for the assessment and treatment of acute and chronic disorders, as well as a preventive health care maintenance regime. Chinese Medicine represents a combination of ideas and methods from earlier times coupled with findings from modern research methods which use chemical analysis, pharmacological tests in the laboratory, and clinical trials.

~ Balance the Body's Energy

~ Reduce Stress

~ Enhance the Immune System

~ Relieve Chronic and Acute Pain

~ Balance Hormonal Levels

~ Relieve Women's Health Care Issues

~ Help with Addictive Behavior

~ Regulate the Digestive System

~ Calm the Mind

 The practitioner of Chinese Medicine directs her attention to the complete physiological and psychological aspects of the individual. All relevant information, including the system as well as the patient's other characteristics, is gathered and woven together until it forms what Chinese Medicine calls a pattern of disharmony. This pattern of disharmony describes a situation of imbalance in a patient's body. The therapy attempts to bring the patient into balance, and to restore harmony to the individual. This is done by inserting fine, hair like, disposable, sterile, one-time use needles and/or applying heat or electrical stimulation at very precise acupuncture points and the use of herbal prescriptions, nutritional and lifestyle advice, and qigong exercises.

The World Health Organization lists more than 40 conditions for which acupuncture may be used. The table below lists these conditions.

Digestive Abdominal pain Constipation Diarrhea Hyperacidity Indigestion	Emotional Anxiety Depression Insomnia Nervousness Neurosis	Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat Cataracts Gingivitis Poor vision Tinnitis Toothache	Gynecological Infertility Menopausal symptoms Premenstrual syndrome
Miscellaneous Addiction control Athletic performance Blood pressure regulation Chronic fatigue Immune system tonification Stress reduction	Musculoskeletal Arthritis Back pain Muscle cramping Muscle pain/weakness Neck pain Sciatica	Neurological Headaches Migraines Neurogenic Bladder dysfunction Parkinson's disease Postoperative pain Stroke	Respiratory Asthma Bronchitis Common cold Sinusitis Smoking cessation Tonsillitis
Source: World Health Organization United Nations. "Viewpoint on Acupuncture."