The Different Modalities
TCM is rooted in nature, the cosmos, and the human body. Although different treatment modalities are used, TCM is not a piecemeal of healing modalities. It is an ancient complex medical system that treats the root cause of an illness rather than the symptoms through the application of a combination of different theoreis such as Qi Theory, Five Phase/Element Theory, Yin-Yang Theory, Organ Theory and Meridian Theory. The various treatment modalities offered by Jax Mobile Acupuncture are:
Gua Sha is the art of scraping the skin to facilitate pain relief, promote blood circulation and remove toxins from the body. It can treat many of the same illnesses as acupuncture, but it is mostly used as a method of first-contact intervention (ie. things like the flu, headaches, muscle aches, etc).