| Chinese medicine sometimes referred to as TCM | | | | a conclusive treatment method, some of the |
| (Traditional Chinese Medicine) or CCM | | | | many holistic medicines that he might offer |
| (Classical Chinese Medicine) has a rich | | | | include Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, |
| history dating back to thousands of years | | | | holistic nutrition advice, moxibustion, |
| B.C. Based on the philosophies of the Tao | | | | cupping, Tuina (Chinese medical massage), |
| and classical Chinese beliefs, these two | | | | Qigong, or Tai Chi, among others. Some |
| variations of Chinese medicine differ from | | | | specialized practitioners may administer |
| each other in that CCM strictly adheres to | | | | auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture) as a health |
| roots of the ancient Chinese medicine; and | | | | treatment. |
| TCM is a more accepted form of alternative | | | | |
| medicine that has become more "Westernized" | | | | Licensed Chinese medicine practitioners today |
| in conjunction with modern terms. | | | | have acquired a great deal of education and |
| | | | training. While there are many acupuncture |
| Broadly taught throughout China, TCM is also | | | | and Oriental medicine schools in North |
| offered through a number of Chinese medicine | | | | America and abroad, no two curriculums are |
| or acupuncture schools in North America as | | | | the same. However, prospective students in |
| well. Teaching holistic principles that | | | | the United States have the option to enroll |
| demonstrate how all things are connected | | | | in a variety of Oriental medicine programs |
| (mind, spirit, and body); future Chinese | | | | including Master of Science in Traditional |
| medicine practitioners learn how to prescribe | | | | Oriental Medicine (MSTOM), Doctor of |
| herbal prescriptions relative to the patient. | | | | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM), or |
| The belief is to treat the "whole person," | | | | Bachelors or Masters in Traditional Oriental |
| not the disease. | | | | medicine and acupuncture, among others. |
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| Chinese medicine aims to balance the yin | | | | If you (or someone you know) are interested |
| (water and earth) and yang (fire and air) of | | | | in finding educational programs in |
| the body's life force (Chi or Qi); and is a | | | | Traditional Chinese Medicine, let |
| highly evolved medicine in that it approaches | | | | professional training within fast-growing |
| healthcare on the foundation of the meridian | | | | industries like massotherapy, cosmetology, |
| system (energy channels of the body). Unlike | | | | acupuncture, oriental medicine, Reiki, and |
| conventional medicine in the West, Chinese | | | | others get you started! Explore Chinese |
| medicine places an emphasis on the body's | | | | medicine programs near you. |
| elements, and their interrelation with the | | | | |
| body's individual systems. | | | | Chinese Medicine: An Overview |
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