Treatments
SYMPTOMS EFFECTIVELY TREATED BY EASTERN THERAPIES
Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments encompass several methods designed to help patients achieve and maintain health. Six (6) therapeutic methods are used in TCM, including Acupuncture. Acupuncture is the practice of inserting needles into the superficial skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscles at particular acupuncture points and manipulating them. Moxibustion is a therapy that involves burning moxa (mugwort root) made from dried Artemesia Vulgaris (spongy herb) to facilitate healing. Tui na (a combination of massage, acupressure, and other forms of body manipulation) is a form of Asian bodywork therapy that has been used in China for centuries. Cupping is a Chinese massage consisting of placing several glass or plastic “cups” (open spheres) on the body. TCM practitioners commonly use Chinese herbs from different leaves, roots, stems, flowers, and plants such as cinnamon bark, ginger, ginseng, licorice, and rhubarb. Chinese nutrition is a dieting mode rooted in the Chinese understanding of the effects of food on the human organism.
In 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a review and analysis of controlled clinical trials on Acupuncture. They listed the following: “Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved – through controlled trials – to be an effective treatment.”
• Stress and Anxiety
• Insomnia
• Neck pain
• Lower back pain
• Knee pain
• Tennis elbow
• Heel pain
• Periarthritis of shoulder
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
• Migraine Headache
• Weight Loss
• Cold hands and feet
• Biliary colic
• Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
• Dysentery, acute bacillary
• Dysmenorrhea, primary
• Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
• Hypertension, essential
• Hypotension, primary
• Morning sickness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
• Periarthritis of shoulder
• Postoperative pain
• Sciatica
• Fertility
HAITANG EASTERN THERAPIES TREATMENT PLANS
Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments can correct many problems, including stress, anxiety, insomnia, pain, and infertility. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ modalities can relieve pain and discomfort by relaxing muscles and releasing endorphins (natural pain-killing chemicals) and serotonin (the “happy” hormone that promotes feelings of wellbeing). Life is undeniably stressful, and the stresses you face daily can take a toll on your overall health. When you’re suffering from substantial stress, your immune system’s performance decreases immensely. Stress increases your likelihood of becoming sick.
Below is a list of symptoms we commonly treat at Haitang Eastern Therapies Center.
ANXIETY, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Like stress, anxiety and PTSD are significant challenges for many people. Approximately 20% of NYC residents experience mental distress, with anxiety being the most common complaint. Some people experience panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, a racing heart, and an inability to focus. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments can relieve anxiety, calms the “fight or flight” response, and reduces associated symptoms.
STRESS
In our modern, fast-paced world, who doesn’t experience some degree of stress? Many people in New York City are under constant stress. Whether it’s related to work, school, family, health problems, or rush hour traffic, most people feel themselves experiencing some stress and tension. For many people, stress can be the root of other troubles such as insomnia, muscle tension, and digestive problems. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments are very effective for stress relief! It calms the nervous system and reducing your stress can also help improve other stress-related symptoms.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments are an effective treatment for all kinds of physical pain, such as musculoskeletal pain conditions–neck, jaw/TMJ, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, finger/thumb, carpal tunnel, low back, sciatica, hip, knee, ankle, foot/plantar fasciitis, toe, heel, and more. Whether it’s due to arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis, autoimmune diseases, or other conditions, Morton’s Neuroma, Baker’s cysts, De Quatrain’s Tenosynovitis, etc., our TCM modalities can help your body hurt less so that you can move more! Many patients reduce or eliminate pain medications and sometimes even avoid surgery when treated with Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments.
INSOMNIA
If it is challenging to fall asleep or stay asleep, we have great news! Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments are helpful for sleep, and we use specific TCM modalities for sleep problems (such as stress-related or menopausal-related sleep disturbances). Many patients sleep better after receiving TCM treatments for nonrelated symptoms. If you’ve been having difficulty sleeping, give Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments a try!
WEIGHT LOSS
Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments help balance the hormones associated with weight gain, increase the endorphins, reduce the desire to eat unhealthy foods, control binge eating and generate a positive feeling in you.
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common gynecological disorder affecting most women at some point in their lives. As the liver prepares to release blood during menstruation, some women may experience pre-menstrual tension, including symptoms of anxiety, anger, irritability, and mood swings. Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths in or around the womb. As many as 1 in 3 women of childbearing age have this health problem. Menopause affects every woman in middle age. Over time, her periods will become less regular and eventually stop. Endometriosis in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is generally due to a condition known as blood stasis. Blood stasis causes it to collect in one area where it tends to thicken and clot, leading to pain. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ treatment can nourish the blood, dispel blood stasis, clear heat from the blood, or stop bleeding.
DIGESTIVE SYMPTOMS
Digestive problems such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Acid Reflux/GERD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and other digestive symptoms can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ treatments can help regulate and improve digestive function, so you feel more comfortable, less distracted by symptoms, and better able to enjoy life.
MIGRAINE HEADACHE
Many patients suffer from debilitating migraines. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ treatment protocol for migraines can successfully treat Migraine headaches. Patients can live happier and more productive lives when they regularly receive traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ treatments can help reduce the frequency and severity of migraines and other headaches, such as tension and sinus headaches.
ALLERGIES
Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments can alleviate seasonal and environmental allergy symptoms such as sinus congestion and pressure, runny nose, sneezing, and itchy/watery eyes. It can be used for prevention/maintenance and symptom reduction when the season/exposure is at its peak.
HAIR LOSS
In Traditional Chinese medicine, the quality of the hair relates to enough Qi, blood, and kidney energy within the body. Hair loss occurs when the body lacks Qi, blood, and kidney energy. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments improve Qi and blood flow within the body and strengthen the kidneys. Applying pressure to your head’s vital points improves blood circulation and the distribution of the energy flow. It stimulates and increases the nourishment of the hair follicles, as well as nerves and blood vessels of the head, and promotes healthy and new hair growth.
COSMETIC FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE
This non-surgical cosmetic treatment aims to obtain natural, younger, healthy skin and minimize fine lines and wrinkles. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments can stimulate the meridian to increase blood circulation, relax or tighten the facial muscles, and enhance collagen production and tone for a vital and youthful facial appearance. Try Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments for a Natural Face Lift!
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION (TMJ) DISORDER
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) causes pain and compromised jaw joint movement and surrounding muscles. TMJ acts like a sliding hinge, connecting your jawbone to your skull. Dysfunction can lead to pain and discomfort. Jaw pain, difficulty chewing, and clicking and locking the jaw joint are some symptoms. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments for TMJ can relieve pain and discomfort by relaxing muscles and releasing endorphins (natural pain-killing chemicals) and serotonin (the “happy” hormone that promotes feelings of wellbeing). In one study, 85% of dental patients who received traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments for TMJ reduced their pain intensity by 75%.
INFERTILITY
Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments can help with Fertility problems affecting both men and women. Fertility problems may be due to an under-functioning thyroid (hypothyroidism) or over-functioning thyroid (hyperthyroidism). Haitang Eastern Therapies’ fertility treatment protocol helps to regulate hormones gently. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments can be used as a stand-alone or concurrently with fertility treatments such as Clomid, IUI, and IVF to boost the chances of conceiving. It’s also beneficial for stress reduction and overall health and can relieve the uncomfortable side effects of fertility medications.
HEEL PAIN
Heel pain is usually caused by plantar fasciitis, a condition where the thick band of tissue that connects your heel to your toes gets inflamed. Plantar fasciitis causes a stabbing pain in the heel that usually occurs in the morning or after a long period of seating or standing. Heel pain can also be caused by tendonitis, arthritis, or a stress fracture. Haitang Eastern Therapies’ traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) modalities of acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal formulae have been shown to help relieve heel pain and inflammation due to all types of conditions, including plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy.