Oriental medicine (OM), also known as Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a healing art that existed in some form or other for more than 3,000 years. Some of the earlier texts date back from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 220 ACE). In the western world, it is commonly known as acupuncture. However, acupuncture is only one of several modalities that physicians of TCM use to treat patients. TCM emphasizes the role of the body in the healing process and uses herbs and natural agents to maintain health. It is an effective form of treatment and a particularly safe form of therapy. TCM is a complete medical system that takes into account every aspect of human life to promote health and well-being. It sees the body as one whole entity like a “Garden” and encompasses its physical, emotional, energetic, as well as its spiritual aspects. It emphasizes on the “Vis medicatrix” the “healing power of nature” better known as “the inborn ability of the human body to respond to the insult of illness or injury and restore itself to health in most episodes of disease or trauma (Whorton, 2002, p. 6).” The goal for treatment is boosting the ecological condition to favor self-regulatory capacity. Physicians in the eastern world are trained to examine skin, complexion, bones, channels, smells, sounds, mental state, preferences, emotions, tongue, pulse, demeanor, and body build to discern patterns that underlie a patient’s complaints. TCM’s wholistic approach to healing addresses the underlying cause of disease, and allows the body to heal itself naturally. Physicians are taught to treat the cause not just the symptoms of an illness so that the body can function more efficiently and therefore ensuring true health.
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Below is a list of some conditions that people who seek out chiropractic treatment often present with. There are varying degrees of evidence for the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment for each of these conditions. To see how chiropractic care can help and what treatment options are available, click on the links below to read more about each condition.
Common Chiropractic Conditions
By Dr. Alesha Fleming
Natural Health and Wellness Chiropractic, LLC
Daytona Beach, FL
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At our Daytona Beach office, we offer treatments that can help with the management of many of these conditions, as well as the management of the symptoms or disease processes associated with many of the topics. Feel free to contact our office for more information or any questions that arise during your exploration of the information presented. Our staff members will gladly assist you in any way we can. You may also schedule your free initial consultation with Dr. Fleming to see if chiropractic care may be right for you. (This page is a work in progress, as it takes time to develop quality research articles. Please bare with us as we continue to develop this page to bring you the best, most accurate information possible! Suggestions for edits may be emailed to Dr. Fleming at admin@nhwchiro.com. We greatly appreciate your input)
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Dr. Fleming is a family chiropractor in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is passionate about preventative health care and nutrition and enjoys empowering her patients to improve their health and fitness, one day at a time!