East Hawaii Acupuncture Modalities
These are some of the techniques commonly used in the course of treatment.
The ear is viewed as a microcosm of the entire body, and is one of the most commonly used microsystems in eastern medicine. Any condition that exists in the body can effectively be treated in the ear. Learn more...
Electro-acupuncture is the application of pulsating electrical current through the needles as a means of stimulating the acupuncture points. It was developed in China around 1934, as an extension of hand manipulation of the needles. Learn more...
Acupressure is technique similar to acupuncture, only without the needles! The same acupoints are used on the body, but instead of using needles to stimulate and move the Qi (the energies in our body), pressure is applied using a hand, an elbow, or a tool. Learn more...
Cupping can be dated back to the 4th century, and is considered to be one of the oldest modalities of TCM. Materials used can vary with practitioners: animal horns, bamboo, glass, pottery and plastic are utilized. I choose to use glass, blown from a local artist, right here on the Big Island. Learn more...
Ginger Moxa is a specialty here at East Hawaii Acupuncture.
It was brought over to this country by Dr. Lam Kong, a 10th generation acupuncturist, and is unique to his family in China.
It has only been taught and passed down to students of the Traditional Chinese Medical College of Hawaii, here on the Big Island. Learn more...
Gua Sha is a very ancient modality that is used not only in China, in other parts of the world as well. “Gua” means to rub, scrape or to utilize friction. “Sha” describes congestion of blood at the surface of the body. Learn more...
Moxa means to burn. This treatment uses the herb mugwort (artemesia vulgaris) that may be burned on a slice of ginger or on salt, on the handle of a needle, directly on the skin or indirectly above the skin. The burning of mugwort is used to warm an acupuncture point, to quicken the healing process. Learn more...
Qigong means “cultivating energy”. It is a system that is over 5,000 years old and is still practiced today for health maintenance, healing and for increasing vivacity. Qigong is a healing modality that combines slow, graceful movements with mental concentration and breathing to help balance and increase one’s vital energies. Learn more...
TDP is the abbreviation for T e-ding D ian-ci-bo Pu, the Chinese Pin yin pronunciation of " Special Electromagnetic Spectrum".
Its major functions consist of promoting metabolism, regulating physiological deficiency, diminishing inflammation and easing pain. Learn more...
Simply put, Tui Na is Chinese medical massage, literally meaning “to push and to pull”. It is a bodywork therapy developed in China 2,000 years ago. Much like acupuncture, Tui Na works with Qi, the body’s energy, balancing it and enhancing it, to bring about homeostasis in the body. Unlike acupuncture, it uses no needles. Learn more...