Oriental Medicine is a term used to describe a variety of integrated systems of treatment

which help bring the body into a state of optimum health.  Having over a five thousand year

history of empirical development, Oriental Medicine is broadly categorized into the �four

pillars.�  These are:

� Acupuncture and Moxibustion

� Herbal Medicines and Diet

� Physical Manipulation and Muscular Therapy

� Qigong and Breath

Each of these therapies aids to bring the body back to a homeostatic healthful condition.

 Perhaps one of the most meaningful aspects of Oriental Medicine is that, through the

diagnostic techniques refined over the centuries, illness may be avoided before the physical

symptoms manifest themselves.  In essence, our focus is not only on the return to a healthy

state, but a lifelong maintenance of it.

What is Qi (pronounced chee)?

 �Qi permeates everything in the universe � there is nothing that is not a manifestation of Qi.�

 Qi is the body�s internal energy. The improper flow of Qi affects health and well-being.

 Chinese medicine manipulates Qi so that it can flow freely in the body and in doing so it

nourishes and energizes every organ, tissue, and cell.

 Oriental Medical Therapy Associates at Summit Center for Advanced Therapeutics and Performance

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Woburn, MA   01801

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