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Acupuncture as Preventative Medicine There are aspects to the tradition of acupuncture that pre-date the China of Mao Tse Tung that still survive, especially in the traditions of acupuncture in Japan, Vietnam and the styles of acupuncture taught and practiced in England and Europe. In these oldest traditions of acupuncture, the most skilled practitioner was the physician who could, through a careful evaluation of subtle physical signs and a careful evaluation of the condition of the mind and spirit of the person
detect disease in its earliest stages, before the person had become
gravely ill. In ancient China, the physician was only paid as long
as everyone in the family was healthy and if the head of the family
became ill, it was the physician's duty not only to treat the ill
person but to support the family until the illness had passed. This
can be a hard idea for the Western mind to grasp, for there is very
little emphasis on preventative medicine in Western medicine, though
there is increasing awareness that the energy spent in keeping a
person well is as important as the treatment of a disease once it
occurs. The process of identifying and treating imbalances in a person before they have degenerated into serious physical problems has proven very useful for the people seen in this office. A person might begin treatment seeking relief from a chronic problem with seasonal allergies. The problems with the allergies improves, and the person also notes that they no longer come down with colds and flu as often, that their sleep is better, and their mood and energy level improves. This is a very common experience, that people come seeking treatment for a specific problem, only to find that the treatment brings improvement to many aspects of their life. In the oldest traditions of acupuncture, a person would see their practitioner several times a year to insure their continued good health. Return to Executive Health Home Page
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