Transfusion medicine is the name given to a branch of medicine concerned with the collection and supply of blood reserves and the maintenance of blood banks. After completing regular medical studies and a five-year period of continuing education, a medical professional is entitled to use the professional title of specialist in transfusion medicine. What is … Transfusion Medicine: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Traditional Chinese qigong combines practices of concentration, movement, and meditation to balance the body and mind and regulate the body’s flow of qi, or vital force. While intermediate level qigong is primarily intended to enhance well-being and balance, basic level qigong is a medical therapeutic practice intended to have a preventive as well as curative … Qi Gong: Treatment, Effects & Risks
The roots of qigong lie in Asia. The movements, which appear light and graceful, are intended to bring the body and soul into harmony. Qigong is also practiced by more and more people in the Western industrialized countries, in order to use the potential of this art of movement for mental and physical health maintenance. … Qigong: Treatment, Effect & Risks
A jejunostoma (Latin jejunum = “empty intestine” and Greek stoma = “mouth“) refers to a connection created by surgery between the jenunum (upper small intestine) and the abdominal wall for insertion of an intestinal tube to allow etheral (artificial) feeding of the patient. What is the jejunostomy? A jejunostoma refers to a connection created by … Jejunostoma: Treatment, Effect & Risks
In the Asian healing art of Jin Shin Jyutsu, the practitioner releases energy blockages in 26 energy locks of the body and thus brings the life energy into flow. In this way he activates the self-healing powers. Jin Shin Jyutsu is not suitable as a substitute for standard medical therapy, but it is suitable as … Jin Shin Jyutsu: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a magnetic resonance imaging technique used to image physiological changes in the body. It is based on the physical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance. In a narrower sense, the term is used in connection with the examination of activated brain areas. What is functional magnetic resonance imaging? Classical MRI … Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Treatment, Effects & Risks
A first trimester screening is an examination method used to estimate a possible chromosomal aberration in a fetus. The screening involves biochemical blood analysis of the pregnant woman and ultrasound examination of the unborn baby. First trimester screening is not used to determine a definite diagnosis, but only to assess risk. What is first trimester … First Trimester Screening: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the knowledge of China from thousands of years ago. It has developed into a distinct genre of medicine and is offered in the universities of China as an independent course of study, alongside Western “conventional” medicine. TCM includes the following procedures: Acupuncture and moxibustion Chinese dietetics (nutrition and lifestyle). … Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Acupuncture The word comes from Latin – “acus” means “needle” and “pungere” means “to prick”. Acupuncture makes use of the so-called meridians (Chinese: “Jing Mo” = pulsating vessel). In these pathways flows an energy called “Qi” (pronounced: chi). The Qi is the energy of our body – the life energy – and it can be … Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Drug therapy is a fundamental part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China. It is used in about 70-80% of cases.Both herbal and animal or mineral substances are used to produce the drugs. The largest part is made up of herbal substances. The different substances are mixed with each other to achieve the desired effect.A … Chinese Drug Therapy
Diet in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is part of a 3,000-year-old health and healing science. In Europe, however, TCM has only received greater attention since the 1970s. Chinese dietetics has recognized that what we eat on a daily basis has a significant impact on health, both physical and mental. Principles and goals The goal of … Chinese Dietetics
