Viewing the human being as a whole is not only an integral element of the philosophy of the Clinic Dr. Buchinger at Bad Pyrmont, but was always of great importance to most medical doctrines. Only with the successes of modern medicine mechanistic models took increasingly the place of the holistic view of the human being. However, for some years now the trend is moving away again from the "mechanic human being" back to a view that includes the patient’s body and mind in the therapy.

This is also the approach of the holistically oriented Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which does not treat individual ill organs, but the human being as a whole.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is a medical system practised in China for 3 thousand years that has been recognised worldwide, not least through the recommendation of the WHO (World Health Organisation) in 1979.

The system used by us comprises the following individual procedures:

• Acupuncture
• Tuina massage (Chinese manual therapy)
• Medical Qigong (pronounced: "Tschigoong") with meditation and relaxation exercises for prevention and therapy

TCM is a treatment suitable for both acute and chronic illnesses.

The Philosophy of TCM:

TCM is based on the principle that an "energetic potential", the "Qi" (pronounced: Tschi) flows through the body in fixed channels (the meridians). The fact that these channels mostly run immediately underneath the skin is a significant factor for acupuncture. TCM defines illness and pain as a disrupted or disturbed flow of energy.

The goal of Traditional Chinese Medicine is to restore the balance of the body’s Qi.

Acupuncture:

Acupuncture enables the healer to influence the Qi channels directly. To this purpose, the skin is pierced by very thin needles of gold, silver or stainless steel, which trigger a stimulus of the body’s energy system. The flow of the Qi is stimulated and strengthened, morbid energies are channelled out of the body.