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Dr. Chandler Gao is a registered doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a registered Acupuncturist in SK. He is a member of Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Society of Saskatchewan and the Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Association of Canada. His therapy benefits from more than 20 years’ traditional Chinese medicine clinical experience . His father, who is a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor in China, started to teach him TCM when he was a little boy.
Dr. Gao's practice is covered by most extended health plans and is fully insured. He administers unique and customized Acupuncture treatments to his patients based upon individual patient assessments. A variety of treatment techniques are implemented such as traditional acupuncture, both with and without electro-stimulation, moxibustion, cupping, guasha, deep tissue massage, heat therapy and various herbal remedies.
If you are still thinking if Chinese Medicine and acupuncture is right for you, it is not in your interest to ponder any further. When it comes to holistic and alternative medicine for chronic issues, the fact of the matter is that there are very few choices available if you are looking for a system that has a time-tested tradition, systematic maturity equivalent to modern medicine and the number of clinical trials and people to back it up. Dr. Gao knows this from his personal experience. He uses it every day to treat problems of all sorts and this great holistic approach really helps many people. It can do the same for you too if you are willing to invest in your own health today.
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is a component of the health care system of China that can be traced back at least 2,500 years. The general theory of acupuncture is based on the premise that there are patterns of energy flow (Qi) through the body that are essential for health. Disruptions of this flow are believed to be responsible for disease. Acupuncture can correct imbalances of flow at identifiable points close to the skin.
Acupuncture is a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical locations on or in the skin by a variety of techniques. The most thoroughly studied mechanism of stimulation of acupuncture points employs penetration of the skin by thin, solid, metallic needles, which is manipulated manually.
Electroacupuncture
Electroacupuncture is a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles. According to some acupuncturists, this practice augments the use of regular acupuncture, can restore health and well-being, and is particularly good for treating pain.
Cupping Therapy
Guasha Therapy
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage. Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new.
Gua Sha, is also known as Skin Scraping, it is one of the Traditional Chinese Medicinal therapy. Based on the TCM theory of dermal parts, people in ancient China started to use Ox horn or jade scraping related skin area in order to dredge the channel and invigorate blood circulation and eliminate stasis.
Along with the deep understanding about Gua Sha and evolution of Gua Sha skills, Gua Sha is becoming more popular and vast used in modern China.
Detailed explanation about the skin color changes after Gua Sha therapy implies corresponding etiology, pathogenesis and symptom can be found in Feng Kui Zhang's book " Shang Shu Quan Shu", a Chinese Medicine master in Ming Dynasty. As we learnt that toxicant and negative evil pathogen invade human body through skin, nose and mouth, skin is the first defending door of human body, the longer the pathogen stays in our body the more toxin accumulate, also serious stagnation will form, thereby Qi and Blood obstruction occur. At this point, we use Guasha tool to dip Guasha oil, scrap affected skin area or related meridian point repeatedly. This positive stimulation on typical area make skin produce congestive dots, which lead to ameliorate micro circulation, eventually achieve the goals of dispelling evil pathogen, dredging the channel, nourishing ligament and regulating Qi, removing wind cold, clearing heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and so on.
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Address: 3232 Gordon Road, Regina, SK S4S 2T9
Tel: 306-999-2291 Text: 306-700-7070
Email: southland.acupuncture.clinic@gmail.com
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Website: www.southland-acupuncture.com