Unexplained Headaches – Patient Tests Traditional Chinese Medicine
Natural healing comes from within, goes an old Chinese proverb. Natural healing is coming to the Allgäu region, proudly adds Ms. Losert, Managing Director of the Ottobeuren District Hospital. Severe malaise, headaches with unexplained causes, and constant dizziness have been making Florian Pfister's life difficult for some time. He's tried everything, but conventional medicine hasn't been able to help him so far. Chief Physician Dr. Pflederer has some advice: This is a clear case for TCM specialists.
Can Traditional Chinese Medicine really help here? Professor Mao and Dr. He have unusual healing methods at their disposal for the young man. Feeling the pulse, examining the tongue, and herbal infusions – the methods of TCM seem simple at first glance, but are extraordinarily sophisticated. Body and soul are viewed as a unit that can only be treated holistically. For the patient to feel well, the body's own energy, "Chi," must flow in the correct channels. Acupuncture plays an important role in this.
Needles for pain? Since a botched operation, Ms. Dyke has experienced severe pain in her hand whenever she exerts it. The energetic elderly woman trusts the Chinese doctors to help her. And success is evident after the first acupuncture session.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine is a Far Eastern healing art whose roots date back around 10,000 years. It has been recorded in writing for about 2,000 years. Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on the principle of yin and yang, the oldest concept in Chinese philosophy. Yin and yang represent opposing principles or forces that complement each other. When yin and yang are balanced in the body, qi, the life energy, can flow. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, people become ill when qi cannot flow. Along with acupuncture, herbal medicine is the most important treatment method in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Original title: Yin and Yang in the Allgäu | Episode 1 - From Nanjing to Ottobeuren
A documentary series by Adolf Grimme Award winner Andreas Pichler
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