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Dr Qizhi Gao
Qizhi Gao D.O.M. has twenty-two years of clinical experience as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor. Dr. Gao is certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as a Diplomat of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. He has a private practice at the Evergreen Wellness Center in Wichita. He can be contacted there at (316) 691-8811.
Health & Medicine
2002-10-01 13:43:00
About acupuncture
Dr. Qizhi Gao Question: What is the history of Acupuncture? Will it work for any type of illness, injury or affliction? Do you have to stay on a program forever?Answer:  To treat and prevent disease, the Chinese Medicine practitioner or Acupuncturist inserts one or more fine needles into the patient's body to adjust the energy flow. This is called Acupuncture, only one of the many aspects of Chinese Medicine.  Acupuncture has long history. As early as the New Stone age (between 5000-10,000 years ago), primitive man used a bian stone, the earliest Acupuncture instrument, to treat diseases. The book Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic, the earliest classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) written approximately 2,500 years ago, generally discussed basic TCM theory and listed the treatment for over 100 symptoms/diseases treated by Acupuncture. For Example, many of the symptoms of fibromyalgia are described in the book and the related treatment for these symptoms was given. Acupuncture has contributed to health care not only for the Chinese but also other countries. In the last six centuries the use of Acupuncture spread to Korea and Japan. In the late 17th century, Acupuncture came to Europe and finally, in 1972, A U.S. reporter's personal Acupuncture experience in China brought Americas attention to this remarkable form of medicine.   In 1979 the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended Acupuncture treatment for 43 diseases in five categories: 1. Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, 2. Respiratory Disorders, 3. Gastrointestinal Disorders, 4. Eye Disorders and 5. Nervous System and Muscular Disorders.  These are only a few of the over four hundred symptoms/diseases treated by Acupuncture in China.The number of treatments a patient receives depends upon the duration, severity and nature of their complaint. A single treatment may be required for an acute condition or a series of five to fifteen treatments may resolve many chronic problems. Some degenerative conditions may require many treatments over time. Your practitioner will explain the nature of your problem and what treatment is recommended.     Patients often experience the most dramatic results in the first treatment. Some patients experience an immediate total or partial relief of their pain or other symptoms. This relief may last or some pain may return. In a few cases, there may be no immediate relief only to notice the pain diminish over the next couple of days.
 
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