Traditional Chinese Medicine uses different therapeutic approaches within a shared clinical framework. Tao Point organizes them into five principal methods: Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Tui Na, Chinese Diet Therapy and Qi Gong.
This page is a concise overview. Select any therapy to open its dedicated page with its principles, techniques, clinical reasoning and educational material.
A therapeutic method based on stimulation of selected points and regions of the body according to Chinese medical theory and clinical assessment. Acupuncture practice can employ several techniques and instruments depending on the therapeutic strategy.
Uses medicinal substances, commonly combined into formulas, according to pattern differentiation and therapeutic strategy. Formulation can be adjusted as the patient's presentation changes.
Explore Herbal Medicine →The manual therapy of Chinese medicine. It uses structured forms of pressure, manipulation, movement and mobilization selected according to the therapeutic objective and the patient's presentation.
Explore Tui Na →Applies Chinese medical reasoning to food and eating patterns. Foods are considered not only for nutrients, but also in relation to the individual's condition, environment, season and therapeutic objective.
Explore Diet Therapy →A family of practices using coordinated posture or movement, breathing and focused attention. Within Chinese medicine it can be used as a health-cultivation and therapeutic practice adapted to the individual.
Explore Qi Gong →The purpose of this structure is educational clarity: therapy describes the broader therapeutic method; techniques and instruments describe ways that method may be applied. The individual pages will develop each method in greater depth while preserving that distinction.