Why is it that at times we think a “one shot deal” will fix us all?  Why is that we tend to think, that as the recovery process evolves my medicine shouldn’t change with me?  Shouldn’t our medicines change as we change? Shouldn’t our focus of medicines change as we heal?  We are dynamic individuals, shouldn’t our medicine be the same?

I think one great thing about Chinese medicine is that we look at each disease individually.  Just because 10 people are in recovery doesn’t mean all 10 people should get the same treatments, the same medical herbs, or even the same advice.  Not only does Chinese medicine look at the individual but it also looks at the “time and space” of that individual.  Chinese medicine looks at the “root”, the basic cause of why the patient is in recovery.  One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to medicine in the Chinese medical view.

For instance, in the first 6 months of recovery the patient may be exhibiting insomnia, muscle aches, stress, and cravings.  We would structure the acupuncture and medical herbs to treat these problems.  But then, next month maybe the patient, NOW, was exhibiting the cravings, but the insomnia was less, and now the patient had headaches.  At this point, we would change the herbs and the acupuncture protocol to match the manifestations.

The whole time though, we would be also treating the root cause of why this person was demonstrating these maladies.  Each person is unique and so should medical protocols.  Even more important is making sure the medical community shifts with the patient.  Patients are not static nor should our medicine or healing be.  Our medical skills must be dynamic just like our patients.

Chinese medicine, (herbs, acupuncture, meditation, qigong, nutrition, massage) is constantly treating each person as asn individual.  We are constantly treating each disease as a unique manifestation, not a generic health complaint that is the same in every person that exhibits it.  We must remember that a “craving” isn’t always just a “craving”, and an addiction is not the same for everybody who has an addiction.

The Recovery process is as diverse as the people that go through it and our medical approach should be the same.

For further questions, please comment below or see us at www.pinpointclinics.com, or email me at pinpointdoctor@hotmail to find out more about how Chinese medicine can help you with your individual recovery process.

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