Can TCM be used together with Western medicine?
Yes! We have a great deal of respect for the knowledge, training, and responsibilities of your medical doctor, and have no desire to interfere with the care you receive from your MD. On the other hand we are pleased to offer TCM options where they seem well suited for our patients. We are happy to discuss our TCM treatments with your doctor so that they may be fully appraised of our treatment strategies. This can be particularly appropriate when you are taking nutritional supplements or herbs at the same time as pharmaceuticals. In America, Integrative Medicine is becoming a hot topic. The term “CAM” (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) is sometimes used in reference to treatments like acupuncture, nutritional supplements and physical medicine that many Western MD’s are integrating into their treatment plans. Ted Kaptchuck, a Chinese-trained Oriental Medicine Doctor is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Hospitals are putting acupuncturists on staff. In Ne
