What is Integrative Chinese medicine and what are its possible advantages?
Integrative Chinese Medicine is a response to our modern health problems utilising the advances of modern medicine. Its aim is to provide the best approaches from both medical models, with a focus into chronic and complex problems. In essence, it mixes aspects of both ancient Eastern medicine and modern Western medicine together. This system started in China since around half way last century and its the system used there as part of their main health system, including Integrative Eastern Western hospitals like the one Oscar trained in at Shanghai.
One of the biggest advantages is that it can give two different views for a particular problem. On the one hand, we have the big picture of eastern medicine that allows us to see the integration of different parts of the body into a problem or a solution; and on the other hand, we have the western medicine view that gives us the minute important details into what is going within each system.
The application of both systems might create a new treatment scenario that can cover the gaps that each medical system cannot cover on its own, which could provide a new more extensive and deeper health framework.
Clarification: Dr. Oscar Moreno is a registered practitioner of Chinese medicine and he is not registered as a practitioner of modern Western medicine.
How is this done and why?
Oscar works alongside other integrative medicine practitioners from other modalities which include western medicine (Integrative GP's); Naturopaths; nutritionist's and dieticians; pathologists; physical therapy practitioners; mindfulness practitioners; and mental health support.
He also applies modern functional and integrative medicine approaches for which he is under constant training and learning. He integrates this methods together with the ancient schools that deal with infectious diseases, immune and gut health within Chinese medicine. This schools (Classical Chinese Medicine) incorporate the theories and treatment methods in these health areas since at least 2000 years ago, which also continue to evolve in modern times.
This is a response to the very chronic and highly complex cases that we see within the scopes of CFS, chronic infections and chronic inflammation. My personal experience is that in modern times we might be seeing an increase in these areas of chronic health issues due to our lifestyles and environmental changes, which might require a new health paradigm.
Relevance to Australian society
The practice of Chinese medicine is regulated by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia in tandem with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). This partnership of governing bodies works to protect the public (patients) and guides the profession of Chinese medicine practice. It is required by law that all Chinese medicine practitioners register with these government bodies
This means that Chinese medicine practitioners in Australia are required to maintain a high professional standard in regards to the practitioners skill and competence level; safety and risk management; proper medical insurance; continuous professional development; and delivering factual and evidence based information; all within the interests of maintaining a high quality professional practice and to ensure safety to the public.
Integrative Chinese Medicine is a response to our modern health problems utilising the advances of modern medicine. Its aim is to provide the best approaches from both medical models, with a focus into chronic and complex problems. In essence, it mixes aspects of both ancient Eastern medicine and modern Western medicine together. This system started in China since around half way last century and its the system used there as part of their main health system, including Integrative Eastern Western hospitals like the one Oscar trained in at Shanghai.
One of the biggest advantages is that it can give two different views for a particular problem. On the one hand, we have the big picture of eastern medicine that allows us to see the integration of different parts of the body into a problem or a solution; and on the other hand, we have the western medicine view that gives us the minute important details into what is going within each system.
The application of both systems might create a new treatment scenario that can cover the gaps that each medical system cannot cover on its own, which could provide a new more extensive and deeper health framework.
Clarification: Dr. Oscar Moreno is a registered practitioner of Chinese medicine and he is not registered as a practitioner of modern Western medicine.
How is this done and why?
Oscar works alongside other integrative medicine practitioners from other modalities which include western medicine (Integrative GP's); Naturopaths; nutritionist's and dieticians; pathologists; physical therapy practitioners; mindfulness practitioners; and mental health support.
He also applies modern functional and integrative medicine approaches for which he is under constant training and learning. He integrates this methods together with the ancient schools that deal with infectious diseases, immune and gut health within Chinese medicine. This schools (Classical Chinese Medicine) incorporate the theories and treatment methods in these health areas since at least 2000 years ago, which also continue to evolve in modern times.
This is a response to the very chronic and highly complex cases that we see within the scopes of CFS, chronic infections and chronic inflammation. My personal experience is that in modern times we might be seeing an increase in these areas of chronic health issues due to our lifestyles and environmental changes, which might require a new health paradigm.
Relevance to Australian society
The practice of Chinese medicine is regulated by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia in tandem with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). This partnership of governing bodies works to protect the public (patients) and guides the profession of Chinese medicine practice. It is required by law that all Chinese medicine practitioners register with these government bodies
This means that Chinese medicine practitioners in Australia are required to maintain a high professional standard in regards to the practitioners skill and competence level; safety and risk management; proper medical insurance; continuous professional development; and delivering factual and evidence based information; all within the interests of maintaining a high quality professional practice and to ensure safety to the public.
