Dünnenberger Rolf Dr. med. FMH (Liestal)

Chinese Medicine / Acupuncture The demand for alternative healing methods has been enormous for years. Not least because of this, since 1999 the costs for the best-known and best-proven alternative method have been reimbursed by the basic health insurance. The prerequisite is that the treating physician has the appropriate training (so-called certificate of competence of the FMH).

chin1 Acupuncture is a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), whose origins date back to far before our era. The original name is actually "Zhen Jiu", which means pricking and burning. The burning stands for moxibustion, in which heat is generated by burning dried herbs over the acupuncture points.

Subforms of acupuncture cupping the so-called bloody needle pricking Chinese massage Electroacupuncture laser acupuncture ear acupuncture cranial acupuncture Very important is also the treatment with medicines (herbs, minerals, sometimes animal products), which are usually prepared in the form of a tea, but today there are also granules or tinctures that are easier to take. Herbal therapy is often combined with acupuncture and moxibustion. A sound education in Chinese medicine is practically equivalent to a second degree. Only in this way can the basics be acquired to make a Chinese diagnosis and initiate an appropriate therapy.Unfortunately, fast-track training is offered more and more often, which leads to the fact that corresponding treatment successes are missing. This then casts a bad light on the method.