Traditional Chinese Medicine
What Is Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a complete system of medicine rooted in thousands of years of practice originating in China, regulated in Hong Kong under the Chinese Medicine Ordinance and recognised by the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong. Chinese medicine treatments work to restore the body's own equilibrium, addressing the patterns that allow imbalance to develop, not merely the presenting condition. The body holds a network of meridians through which Qi flows, and when this flow is disrupted, symptoms arise. Each consultation is thorough and unhurried, allowing your Chinese medicine practitioner to understand what the body is asking for before imbalance can deepen into disease.
Chinese Medicine Treatments and What They Can Address
Pain Management
Pain management is one of the most common reasons people seek Chinese medicine in Hong Kong. Chronic pain reflects patterns of Qi stagnation, blood deficiency, or cold obstruction that build over time, and acupuncture and herbal medicine support the body in releasing these patterns, offering relief for back pain, neck tension, joint discomfort, migraines, and nerve pain. Cupping, Gua Sha, or Tui Na may be recommended alongside where appropriate.
Women's Health and Fertility
Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history in women's health, with acupuncture, herbal medicine, and general consultation widely used for menstrual health, hormonal balance, fertility support, pregnancy care, and the journey through perimenopause and menopause. Clara Chan has supported many patients through their fertility journeys, drawing on acupuncture and personalised herbal prescriptions to prepare the body for conception and support pregnancy through each stage.
Mental Wellbeing: Stress, Anxiety, and Sleep
In Chinese medicine, emotional and physical health are inseparable, and stress, anxiety, and insomnia are understood as systemic patterns rather than simply states of mind. Michelle Zhang brings additional training in psychotherapy to her consultations, and her practice is especially well suited to patients navigating anxiety, burnout, or significant life transitions where something fundamental needs to shift.
Internal Medicine and Digestive Health
Chinese medicine carries a sophisticated understanding of digestive health, and conditions including bloating, reflux, IBS, and chronic fatigue are often traced to patterns of Qi deficiency or dampness. Research into Chinese medicine for digestive conditions continues to grow, and acupuncture combined with herbal prescriptions and dietary guidance can create meaningful and lasting shifts.
Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is central to traditional Chinese medicine and among its most precise tools. Your practitioner will design a personalised herbal formula from our in-house pharmacy of carefully sourced Chinese herbs: tailored prescriptions, not generic products, drawn from thousands of years of documented Chinese medicine research and reviewed at each follow-up consultation as your pattern shifts.
Our Chinese Medicine Clinics in Central Hong Kong
Balance Health draws patients looking for something more complete than a high-volume appointment system. We offer something rarer: time, attention, and a thoroughness that busier chinese medicine centres rarely make room for. Our Chinese medicine services sit within a broader ecosystem of holistic care, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping, Gua Sha, Moxibustion, Tui Na, and Qi Gong. Patients with insurance covering Chinese medicine treatments can request receipts to support their claims.
Your visit in our TCM Hong Kong clinic will begin with an in-depth assessment of your condition and an initial treatment. Depending on your needs, cupping, acupuncture, herbal treatment, moxibustion, or any of the other below treatments will be recommended to treat, heal and restore natural harmony for your constitution.
Remote Consultations Available
We also offer remote consultations for customers outside of Hong Kong. Please follow these steps for remote consultations:
1. Book Appointment Book an appointment through phone (+852 2530 3315) or email (appt@balancehealth.com.hk). Please provide the following information:
- Full Name
- Phone number & email
- Skype Name
- Available date and time
2. Payment
Balance Health will send through a payment request of 500HKD for the consultation fee to our bank account:
Beneficiary Bank: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd
Beneficiary Bank Account Number: 502-418254-838
Beneficiary Name: Balance Health Limited
3. Online Diagnosis Form
We will send through a Diagnosis Form and the practitioner's skype contact. Please fill complete the form and send to appt@balancehealth.com.hk at least 1-2 days before your consultation. This will allow the practitioner enough time to assess your health.
4. Skype Consultation
Please add the practitioner's skype name before your consultation and be ready to call her.
5. Chinese Medicine (optional)
If there is a need for Chinese herbal medicine, we will inform you of the price and send it through the payment request. Once we receive the payment, we will arrange the Chinese herbal medicine. We will arrange to deliver the medicine through shipping, and the shipping fees will be included in the Chinese herbal medicine price.
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