Bipolar Disorder (Bd)
Health Issues/Symptoms Connections
"Bipolar Disorder (Bd)" Issue / Symptom Connections
Below you will find various relationships to, and potential clinical treatment approaches for bipolar disorder (bd).
Content Related to Bipolar Disorder (Bd)
It is critical to appreciate that in Chinese Medicine, treatment for "bipolar disorder (bd)" is rarely focused on the symptoms exclusively. Alternatively, a practitioner is looking at the factors that led to the development of "bipolar disorder (bd)" - i.e. the "cause(s)".
For non-practitioners, we recommend reading treating the "cause" and not the "symptoms" for more on the overall approach and the importance of the TCM diagnostic system in formulating treatment approaches.
Related Acupuncture Protocols
When developing an acupuncture protocol a practitioner is very often focusing on the causal diagnoses in Chinese Medicine terms, not on the condition itself. To illustrate and guide developing an acupuncture treatment for someone experiencing bipolar disorder (bd), this issue is referenced in the following acupuncture protocol section:
The Tom Tam/Tong Ren Therapy system can be applied via energy healing/medical qi gong methods as well as an acupuncture component. The acupuncture aspect is generally utilized in combination with more standard TCM diagnostic approaches.
For the specific points/areas that would generally be utilized in someone experiencing "bipolar disorder (bd)", please read "Tam Healing and Tong Ren Therapy for Bipolar Disorder (BD) ".
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