Basic TCM highlights two features. TCM does not recognise diseases as in the West. All of our body organs work differently, but in conjunction with each other. Disruption to regular functions causes disease.
Acupuncture therapy arouses external areas of the body.
The human body is more than a single entity, but is one with nature. TCM realises that changes in the environment can change bodily rhythms as well. TCM cites a relationship between each of the body organs. This relationship in turn is with the surrounding environment. The long term use of TCM states many factors that may cause imbalance within the human body.