The underlying reason for success is the treatment of the cause in addition to symptoms. Results Millions of people use TCM successfully to treat a wide variety of problems ranging from diarrhea, aging problems including AIDS related dementia, localized and general pain, nausea, chronic pain, rheumatism, withdrawal from substance abuse, reducing bad cholesterol, skin care, stimulating the appetite and s a compromised immune system. Often people find that where other treatments have failed, TCM can help. By understanding the source of the problem, and viewing the body as a whole, TCM can provide long-term benefits as well as immediate symptomatic relief. Improvements Patients can experience the most dramatic results in the first treatment.
Some patients experience an immediate partial or total relief of their pain or other symptoms.
This relief may last or some pain may return. In a few cases, there may be no immediate relief but the condition improves over the next couple of days or weeks. Some preparations require a course of treatment lasting several weeks. Other tonics are taken on an ongoing basis for an indefinite period of time. Every person is different and their reactions to treatment varies Chinese medicine recognizes understands and welcomes this.