In
addition to these Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies,
Dr. Lucas also offers other
Energetic Techniques
for therapy, energy and healing.
They include:
• Reiki
• Colorpuncture
• Accelerated Healing and
• Axiatonal Alignment |
| Martha
Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac.
The Colorado Center of
Traditional Medicine
1331 Vine St., Denver, CO
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Greyrock
Family Practice
Fort Collins, CO
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Acupuncture |
| Weights fitness equipment
Specialties:
Pulse Diagnosis, Anti-Aging Cosmetic Acupuncture, Auto and Sports Injuries,
Women's Issues, Chronic Pain, and Allergies. Traditional Chinese Internal
Medicine is the basis of all specialties of Chinese medicine. Treatment
in Traditional Chinese medicine is centered on the person rather than
the disease. Signs and symptoms are pieced together and synthesized
until a picture of the whole person appears. This piecing together is
the very heart of the Chinese diagnostic process. |
| QiGong |
| QiGong
is a healing art which has been demonstrated to improve many chronic conditions.
It can help keep us young and healthy. In China, there are what are called
"QiGong hospitals" where only QiGong is practiced on patients
and hundreds of articles have been published in Chinese literature about
the hundreds of medical applications for this ancient healing art. Dr.
Lucas trained with Master/Dr. Zhengao Yao who has been treating patients
in the U.S. since 1993. |
| Herbal
Prescriptions |
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The
art of prescribing formulas comprised of medicinal substances the particular
configuration of which is dictated by the organizing principles of the
treatment strategy. Chinese medicinal formulas are complex recipes of
interrelated substances each of which affects the actions of the others
in the formula. Prescriptions come in the form of raw herbs which the
patient cooks, powders, and pills. |
| Moxibustion |
| Treats
and prevents diseases by applying heat to points or certain locations
of the human body. The material used is Artemisia Vulgaris in cone or
stick form. Moxibustion meridians, regulates Qi and Blood,
expels Cold/Damp, warms the uterus, stops bleeding, improves digestion,
regulates menstruation, strengthens Yang, and is great for prevention!
It is said that " a disease that may not be treated with acupuncture
can be treated with moxibustion. When a disease fails to respond
to medication and acup - moxibustion is suggested." |
| Auricular
Acupuncture |
| Auricular
Acupuncture therapy treats and prevents diseases by stimulating certain
points on the ear with needles or ear seeds. Auricular (ear) Acupuncture
is especially effective for wt loss, smoking cessation, anxiety reduction,
and ohter addictive behavior reduction. |
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Cupping |
| Is
a therapy in which a jar is attached to the skin surface by creating a
partial vacuum. This therapy is used to warm and promote the free
flow of Qi and blood in the meridians (channels), to treat asthma and
coughing, to reduce swelling, to reduce pain, to promote the flow of Qi
and Blood, to treat gastrointestinal disorders, and to treat spasms. A
practitioner may use a single cup, multiple cups, moving cups, put herbal
medicine underneath the cups, and may be combined with acup. |
| Gua
Sha |
| Involves
"scrubbing" the skin with a guasha comb or edge of some other
item to reduce Qi and Blood stagnation |
| Tuina
(Chinese Medical Massage) |
| Specialized
massage techniques that move Qi and Blood |
| Lifestyle
Counseling |
| How
diet, overstrain, stress, and lack of physical exercise are related to
disease development, disease prevention, and improving longevity. |
| Scalp
Acupuncture |
| For
treating many diseases including those of the CNS and stroke. The
head is divided into areas: motor for lower and upper limbs and face,
sensory areas, speech areas, vision, balance, etc. Tx: paralysis,
back pain, paresthesia (numbness), headaches, palsy, tinnitus, aphasia,
and others. |
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