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Well-informed for health

TCM Chan regularly publishes specialist articles on current health topics and questions about how Traditional Chinese Medicine works. Many of them contain useful tips for preventive measures, building up the immune system and a healthy lifestyle.

The therapists at TCM Chan are also on hand to help you with information and advice over the phone. You can find your contact in the Locations section.

More and more people suffer from hay fever attacks every year. This does not need to be the case. Individually tailored TCM therapies such as acupuncture and cupping combined with herbal therapies can provide relief.

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy form the backbone of cancer treatments. However, they have side effects which can seriously impact your health and quality of life. Studies show that acupuncture can provide effective relief for these side effects.

A seemingly mild cold can increase your vulnerability to flu viruses or lead rapidly to a bacterial inflammation. Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques such as acupuncture can prevent escalation of the condition.

If you suffer from chronic headaches or migraines, TCM therapy can offer you a good chance of lasting freedom from pain. Treatments such as acupuncture target the underlying causes.

Atopic diseases are defined in Western medicine primarily as allergic reactions whose causes have no precise localization. This is the reason they are perfect examples for showing how the consistent application of TCM’s cause-related methods works.

Sport is a foundation stone for a healthy lifestyle. However, it also represents a challenge to the constitution. TCM methods give the body essential support for participation in sporting activities: vitality, resilience and rapid recovery from injuries.

Relentless stress over a long or short period of time leads to a condition of emotional exhaustion, which is debilitating and can be very damaging to the sufferer’s quality of life. TCM treatments offer a gentle return to mental and physical health.

TCM herbal therapies are based on complex, well-structured formulas. Each component substance has its own specific role and contributes to the overall effect. The key is creating the right combination.

The treatment rooms at TCM Chan are places where the effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine can unfold to the full. With their neat appearance, they offer the ideal conditions for effective treatment.  

On Saturday 26 October 2024, the Zurich Breast Centre highlighted all relevant aspects of breast health, including the potential benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In the field of oncology, conventional treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery take precedence. But complementary therapies using natural TCM methods provide effective support in combating tumours.

In Switzerland, drug safety regulations also cover herbal remedies, so there’s no cause for concern when you use natural remedies from official sources in your TCM treatment.

In most cases, treating the causes of endometriosis with TCM will result in significant relief of period pain and easing of menstrual cramps.  

Traditional Chinese Medicine takes the view that back pain can be triggered by many different causes. Diagnosis is the key to successful treatment.

Get protection from hay fever as early as possible. Ideally, long-term therapy should begin before the pollen that affects you is airborne, increasing the chance of a successful outcome.

Basic and supplementary insurance are two different things. If you’re planning to change your provider that’s fine as far as your basic insurance is concerned – but you will need to think carefully about changing or cancelling your supplementary insurance. There are good reasons for this.

We are often asked if it’s possible to arrange appointments for acupuncture and other TCM treatments on a Saturday. As a patient-friendly TCM practice we are only too pleased to fulfil this wish.

The revised leaflet provides a quick guide to TCM and our practice. Download it as a PDF or order a printed version.

TCM Chan – practices for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zurich city

Your trusted team of qualified TCM specialists

  • Recognized by supplementary insurance providers for complementary medicine
  • Direct registration possible without a doctor’s prescription
  • Professional treatments with no language barriers
  • Membership of all relevant professional organizations
  • Canton of Zurich professional service Licence

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