Treatment Options

Treatment Options

Chinese Medication

Chinese Medicinal herbs have been used to treat diseases for over thousands of years. Using the Four Diagnostic Method, our physicians will prescribe Chinese Medication according to your body’s condition. Besides treating illnesses, Chinese Medicine can also prevent illnesses as well as improve the body’s vitality.

ECON Chinese Medicine uses oral herbal medicine from Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified manufacturers with a good track record.  These herbal medications are approved by the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and come in syrup, capsule, tablet or powdered form for easy consumption

Acupuncture

According to traditional Chinese philosophy, our health and wellness is linked to the movements of our body’s energy, known as Qi, moving smoothly through a series of meridians (channels) beneath the skin. When the flow of Qi is blocked or unbalanced, illness may result.

Acupuncture helps to restore the body’s natural balance and stimulate its own healing response.

Benefits:

  • Relieves Pain
  • Weight Management
  • Beauty
  • Helps in Quitting Smoking
  • Anti-Ageing
  • Women’s Wellness
  • Men’s Wellness
  • Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

Tui Na

Tui Na or Chinese Therapeutic Massage uses a variety of hand techniques on the affected area to improve the flow of Qi and blood as well as lymphatic circulation. Tui Na helps to reduce swelling, stimulate healing of the injured area, relieve pain and muscle tension in order to restore proper function of the anatomy.

Benefits:

  • Improves blood circulation and speeds up cell renewal
  • Improves lymphatic circulation and reduces water retention
  • Disperses, notifies, activates, harmonises and warms the Qi and blood

Postnatal Massage

Giving birth weakens the Qi and blood of the body making it vulnerable to external cold and wind. Postnatal massage helps to promote body recovery, eases abdominal pain associated with womb contraction and relieve body aches.

Child Massage Therapy

Child massage therapy is a safe, comfortable and natural treatment method with a history of thousands of years. Our physicians at ECON Chinese Medicine will personally diagnose and administer the massage for your child.

Treatment:

Flu, asthma, allergic rhinitis, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion, constipation, disturbed sleep etc.

Preventive:

Myopia, poor appetite, disturbed sleep, post-illness recovery, developmental delay

Cupping Therapy

Using the principle of a vacuum, a cup is attached onto the skin surface via suction to create a local congestion in order to treat ailments. Cupping helps to stimulate the self-regulation of the body. This helps to improve Qi and blood circulation, relieve muscle tension, reduce swelling and pain, expulsion of wind, dampness, cold, toxins, excess heat etc. in order to treat ailments.

Benefits:

  • Promotes circulation of qi and blood
  • Reduces swelling and relieves pain

Moxibustion

The fragrant leaves of dried mugwort are commonly made into moxa sticks to be used in moxibustion. The heat produced by burning mugwort warms the meridians and stimulates the circulation of Qi and is frequently used in the maintenance of health and prevention of diseases.

Scrapping

Scrapping therapy is the use of a scrapping tool to repeatedly scrap a patient’s chest, back, neck and other areas to treat ailments. Scrapping the meridians and acupoints helps to improve the circulation of the affected area in order to dredge the meridians, relieve muscle tension, expel wind and dampness, reduce swelling and pain in order to improve the body’s immunity and prevent diseases.

Benefits:

Relieves stuffy chest, bloated and painful abdomen, body aches, dizzy spells etc.

Wellness Programme

Get rid of sub-optimal health issues with our Wellness Programmes:

  • Weight Management
  • Improvement of general well-being
  • Convalescence
  • Aesthetic
  • Middle to old age health management