Services to Help You Get Well and Stay Well

Oriental Medical Associates can help you obtain greater health, energy and vitality – and maintain this optimum wellness for life.

Oriental Medicine
Acupuncture
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chiropractic
Medical Massage
Detoxification
Weight Loss
Optimal Health and Wellness Coaching

Oriental Medicine:
Utilize a Successful 3,000-Year Old Approach to Wellness

Oriental Medicine is a complete medical system that has been in use for over 3,000 years. In Oriental Medicine (i.e. Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine), a holistic "whole-body, whole-person" approach is used to diagnose and treat many acute and chronic illnesses, as well as maintain optimal health in those individuals who wish to prevent disease.

Bertram Furman L.Ac., QME, owner and director of Oriental Medical Associates, holds a Masters degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine and is a licensed acupuncturist. He can help you utilize Oriental Medicine to achieve your personal health and wellness goals.

To learn more about how Oriental Medicine can help you, call now for a free 15-minute consultation. 619-294-2622.

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Acupuncture:
Treat Both Symptoms and Causes

Acupuncture is the use of extremely thin, pre-sterilized, disposable needles on specific areas of the body. Because the needles are so fine, the procedure is virtually painless. The needles stimulate what the Chinese call Qi (chee); the manipulation of this Qi benefits health and aids in the healing of disease. Acupuncture has no side effects and treats the cause as well as the symptoms. Acupuncture is endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), FDA and National Institute of Health.

We use the finest Japanese and Korean needles to provide a very gentle and effective treatment. The acupuncture experience is one of relaxation and healing.

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Chinese Herbal Medicine:
Heal Modern Illness with Time-Tested Medicine

Chinese Herbal Medicine is a highly refined form of herbal therapy that dates back thousands of years. Based on a holistic understanding of your condition, we will create specific combinations of herbs customized for your needs.

Oriental Medical Associates uses many different types of herbal formulas, including those from both American and Chinese companies. Herbs may be taken as a tea, tablet or extract. Although we use pills, capsules and tinctures, we also utilize powdered herbs to mix specific customized formulas for your condition.

We also carry Metagenics, a contemporary supplement company and several other high-quality nutritional lines to fully complete an herbal and nutritional picture.

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Chiropractic:
Restore Your Body

From its inception, Chiropractic has endorsed the idea of wellness. As a total, preventive approach to health, Chiropractic addresses the causes of problems rather than just the symptoms, and considers all aspects of the patient's life: Family history, work, lifestyle, environment, diet, exercise regimen, the attention to prevention, and the patient's physical and emotional stress factors.

Chiropractic works by utilizing your body's inherent and natural recuperative powers to restore your inborn ability to be healthy. It is a conservative method of health care that does not use drugs or surgery, and places an emphasis on maintaining the structural integrity of your body.

When under the proper control of the nervous system, all the cells, tissues and organs of your body are designed to resist disease and ill health. The chiropractic approach to better health is to locate and remove interferences to your natural state of being healthy. Oriental Medical Associates offers Chiropractic care as part of our holistic approach to health and wellness.

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Medical Massage:
Relieve Pain and Increase Circulation

Medical massage is a form of deep tissue massage that focuses on specific areas of the body. Your injury will be worked on to relieve your pain and increase your range of motion. The movements used involve stretching, breaking up scar tissue, and techniques to increase circulation.

Specific Techniques used at Oriental Medical Associates include Tui Na (Deep Tissue, or Sports Massage), Applied Kinesiology, and Manual manipulating and stretching.

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Detoxification:
Rid Your Body of Unwanted Toxins

As you grow, eat and live you are exposed to numerous chemicals in the air you breathe, the food you eat and by the lifestyle choices you make. These toxins can build up in your liver, muscles or other tissues of your body, making you unhealthy. Many problems (including allergies, muscle aches, pains, fatigue and other current-day disorders) can be caused or worsened by these toxins.

To create a healthy baseline from which to begin to build back a healthy lifestyle, it is important to periodically cleanse your body of harmful toxins.

At Oriental Medical Associates we use the high-quality Metagenics product line to fully support our patients in this detoxification process. We have successfully used detoxification – combined with health and wellness coaching – to treat many chronic and hard-to-define disorders.

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Weight Loss:
Get a Leaner, Healthier Body

Millions of Americans are currently experiencing a lower quality of life due to their obesity. From lack of energy and sex drive to serious health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, obesity is exacting a terrible toll.

If you’re ready to break free of old unhealthy patterns and take responsibility for the change that you want, our Weight Loss Program can help.

We have created a long-term program that can retrain you to live the healthiest lifestyle available to you. This is not a rapid weight loss program. Our focus is on teaching people how to live healthy lives. We will train, coach and love you into finding and choosing the right choices that work for you. Your new healthy lifestyle will result in weight loss, as well as increased energy, wellness and joy.

For the first 2 months of the program we use the medical food from Metagenics in combination with "regular" whole foods to help convert your fat tissue into lean muscle tissue, create a lasting weight loss and lifestyle change. After the first 2 months you will be eating a healthy diet of whole foods.

To learn if our Weight Loss Program is right for you, call now for a free consultation. 619-294-2622.

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