Elena Rossi
DemoStudio Rossi
- 4.8(4)
- Lugano
- Languages: it · de
AcupunctureTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)Acupressure
EMR
- Price
- CHF 69–145
- Next appointment
- Available Fri, 16 Oct
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of medicine from China with a long history. It includes several methods: acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tui Na massage, dietary advice and exercises such as qigong and tai chi. TCM therapists combine these methods to suit the person and their complaints.
- therapists
- 6
- per session
- CHF 105–110
- session length
- 45–90 min
Therascout does not diagnose. Have new, severe or persistent complaints checked by a doctor first. Emergency: 144
Origin and approach
TCM has developed over more than 2,000 years. It describes health as a balance between yin and yang and as the free flow of life energy, called qi, through channels known as meridians. These ideas do not match the concepts of Western medicine; in TCM they serve as a model for diagnosis and treatment.
What a session is like
Length: 45–90 min- In the first consultation, the therapist asks in detail about your complaints, sleep, digestion and daily life.
- Looking at your tongue and feeling the pulse at both wrists are typical parts of a TCM diagnosis.
- This leads to a treatment plan, for example with acupuncture, herbal blends, Tui Na or dietary advice.
- If you have acupuncture, you then usually lie quietly with the needles in for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Finally, you discuss the next steps and when the next session makes sense.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): what is it used for?
- Digestive complaints such as feeling overfull or bloated.
- Menstrual complaints and trying to conceive, usually alongside gynaecological care.
- Allergies and hay fever.
- Exhaustion, fatigue and sleep problems.
- Skin problems.
How well is the effect supported?
Complaints for which this method is commonly used, sorted by the state of research. The rating shows how well the effect is supported, not whether it will help you.
What do the dots mean?How to read the rating
- Established
- recommended in guidelines, well studied
- Some evidence
- effect shown in studies, with limitations
- Limited evidence
- few or weak studies
- Traditional use
- used, but hardly studied
The rating covers the research, not the therapist.
- Traditional use
Allergies and hay fever
- Traditional use
Digestive complaints
- Traditional use
Exhaustion and fatigue
- Traditional use
Menstrual complaints
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Traditional use · 3 more complaints
used, but hardly studied
- Traditional use
Skin problems
- Traditional use
Sleep problems
- Traditional use
Trying to conceive
Therapists: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Simone Suter
DemoPraxis Simone Suter
- 4.7(3)
- Schaffhausen
- Languages: de · fr
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)AcupunctureAcupressureEMR- Price
- CHF 69–145
- Next appointment
- Available Thu, 15 Oct
Cabinet Chevalley
- 5.0(2)
- Geneva
- Languages: fr
Tui Na massageTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)AcupunctureEMREGK therapist registerSwiss federal diploma- Price
- CHF 69–145
Costs and health insurance
- Basic insurance
- only with doctors who hold the relevant certificate.
- Supplementary insurance
- often 50–80% with EMR- or ASCA-recognised therapists, often up to an annual maximum.
- Your insurer
- Each profile shows which insurers recognise the therapist.
- Price per session
- usually CHF 105–110, median CHF 105 (60 minutes, as stated by the practices)
Good to know
- Often 5 to 10 sessions are planned, usually weekly at first; the first session takes longer.
- Chinese herbs can interact with medication and have occasionally been found to be contaminated: get them from controlled sources such as a pharmacy and tell your doctor what you are taking.
- Have new, severe or persistent symptoms checked by a doctor first, especially during pregnancy and in children.
- For most of these uses, TCM relies mainly on tradition and experience; it does not replace medical treatment.
Training and recognition in Switzerland
TCM treatment by doctors with an FMH certificate is covered by basic insurance. Non-medical therapists can obtain the federal diploma as a naturopath specialising in TCM; depending on your policy, supplementary insurance covers their treatments, usually only if they are registered with EMR or ASCA. Depending on the canton, a licence to practise is also required.