Chinese Medicine is an evidence based medicine and is the oldest continuouslypracticed medicine in the world, dating back to the First Century BCE. TCM'sunderstanding of the body is focused on the functional entities of the body and theirability to work harmoniously when the body is in a balanced and healthy state, ortheir disfunction when there is disease or health problems. TCM seeks to usepresenting signs and symptoms to find the pattern of disease and therefore treatthe root cause. This diagnostic method is rooted in TCM's idea that in order to understand a person's health, you must study the functional aspects, rather than the structures themselves. Treatment therapies in TCM include Acupuncture, Diet and Lifestyle counselling, Cupping, Massage, Herbal Medicine, exercises (TaiChi/Qi Gong), as well as many other auxiliary techniques.