TCM Assessment
Understanding the whole picture.
A comprehensive review of your health history, current concerns, physical condition, and TCM patterns forms the starting point for your personalized treatment plan.
Book an appointmentA PERSONAL APPROACH TO WELL-BEING
Thoughtful, individualized Traditional Chinese Medicine care. Acupuncture, herbal medicine, and a deeper understanding of your health.
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40+ years in TCM research & practice
Care shaped around the individual
Acupuncture · Herbal medicine · Lifestyle

01 / MEET YOUR PRACTITIONER
Tongnian Zhuo, Dr. TCM, has devoted more than 40 years to Traditional Chinese Medicine research and clinical practice. His approach combines a holistic TCM perspective with careful attention to each patient’s circumstances.
His clinical work focuses on chronic pain, fibromyalgia, gout, psoriasis, eczema, and other chronic or complex health concerns.
Arrange a consultation02 / OUR APPROACH

Every person brings a different history, a different experience, and different needs. We begin by understanding yours.
Our approach considers your health history, current concerns, physical condition, and TCM patterns. Together, these inform an individualized treatment plan that can evolve with your response to care.
Developed by Tongnian Zhuo, Dr. TCM, through more than four decades of research and clinical practice, Pansystems Phenomenal TCM is a theoretical and clinical framework rooted in holistic care and pattern differentiation. It considers relationships among the body’s systems, patterns, and manifestations to guide individualized assessment and treatment planning. It may be incorporated where appropriate; services remain within the practitioner’s authorized scope of practice.
03 / INDIVIDUALIZED TCM CARE
Your treatment begins with an assessment, never a one-size-fits-all plan. Care may include one or more of the following, as clinically appropriate.
Understanding the whole picture.
A comprehensive review of your health history, current concerns, physical condition, and TCM patterns forms the starting point for your personalized treatment plan.
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Treatment guided by your individual needs.
Following a TCM assessment, acupuncture points and treatment methods are selected according to your health circumstances and clinical needs. Treatment may be adjusted over time in response to your care.
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An individualized approach to herbal care.
Herbal formulas are selected through TCM assessment and pattern differentiation, then adjusted as your needs change. Herbal medicine is prescribed, compounded, and/or dispensed within the practitioner’s authorized scope of practice.
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Care that considers your everyday life.
TCM-based lifestyle guidance may be included in your treatment plan as clinically appropriate, taking your overall health, personal circumstances, and individual needs into account.
Book an appointmentTreatment recommendations and individual responses vary. All care begins with an assessment by a qualified practitioner.
04 / GET IN TOUCH
Whether you’re new to TCM or looking for individualized care, contact the clinic to discuss your next step. Please call us directly to book an appointment.
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