🌿 Do you experience tightness in your chest or difficulty taking a full breath?
This is extremely common among office workers, students and busy adults in KL & Bukit Jalil.

Common symptoms include:

• Tight chest or pressure sensation

• Difficulty taking a deep breath

• Feeling “something stuck” in the chest or throat

• Palpitations or fast heartbeat

• Worse during stress or anxiety

• Shallow breathing

• Tired easily

• Chest heaviness in hot & humid weather

From a TCM viewpoint, chest tightness often comes from Qi stagnation, Liver Qi constraint, phlegm-damp accumulation or Qi deficiency — not just lung issues.

🌿 How TCM Understands Chest Tightness

1️⃣ Liver Qi Stagnation (Most common)

Stress → blocked Qi → chest tightness
✔ frequent sighing
✔ emotional tension
✔ throat tightness

2️⃣ Qi Stagnation in the Chest

✔ chest discomfort
✔ worsens with emotional stress

3️⃣ Phlegm–Damp Accumulation

✔ heavy chest
✔ breathlessness
✔ tired with minimal activity
Common in Malaysia’s humid climate.

4️⃣ Qi Deficiency (Weak energy)

✔ shallow breathing
✔ fatigue
✔ palpitations

5️⃣ Heart–Spleen Deficiency (Stress + poor sleep)

✔ night chest tightness
✔ waking up startled
✔ anxiety

🌸 How Health Shine TCM Treats Chest Tightness

1️⃣ Acupuncture to Regulate the Chest Qi

✔ relieves tightness
✔ calms the mind
✔ improves breathing
✔ releases emotional tension

Common points: Neiguan, Tanzhong, Taichong, Shenmen, Fengchi.

2️⃣ Customized Herbal Prescription

✔ Liver Qi stagnation → Xiaoyao formula
✔ Qi stagnation → Chaihu Shugan
✔ Phlegm–damp → Er Chen / Banxia Houpu
✔ Qi deficiency → Bu Zhong Yi Qi

3️⃣ Chest & Shoulder Tui Na / Gua Sha

✔ opens the chest
✔ improves rib movement
✔ promotes deep breathing

4️⃣ Lifestyle Guidance

✔ avoid iced drinks
✔ practice slow abdominal breathing
✔ reduce emotional suppression
✔ stretch chest & shoulder muscles daily
✔ avoid overworking

Most patients improve within 1–3 sessions:
✔ smoother breathing
✔ reduced chest tightness
✔ calmer emotions
✔ better sleep

💬 From the practitioner：

“Chest tightness is a sign that your Qi is stuck.
Once we regulate Qi flow and calm the nervous system, breathing becomes natural again.”

— Jason Cheh, Registered TCM Practitioner (MOH Malaysia)

📍 Aurora Place, Bukit Jalil
📞 010-281 9815
✨ Calm breath, balanced Qi.