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

1 Liver Qi Stagnation (Most common)

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

2 Qi Stagnation in the Chest

chest discomfort
worsens with emotional stress

3 Phlegm–Damp Accumulation

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

4 Qi Deficiency (Weak energy)

shallow breathing
fatigue
palpitations

5 Heart–Spleen Deficiency (Stress + poor sleep)

night chest tightness
waking up startled
anxiety

 How Health Shine TCM Treats Chest Tightness

1 Acupuncture to Regulate the Chest Qi

relieves tightness
calms the mind
improves breathing
releases emotional tension

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

2 Customized Herbal Prescription

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

3 Chest & Shoulder Tui Na / Gua Sha

opens the chest
improves rib movement
promotes deep breathing

4 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.