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Acupuncture Treatments

​Acupuncture is an ancient healing art originating from China over 2000 years ago, involving inserting fine needles into acupoints along the meridians of the body to promote healing and restore balance to the body.

​With no lasting harmful side effects, Acupuncture has become the go-to treatment for many seeking effective ​relief from pain, both acute and chronic, mental and physical.

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How Does it Work?

Acupuncture has been shown on MRI scans to stimulate positive, measurable effects in brain activity and an ability to alter neurochemical reactions. Moreover, Acupuncture functions by stimulating local micro-circulation and blood flow to the central nervous system and decreasing inflammatory reactions, overall creating a deeply calming effect on your mood whilst stimulating your body’s natural reaction to heal and repair itself.

Acupuncture can be an indispensable tool in many conditions by kickstarting and facilitating optimum conditions for healing, healthy flow and a happy and balanced mind.

Traditional Methods
with modern success

Using a Traditional Chinese medical approach means that we can look at the same problem with a fresh perspective and find innovative solutions to otherwise difficult to treat problems.

What Can Acupuncture Help With?

Acupuncture has been shown to be an effective treatment for many conditions and there is an ever-growing body of evidence to support it’s effectiveness in treating many conditions.

Common conditions include (but are not limited to):

Back Pain
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Female Fertility
Insomnia
Irritable Bowels (IBS)
Male Fertility
Migraines
Menstrual Disorders
Sports Injuries
Stress and Anxiety
Sciatica

For a full list of conditions acupuncture can assist with, check the British Acupuncture Council here

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SUPPORTING TREATMENTS
And what they involve

Acupuncture

This therapy involves painless insertion of tiny needles at various acupoints located on the surface of the body. The needles used are all single use and approximately the width of a human hair. Each treatment will vary on amount of needles used (usually between 6 and 12), and the location of the needles will depend upon the condition being treated.

Tui Na Massage

TUI NA MASSAGE
Tui Na massage is a form of Chinese massage designed to both relax the muscles and stimulate the meridians underneath to achieve a deeper therapeutic effect. The technique can be applied to lubricated skin or over the clothes if necessary. The practitioner will use various techniques involving different parts of their hands to stimulate the body in various ways.

Moxibustion

MOXIBUSTION
Used in conjunction with Acupuncture to intensify and enhance the effects. This soothing therapy involves burning a natural herb called Mugwort either on the end of the needle or held near the acupoint, and functions to warm and nourish the area.
Therapeutically, Moxa bolsters energy, to sooth painful conditions which benefit from heat therapy such as arthritis.

Cupping

Cupping is a superficial therapy used on the back, legs, arms, abdomen or even the face. Using suction, the cup is gently slid across the skin or left static over problem areas to alleviate muscle tension, encourage blood flow, balance the nervous system and bring out old blood cells form deeper levels of the body. Cupping is not painful, you can choose the most comfortable intensity for you.

Electroacupuncture

Advancement of modern technology has allowed us to push acupuncture in new and innovative directions. Electroacupuncture combines traditional acupuncture with low level electrical energy applied between two needles along a meridian to achieve a regenerative effect. Used mainly in conditions such as Bells Palsey, in stroke recovery and even to combat nausea from medication in cancer patients.

Jade Roller and Gua Sha

Guasha is an ancient technique using gentle scraping of the skin with a smooth edge piece of jade on various areas of the body to induce microcirculation of the soft tissues, reduce inflammation and release local pathogens. Guasha can be an effective therapy to alleviate chronic painful conditions and is usually used in combination with acupuncture and other therapies.

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