Acupuncture is an energetic medicine
Our western model of medicine views our body from a chemical view point. Although chemicals such as hormones, minerals and other nutrients play their important role, they are only one aspect of our physiology. The other aspect is electricity.
In the same way that a car that uses petrol and oils to function, needs an electric stimulus to turn on, many mechanisms in our body are driven by electricity. There is one difference between the electricity that makes your oven work and the electricity that make our body function – In the body, electricity is only an aspect of something greater, that is, an intelligent life force called Qi by the ancient Chinese. The same intelligent life force is present in all nature. It is the intelligence that makes flowers know to open up in spring and makes the heart know how to beat so perfectly.
Electric life force flows in our brain, nerves, connective tissue and is a part of cellular activity. We even know that when sperm and egg join together, there is a flash of light – the beginning of life is electric! Acupuncture utilises the body’s own intelligent electrical mechanisms and pathways by stimulating key points that are located along different energetic pathways in the body. When stimulated by hair-fine needles, these key points offers new electrical signals. Ignited with new information, the body starts to progress towards a healthy, physiological pattern. As the pattern of energy changes, the physical body then follows. In other words, acupuncture changes the conditions and climate in the body from pathological to physiological and therefore supports healthy processes.
Acupuncture as an holistic medicine
Holistic simply means that when we treat an organ, or an illness, we do not isolate it from the rest. The body and mind are seen as one. We look at the whole body-mind and how all the organs and systems interact internally as well as how the person is influenced by their diet, environment, seasons and even planets!
Can Acupuncture help me?
Acupuncture has a unique approach and understanding of human physiology and pathology. For this reason, it may be used in managing and assisting a vast variety of symptoms that may be associated with different ailments.
Such symptoms may be:
Stress, fatigue, pain, reflux, diarrhoea, constipation, headaches, rashes, fluid retention, urgent or frequent urination, menstrual pain or irregularity, excessive/irregular bleeding, lactation issues, morning sickness during pregnancy, tinnitus, muscle & joint pain, insomnia, sore throat, cough, sinus issues and more.
In babies and children, acupuncture can support symptoms such as bedwetting, difficulty during teething, constipation, diarrhoea and vomiting.
Acupuncture may also be used as a support for:
- fertility treatments, such as IVF.
- pregnancy and lactation related issues such as musculoskeletal pain, nausea, vomiting, hyper-mobility, mastitis and insufficient milk production.
- Chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
I have a particular interest in working with people who suffer from autoimmune illness.
A NOTE ABOUT PROGNOSIS:
It is important to remember that the underlying process that leads to disease varies from person to person. Even though five people may experience the same symptoms, the internal process that has led to those symptoms in each of these individuals may be very different. Prognosis (how quickly can you get better) is really dependant on the complexity of the process that has led to disease.
If you are not sure whether Acupuncture is a good fit for you, you are welcome to contact me
My approach to Acupuncture
I combine both Chinese and Japanese approaches to treatment as well as offering nutritional guidance when appropriate. I always work with each person as a whole, rather than treating individual symptoms. I work with the emotional, mental and physical aspects of each person as they are all a part of one system. I appreciate that each person’s healing process is unique and so is the time it can take to resolve an health issue. My aim is to achieve the best result in the fastest way possible.
I treat babies, children and adults as well as support women before, during and post pregnancy.
What happens in your first consultation
In your first appointment we will have an in-depth conversation about your health issues and history. Following that, I will listen to your pulse, palpate your abdomen, shins and forearms as well as look at your tongue. This examination will bring more clarity about the processes in your body that contribute to your symptoms. In the first consultation we may also discuss dietary recommendations depending on your presenting pattern. Following that you will receive the first acupuncture treatment.