Acupunctureis a treatment which can relieve symptoms of physical and psychologicalconditions and encourages the patient's body to heal and repair itself.Acupuncture stimulates the nerves in the skin and muscle, and canproduce a variety of effects. I increases the body's release of naturalpain killers - endorphins and serotonin - in the pain pathways of boththe spinal cord and the brain. This modifies the way pain signals arereceived. It has a beneficial effect on health. Patients often noticean improved sense of wee-being after treatment. Many are surprised howrelaxing the treatment is, and how de-stressed they get from thetreatment.
Modernresearch shows that acupuncture can affect most of the body's systems -the nervous system, muscle tone, hormone output, circulation, antibodyproduction, immune system, and allergic responses, as well asrespiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.
Acupunctureis a Chinese therapy that has been used for centuries. The WHO (WorldHealth Organisation) calls it "one of the oldest Medicines in theworld". It is based on the theory that there is energy, called Qi orChi, flowing through your body. Qi is thought to flow along energypathways called meridians and through all of the organ systems. Ablocking or imbalance of the flow of Qi at any point or on a pathwaymay result in illness or disharmony. Acupuncture unblocks andre-balances the flow of Qi to restore health and balance.
Energyor Qi travels through the meridian pathways, like water flowing down astream. When the stream gets blocked the sensation of pain ordiscomfort appears. Through Pulse & Tongue diagnosis and presentingsymptoms the practitioner can use acupuncture, herbal medicine andother tools to help restore the balance by promoting a smooth flow ofQi through the body.
The body, mind and spirit comes from a place of dis-ease to a state of balance and health.
