Acupuncture

    Acupuncture is an ancient form of healing that has been used in the East for over 3000 years. Today, it is used as a gentle, yet powerful form of treatment for many injuries/ailments.

    Although our bodies all have the potential for healing, the smooth flow of our health can run into trouble. Certain stresses within our lives, as well as the aging process can cause our bodies to ‘forget’ their innate healing potential. Acupuncture works as a way of reminding the body how to look after itself, through minimum intervention.

    Our lives are less in tune with nature nowadays, but our bodies still relate to the external cycles of nature. They have internal pathways of energy, creating a cyclical network that covers our whole body from the internal organs to the tips of our fingers and toes. The Chinese called this vital energy Qi, and we get it from the air we breathe and the food we eat, as well as reserves we are born with that we draw on throughout our life.

    A blockage or imbalance in this cycle of Qi can lead to ill health, low spirits, or the inability to heal after injury. Acupuncture identifies where the energy blockage is and its underlying cause, and rebalances it to recreate that smooth cycle of energy.

    These are some of the conditions that acupuncture can help: