Acupuncture
Acupuncture positively influences chronic pain, women’s health problems, weight management, anxiety and sleep disorders.Traditional Chinese medicine uses the ancient practice of acupuncture to restore the body to wellness and balance. Mostly used for pain relief, acupuncture can also help with a range of chronic physical conditions.
Following the assessment, the experienced acupuncture experts on the North Shore will treat particular acupuncture points with fine, painless needles or use press magnets, acupressure, ear seed and moxa. Cold laser point stimulation, pestle needles and shonishin tools can be used instead of needles if required.
Women's health problems respond well to acupuncture treatment, particularly the natural processes of puberty, menstruation and menopause. The treatment process brings the body back into harmony by balancing the hormones involved.
Weight management can be a problem for women, and also men, at certain stages of life. Acupuncture treatment can assist with both weight gain and weight loss by easing stress, decreasing or increasing appetite and cravings, balancing emotions and boosting energy levels.
Anxiety signals an imbalance in the body that your practitioner will assess and identify before an acupuncture treatment is used to guide the body back into balance in a gentle and supportive way.
Lack of sleep affects physical and mental health adversely, causing hormonal imbalances and increased stress, anxiety and depression. Practitioners gain a holistic view of chronic sleep disorders from an assessment of physical and emotional health before the appropriate acupuncture treatment is given.
We also offer the traditional Chinese therapies of cupping and gua sha which are known to relieve stiffness, pain and blood stagnation and cosmetic acupuncture.
