The Treatment

Treatment begins with an intake. Listening to your background story as well as your current complaints, helps to give me an understanding of the overall picture of who you are and what we can do to help support your way forward in good health and wellbeing.

Then the treatment begins with taking your pulse and performing a Hara Diagnosis (examination of your belly), as well as palpating (touching) specific areas to gain a better understanding of your condition. Certain areas are palpated and tested against specific acupuncture points to see what points are most effective to remove tension and pain in your Hara (belly).

Small needles are inserted and left for fifteen to thirty minutes. Extra stimulation to the acupoints may be given by way of  Moxa or by the use of a Tiger warmer, a therapeutic magnetic lamp may also be used. Alongside this, massage and foot reflexology may be used to improve the flow of Qi and Blood.

Although the pressure experienced by palpation may be uncomfortable and sometimes painful these sensations don’t last long and are often followed by a deep sense of relaxation or relief.

Tools

• Moxa: A Herb known as mugwort, enters the meridians, clears and nourishes. Either used as thread moxa directly on the skin or indirect by the use of a moxa stick or cone that is placed upon the needle.
• Tiger warmer: An instrument used to warm and apply pressure.
• Magnets: Small magnets placed on the body and can be left for up to a week. As homework you may be asked to tap the magnets once or twice per day.
• Press Tacks or intradermals: Very small needle on a plaster that is left in the body for a few days.
• Heat Lamp: therapeutic magnetic lamp; increases circulation, facilitates tissue regeneration, provides warmth
• Oil: natural massage balsam.
• Herbal Formulae: Patended Herbal Formulae in Tabet or Pill Form.