Acupuncture is a unique healing experience.

Acupuncture derives from Chinese Medicine, which sees the body as a field of energy or information. Modern science also tells us that our bodies, which appear so solid and real, are actually made up of particles of energy which form an illusion of matter.

Acupuncture works by restoring a state of dynamic balance within our body. A symptom is a sign that there is an imbalance in the body. Just as a car will stall when the engine is out of tune so too our bodies let us know when there is something wrong by creating discomfort which can be physical, mental or emotional or any combination of these three.

Symptoms don't appear without reason! They can only arise if there is an imbalance in one of the body's organs. For example a toxic liver may give rise to the symptom of a headache.

Acupuncture works because it is able to stimulate the appropriate organ or organs to redress the imbalance. So, for example, a toxic liver can be stimulated to detoxify or a sluggish bowel to eliminate. When the liver has detoxified then there are no more headaches, as the cause is treated the symptom no longer occurs.

If an imbalance is not corrected then a symptom will continue and may become more severe over time. The skill of a good acupuncturist is to treat imbalances whilst they are relatively subtle, and before they become more severe.

The style of acupuncture I employ requires the use of two or three needles placed at a depth of a few milimetres. The needles used are extremely fine, so there is no discomfort in having acupuncture. Even the most nervous patients are pleasantly surprised at how painless acupuncture actually is!

Acupuncture is a unique healing experience.

Acupuncture is.... 'the science of energy in the body and the art of creating balance and harmony in the body's energy.'