Kingswear Acupuncture
Traditional acupuncture in Kingswear works to maintain the body’s equilibrium by focusing on all aspects of wellbeing: physical, mental, emotional.
Good health is not just the absence of pain or disease. According to traditional Chinese philosophy, our health is dependant on the body’s motivating energy moving in a smooth and balanced way through a series of channels beneath the skin. This energy is known as Qi.
The flow of Qi can be disturbed by any number of factors including emotional states such as anxiety, anger, or grief, as well as poor nutrition, hereditary factors, infections, and trauma. When the Qi is unbalanced, illness may result.
We offer treatment with fine needles in Kingswear , that are inserted at chosen points along the channels of energy to stimulate the body’s own healing response and restore its natural balance. This treatment is aimed at the root of your condition as well as your symptoms leading to a more permanent resolution of your problems.
Alongside acupuncture other techniques are also often used in treatment in Kingswear. These can include:
Kingswear Moxibusiton
This is the burning of the herb mugwort over acupuncture points or areas of the body to nourish and stimulate the flow of Qi and Blood, warm and remove cold and maintain general health. The burning of moxa is believed to expel cold and warm the meridians, which leads to smoother flow of blood and qi.Moxibustion is a relaxing and comforting treatment.
Kingswear Cupping
This comprises of a glass cup which is placed on the body by causing a vacuum inside the cup to create a suction effect. Cupping is used on certain areas of the body to move Qi and Blood which can be the cause of painful conditions in the body and can be very useful in treating muscle spasm. Cupping can also be used to draw out pathogenic factors that have invaded the body like cold and flu viruses.
Kingswear Tuina
A form of therapeutic massage that has been used in China for centuries. Tuina works by applying pressure and massage to acupuncture points, meridians, and groups of muscles to remove blockages that prevent the free flow of Qi and helps restore the balance of Qi in the body, leading to improved health and vitality.
Why Choose the Integrated Style of Acupuncture
In order for a person to reach deeper levels of wellbeing and healing it is more effective for the practitioner to understand both the symptoms of the illness and the person who is suffering the symptoms for the treatment to be most effective. This is the beauty of the integrated style and combining the understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture.
TCM is based on the theories of Yin and Yang and the Eight Principles as is currently taught and practiced in China. This style is more focused on the symptoms of the illness and is very effective in treating a wide range of conditions both physical and psychological such as musculo-skeletal problems, headaches, digestive problems, gynaecological problems and colds and flu and many other conditions.
Five Element Constitutional acupuncture focuses on the person who is suffering rather than just their symptoms and is based on the theory of the five elements which consists of Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. These are the fundamental qualities of the natural world which are all working together in a dynamic harmony and an understanding of these qualities and how they interrelate with one another also gives us an insight into human behaviour, our temperament, likings and most importantly out motivational tendencies through life. Early life experiences or genetic factors can leave us with an imbalance in one of the five elements which affects us on a deep constitutional level and can affect our health and wellbeing. Five Element acupuncture is very useful in treating emotional and even spiritual aspects of the person that can often be the causes of disease and illness and prevents us from experiencing out true potential.