“We don’t know why you’re not getting pregnant”. These are some of the most frustrating words a woman/couple can hear and we hear them too at Acupuncture Studio. Usually, by the time she hears that sentence; she has been trying to conceive for over a year, has undergoneRead More >
Acupuncture Auckland: Stress and TCM (Part Two)
Article Part 2: During an acupuncture treatment, specific points are selected based upon a patient’s symptoms and after examination of the patient, by palpation of the pulse at the wrist and observation of the tongue. This point selection is unique to each patients presenting pattern and aims toRead More >
Acupuncture Studio: Stress and TCM (Part One)
Every living thing experiences stress throughout its lifespan. Over time, each organism has evolved a complex set of responses to the stresses it experiences. Human stress response includes behaviours and a complex cascade of hormones and chemicals.
Womens Health
Womens Health is an area in which Chinese medicine shines. Its strongest feature is its ability to address conditions for which conventional medicine has no explanation or answer. Chinese medicine may be used instead of or in conjunction with Western medicine for the following conditions:
Musculoskeletal Injuries
This is an injury that affects any muscle, ligament, tendon, joint or nerve in the body. These injuries could be work related, an accident, sport related or due to the aging process. Acupuncture is used in both the acute, or initial stage of injury, and in chronic orRead More >
Cancer
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 10million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year, and more than 6 million die from cancer. It is projected that in the next 20 years these numbers will increase by 50%. Although Cancer has always accompanied humankind inRead More >
Stress & Anxiety
We cannot avoid stress and indeed a degree of stress has been shown to be helpful to drive us forward. Where stress becomes harmful is when it is continuous, in which case it tends to over whelm the body’s capacity to maintain equilibrium and ill health ensures. AcupunctureRead More >
Respiratory Problems
Common Cold and Flu – this is one of the conditions that people choose to have treated with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. This combination has been used for thousands of years to reduce the signs and symptoms of a common cold. I have also found it to beRead More >