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Acupuncture for Muscle Imbalances
Most people suffering with pain, sports injuries or postural issues will be familiar with seeing a physiotherapist or perhaps an osteopath or chiropractor. Fewer people are aware of the benefits of acupuncture for these kind of problems. There are, however, specialised acupuncture techniques that are able to restore muscle function, strengthing weak, inhibited muscles and…
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Why Acupuncture?
Why Acupuncture? Many people have heard of acupuncture, but few know what it is good for treating or how it works. The idea of needles can seem off-putting and unhelpful Chinese terminology can make the whole thing sound mysterious or suspect. This is why, as an acupuncturist, a lot of my work involves demystifying acupuncture…
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How Acupuncture Works
Given that there seem to be a lot of preconceptions Chinese Medicine, I thought I would write about how acupuncture works and, hopefully, dispel some myths. Firstly, acupuncture works according to a proven, scientific basis. It is a physiological medicine that works to increase blood flow in the body thereby initiating a natural healing response.…
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Back in Balance
Two of the fundamental principles of Chinese Medicine are balance and harmony. In this system of medicine, the body is conceived of as a complex network, with each part reflecting the whole and connected to every other part via the neurovascular and fascial vessel systems that I have discussed previously. Beyond this, each person is…
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Balance Method Success Story
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Chinese Medicine Comes to Colne Engaine
The following post is an article I wrote for the July/August 2013 Edition of the Colne Engaine Parish Magazine: Chinese Medicine Comes to Colne Engaine After spending the winter in Scotland, I’m very pleased to have returned to Colne Engaine, the village in which I grew up, and to be re-opening the doors to my…
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Thoughts, Emotions and Wellbeing – Part II
Hand in hand with the positive effects of acupuncture, there are many other ways to improve one’s emotional and mental balance. Qigong is an ancient Chinese exercise that uses slow, meditative movements and mindfulness to gain awareness of the inner state of one’s body and mind and can help to clear the body of biochemicals…
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Thoughts, Emotions and Wellbeing – Part I
As my first post, I thought I would say a little about the link between emotional and mental wellbeing and physical health. Most people have an appreciation of the many negative influences that result from ‘stress’, but how many of us really consider the potential impact of our day-to-day fluctuating emotional states on our health?…
