ACUPUNCTURE
in West Auckland

Generally, acupuncture does not hurt at all. The needles are very thin and flexible, not like hypodermic needles. Most people do not even feel it penetrating the skin. Once they are inserted we stimulate the Qi. People report this to have various sensations such as heaviness, tingling, warmth, pulling, a dull ache or a drawing sensation.

Usually, people feel a deep sense of relaxation as their body goes into an alpha state to start healing. Many people fall asleep.

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Afterwards, you can feel tired and want to rest, people sometimes report they can still feel the needles working. It is good to plan a restful night after treatment.

Treatments usually take up to an hour. In CM we treat the body holistically. So you will be asked rather comprehensive questions about your condition, general health, family health, and history.

We then will feel your pulse, look at your tongue, and palpate your body. We accumulate the many signs and symptoms together to provide us with a picture of the internal state of your body. We will endeavour to explain this to you in a way you can understand trying to link the CM and WM.

During treatment, you will generally receive acupuncture, and possibly some moxibustion, cupping or guasha as well as gentle movement and stretching.

How the actual acupuncture points differ from other areas of the body is they have low electrical resistance and high electrical potential compared to other areas of the skin,

and have higher CO2 production and more biophoton emissions and better broadcast of acoustic waves. ​ Fascia is the closest WM term to the meridians, it holds everything in its place and has viscoelasticity properties. These have higher electro conductivity and aid communication between the points and other structures such as internal organs. An example research has shown that needling ST-36 Zusanli a point near your tibia on the Stomach channel, directly affects your vagus nerve and digestion.

This depends on the condition. Typically with a new problem resolution may only take a few treatments, if it has been around for a while it would be a longer treatment protocol.

It is rare that you would be fixed in one treatment. Generally the treatment results would at first last for 3–4 days and this duration extends as we move through the treatment protocol.

With some musculoskeletal issues you might need treatment twice per week for the first few weeks and then go to once per week. Other conditions such as fertility or gynaecological issues you require once per week for up to three months.

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For musculoskeletal issues it is a wonderful adjunct therapy to osteopathy or physiotherapy.