What is Acupuncture?

acupuncture image Acupuncture as you may already know goes back many thousands of years and is based on using all of the senses and the earth's elements. So by observation, listening, smelling, touch and taste linked with the elements of fire, water, earth, wood and metal the acupuncturist will be able to diagnose and treat your specific ailment. I would look for a certain syndrome that is out of balance within your system. This could include damp, heat, cold and wind which would be looked on as pathogens invading your body. How the Qi passes through our body's is based on meridian lines – these pathways represent certain organs in our body and by strategically placing needles into specific points your natural balance will be restored.

Electronic Acupuncture

Based on the same system as Traditional Acupuncture, this enables those with a dislike of needles to receive the same treatment without needles.

"I have been John's patient for several years and have found that the treatment he has prescribed has given me relief following an accident some years ago, where my spine was broken in two places. "

Alan J. Tame