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Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a treatment derived from ancient Chinese medicine. Fine needles are inserted at certain sites in the body for therapeutic or preventative purposes.
When you first book your appointment you’ll have an email confirmation with all the details you need including a quick online for to complete with all of your personal details. This includes some information about any medical conditions that you may have and any allergies. We will go through your medical history in more detail as part of the consultation, but it is important to make sure you fill this out so we can make sure the treatment is suitable for you.
The treatment may vary from person to person, but usually 45-50 minutes. It will depend on other techniques used and what we are trying to achieve.
Cupping
People have used cupping for thousands of years to ease back pain, neck pain, headaches and other problems. Cupping therapy involves creating a suction force to pull blood into the skin.
Suction from cupping draws fluid into the treated area. This suction force expands and breaks open tiny blood vessels (capillaries) under the skin. Your body treats the cupping area like an injury. It sends more blood to the area to stimulate the natural healing process. Some people theorize that cupping clears the pores and releases toxins.
Ear Candling
Ear candling, or “coning,” is an alternative remedy that some people use to draw out impurities and wax from the inner ear.
Ear candles are typically about 10 inches long, hollow, and tapered. A person lights them at their widest end.
They are usually made of fabric soaked in wax or a mixture of substances, often paraffin and beeswax.
To perform ear candling, a person will lie on their side and insert a candle into the ear. Usually, a square or circle made of paper, tin foil, or plastic acts as a cover to prevent hot wax from dripping onto the face, neck, or hair.
Once the candle and covering are secure, a person will light the candle for 10–20 minutes. Wax does not go into the ear during this process.
Some of benefits of ear candling include:
Removing wax, bacteria, and other debris from the ear canal
Treating sinus infections
Improving hearing or reversing hearing loss
Relieving sore throats
Treating colds and flus
Relieving headaches and migraines
Improving mental clarity
Purifying the blood
Improving lymphatic circulation
Clearing the eyes and improving vision
Reducing pain related to jaw aches and temporomandibular disorders
Reducing tension and stress
Reducing vertigo
Auriculotherapy
Based in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), ear seeds are a form of auriculotherapy, which uses acupressure points in the ear to stimulate other parts of the body.
They’re small latex stickers — about the size of a fingernail — that contain a ripe seed from the Vaccaria plant. Your acupuncturist places each ear seed carefully on your ear in specific acupressure points that correspond with the conditions you’re experiencing.