MOST PEOPLE will need treatment once or twice during the first week and then once a week thereafter until some improvement has been maintained. Then the treatments will be gradually spaced further and further apart until there is only a need for a check-up at the change of each season. Some people will need extensive treatment  whereas others will only need a few treatments.

THE DURATION and frequency of treatment depends on the severity of the imbalance, how long the person has had it and whether there is anything in the person’s lifestyle that is interfering with the progress of healing.

TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURE is concerned with treating people as a whole. Treatment merely to stop someone smoking, or to lose weight quickly would only be a temporary measure.
The goal of traditional acupuncture is to determine the cause of the symptom, and to treat it at its source. Therefore , these conditions are regarded as symptoms of an overall health problem and should be treated accordingly. Anyone seeking acupuncture treatment for these conditions and others of a similar nature should understand the position and be committed to the goal of improving their overall health.

AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE / ACU-DETOX

There are many kinds of addiction e.g. sugar, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, recreational or prescription drugs, food addictions such as bulimia, anorexia and food allergy syndrome. Programs may be arranged to suit individuals or groups.

YOUR PRACTITIONER may make specific requests regarding your lifestyle in order to help treatment. Suggested changes may include improvements to a dietary or activity regime and will depend on individual circumstances.

IT IS SUGGESTED that you only eat a light meal for two hours before or after treatment and that no alcohol or other  recreational drugs are consumed on the day before and the day of treatment in order to maximise the effectiveness of session. Try to arrive for treatment relaxed and allow yourself to take things as easy as possible afterwards, certainly for at least two hours.

THE INITIAL examination-which takes a minimum of two hours-is very important. It takes into account your medical and family history, your lifestyle,how various bodily systems function e.g. Sleep, appetite etc. and your present condition. This information is essential in determining the cause of the problem and the most appropriate treatment.

THE VITAL QI energy is distributed through 12 main energy pathways known as meridians. Each meridian is associated with an organ or function. There are 12 pulses on the radial artery at the wrist. which relate to each of the 12 pathways and they give information as to the state of the energy in each area. Pulse reading is one of the ways that an acupuncturist can detect energy imbalances.
As well as looking at symptoms and their nature other ways of assessing balance include observing facial colour, voice quality, tongue appearance and various preferences like taste and climate.

EVERY INDIVIDUAL is unique, so the responses to treatment vary from person to person. Often the initial improvements are in the overall state of health and then improvements to the main complaint will follow. Other people may notice a marked improvement in their main complaint straight away.