Acupuncture is a gentle medical system that is used to diagnose and treat illness, prevent disease and improve well-being.  It originated in China more than 3000 years ago and due to its proven effectiveness has been embraced throughout the world.

The World Health Organisation  (WHO) recognises Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine as an effective means of treatment for a wide range of conditions. This recognition is significant in terms of health care as the WHO are recognised as a governing body for health the world over.

Chinese medicine seeks to treat the whole person. Acupuncture may be defined as a method of treatment of treatment based on inserting pre sterilised single use only needles into specific points  of the body’s surface. Interestingly the word acupuncture originates from latin and literally means, “ to stick needles”.

The Chinese word for acupuncture (zhenjiu), consists of two characters meaning, metal needle and heating.  In that regard a broader description of acupuncture can include various techniques of acupoint stimulation for treatment including:

Needles.
Heat. Using Moxibustion Herb, also known as Moxa.
Pressure. Tui Na Massage,  Acupressure.
Electroacupuncture. Acupuncture technique that applies mild electric currents to needles.
Coherent Laser Light. A type of low level laser therapy on acupoints).

WHAT CAN ACUPUNCTURE TREAT?

The following list is only an indication of areas where acupuncture is used.

Deirdre welcomes clients into clinic with their medical history list, blood work results, list of procedures they may have had, alongside their medicines list.  With vast nursing experience it is of paramount importance to Deirdre that consideration to intervention from the bio medical model is given when planning and implementing a treatment plan for her clients.  It is her belief that both medical models can work well together rather than in isolation.