Teresa Farrell Acupuncture - Knocks Natural Health Clinic

A detailed medical history is taken including questions about the patients diet and lifestyle and anything else relevant to a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis. A tongue and pulse diagnosis is also made. Treatment is then given accordingly. The first treatment is included in the consultation fee. For this reason, first appointments may take 1hour to 1hour 30mins. Subsequent appointments will take from 45 mins to 1 hour depending on what the patient is being treated for.( At least 3-4 treatments are usually required, though not always.) Treatment consists of inserting very fine needles into pre-determined points on the face, body ,arms or legs. Discomfort is usually minimal and subsides once the needle is in situ.They are usually left in place for up to 30 mins. Sometimes they are warmed with a lighted herbal roll called " moxa". This can re-inforce a treatment and also transfer heat into the body where necessary. Patients generally find this extremely relaxing. Another type of treatment called "cupping" may also be used, before or after acupuncture. This consists of applying suction cups to the skin (usually on the back or shoulders) and dragging the cup along the area . This is good for muscle problems and soreness and stiffness. It moves the blood and eases stagnation. Acupuncture  can be safely used alongside most western medical treatments or medications or alone and can help or totally alleviate almost any condition. 

Many people find an improvement in their health and wellbeing when they eliminate certain foods and other items such as some  toiletries, cosmetics from their lifesytle. Allergy( or,more correctly, intolerance) testing pinpoints , through Kinesiology, those foods and substances which may be creating ill health. The patient simply touches the suspect food , whilst the practitioner tests the reflex of the anterior deltoid muscle (in the upper arm). If the patient is able to hold the arm up, the food is okay. If, however, the muscle feels weak and the patient cannot hold it up, then the food is a stress to the patient. Further testing can be done to ascertain which specific system of the body is being challenged by the substance and also to pinpoint which remedies (nutritional or homeopathic) may be beneficial.

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