Acupuncture

Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine for Restoring Health in Adelaide

Aaron Slape is an Acupuncturist in Adelaide practising Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM consists of a number of supporting and inter-promoting holistic therapeutic practices such as Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Cupping and Herbal medicine. TCM was developed for the Chinese over thousands of years for the treatment and prevention of disease.

What Is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is one of the main practices used in TCM and is still used as a stand-alone system of medicine in many areas of China. Many people think of acupuncture as a physical therapy indicated for musculoskeletal or pain conditions.

However, TCM’s complex understanding of the inter-relationship internal organ energy system has historically and traditionally had acupuncture applied for a wide range of health ailments.

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The use of Acupuncture and herbal formulas stimulate the flow of intrinsic energy, Chi, in the body, which, in turn, enhances health and benefits organ function.

Acupuncture is the gentle stimulation of specific points in the body to restore the flow of Chi, to bring about balance, wellbeing, deep relaxation and correct health problems.

From a Chinese Medicine point of view, the body is understood in terms of energy circuits. The circuits (channels of energy or meridians) are like an energetic map of your body.

Along the pathway of these circuits, the energy is constantly changing, creating areas of highly specialised energy that can be used to influence the energy balance of the entire system.

Effects of Acupuncture

The effects could be thought of as stimulating the body’s integrative regulatory systems and turning on a variety of neurological and endocrine mechanisms, which in turn stimulate a variety of physiologic functions towards homeostasis.

Acupuncture has the following specific actions:

It initiates neurological, immunological, and endocrine responses
It removes energy blockages
Reduces pain and inflammation
Tonifies and strengthens blood and enhances oxygenation in tissues
Raises natural endorphin levels
Enhances mental clarity
Relaxes muscles and ligaments

Acupuncture for Pain Management

Acupuncture has been used for centuries as a form of pain management. Acupuncture works by inserting needles at specific points along regions of energy flow, meridians, on the body to stimulate the body’s integrative regulatory systems by turning on a variety of neurological and endocrine mechanisms that work toward healing responses. Furthermore activation of the nervous system through nerve impulses trigger the brain to produce more endorphins and serotonin (the body’s natural pain-relievers), which reduce pain, inflammation and promotes healing.

Acupuncture can be considered in the support the goal of reducing the painful symptoms of a wide range of conditions, including:

Chronic Pain
Arthritis
Migraines
Postoperative Pain
Injury Rehabilitation

If you are considering acupuncture for pain relief, be sure to consult Aaron Slape today.

Is Acupuncture Painful?

The needle is tapped in through a guiding tube, so you barely feel it going in. At their first treatment, most first-timers are pleased to exclaim, “that didn’t hurt at all”.