This is real medicine
BUT without side effects, no yucky taste and can relieve chronic pain and discomfort. And, bonus, it feels bliss! (As long as I don’t get out the heavy equipment, i.e. my v. pointy elbows.)
A recent meta-analysis of massage and acupuncture research has shown that these therapies reduce blood pressure, heart rate, anxiety, depression, and pain.
These treatments affect the body’s biochemistry, as they boost levels of seratonin and dopamine and reduce cortisol which helps to explain why they are so effective in reducing stress.
Acupuncture is the number one recommended complementary therapy for ANY type of PAIN. But if you need more, here are some good reasons to book in:
Treatment helps prevent injuries – those little pulls and tears….
Remember that what is brittle or tight usually breaks or tears. This applies to your ligaments, muscles and fascia all of which play a role in how you move through your day. As we age our bodies lose flexibility. Acupuncture can address the overall level of muscular tension in your body and have deeply relaxing effects. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as the saying goes.
Your Stress Level will GO DOWN
Up to 80% of visits to GPs are for stress-related illnesses. Treatment at Bodyworks is preventative health maintenance at its finest. Perhaps you have been to the GP as something doesn’t feel quite as it should, but nothing is measurably wrong? Those niggles are telling you something important, listen and perhaps find the time to address your health while it is relatively good. Just taking an hour out for relaxation (or tai chi class) is deeply healing and helps your body to access its self-correcting (healing) energy.
You want to avoid dependence on pain-relieving drugs…
For all the scientific knowledge we have, many conditions have no treatment to help cure just drugs for pain relief. Increasing research is showing Acupuncture is the best treatment for pain. The National Insitute for Clinical Excellence recommends acupuncture as THE BEST TREATMENT FOR BACK PAIN. Don’t resign yourself to the pain, why not try my blend of acupuncture and massage?
Massage is the recommended and most effective treatment for many conditions
(click to read the study)
Osteoarthritis
Chronic low back pain
Recovery from muscular soreness
Benefits will extend beyond the treatment couch
While coming for treatment addresses your health on the day, when you leave your healing will continue. I can show you ways to open and stretch the areas of restriction that we find during your treatment. Using simple healing exercises and stretches from yoga, tai chi and qigong you can literally heal yourself.
Oh yeah, and did I say your treatment will be unique?
People vary. You are unique. Your symptoms may tie into one easy to see category or name, or they may not. But it doesn’t matter. We are treating YOU. Not some disease pattern or name.
Together we will find a way to help ease your distress and discomfort. I will discuss what treatment outcomes you are hoping for and use the appropriate techniques to address your needs. Whether it be just to lower the stress you are feeling or to treat a more specific musculo-skeletal issue, we will find the therapy that works best for you.
My practice is based on Traditional Chinese medicine theory. I offer a unique set of complementary medicine skills to help you find profound well-being and freedom from pain.