Our Acupuncture and Sports Massage Services
Acupuncture: Your
Consultation
Your Consultation (normally around one and a
half hours) is your first visit and your symptoms
will be discussed in great detail to allow the
Acupuncturist to learn about your problem, your general
health and your conventional medical history.
Your pulse is taken and an examination carried out. Your responses and the practitioner's observations are then used to construct a “treatment plan” tailored for you and your needs. The number of “follow on” treatments you are likely to need will be discussed and this agreed between you and your practitioner. Individuals will have different treatment plans.
Acupuncture: What happens during treatment?
Treatment involves the insertion of very fine
stainless steel needles (hygienically prepared and sealed
in packets prior to use) at very particular points on your
body. In Chinese Medicine, this is to regulate the flow of
qi. Insertion is normally painless but the needles are
manipulated to best effect.
Other techniques (massage, electro acupuncture
or acupressure) may be suggested by the practitioner.
Sometimes a treatment uses smouldering moxa, a
herb, (in moxibustion) to warm the needles, or
cupping perhaps may be suggested, (where suction cups are
applied to the body).
Acupuncture: What do I Feel?
When
the needles are inserted, some people do not feel anything
particularly life changing. Some feel a small sharp
sensation often followed by a feeling of heaviness,
numbness, heat or some other sensation.
Most people feel an agreeable sensation during and following treatment. It is also very relaxing and patients often feel calm and more balanced following treatment.
As the practitioner I
am at hand to reassure and always available if you are
concerned once you get home following your treatment,
please do telephone the clinic if you are in any way
concerned.
Acupuncture: Treatments - How
Many, How often?
The response of patients to treatment differs from person to person. You will generally experience discernible relief after a few acupuncture treatments (some people experience relief almost immediately, particularly if the condition is "acute"). Treatment of longer term, chronic conditions generally requires treatment over a longer period before significant relief is seen. Guidelines and experience suggest, that four to six sessions. are appropriate . I will review and keep you informed of progress and options at each visit.
I generally see patients weekly for
the first few treatments. Your response to treatment is
usually cumulative, so as symptoms abate, we
increase the time between your treatments. A course
of four to six sessions would take place over 1 – 3
months as required.
Sports Massage
Sports Massage can relieve everyday
anxiety and stress, helps relaxation, aids sleep, and
promotes a sense of well-being, and helps in treating
sporting injuries with manual techniques. It
involves the application of pressure (by kneading, rubbing
or traction) to help ease musculo-skeletal problems.
What is Sports Massage?
Sports Massage is a combination of
manual Techniques and deep massage that can be effective
at loosening uptight muscles, tendons, ans superficial
ligaments. Sports Massage is a technique favoured by many
top level sportsmen and sportswomen as a valuable part of
the training regime and prior to and after competition by
athletes at all levels of training. Sports Massage can be
similarly beneficial to ordinary aches and pains.
Sports
Massage is not a single technique, but uses
certain types of massage known to benefit athletes. Sports
massage requires an understanding of anatomy and
physiology as well as how the body works and moves during
the many sporting events.
Remedial Massage Therapy is a deep
massage carried out to create improving conditions for the
body to return to normal health following injury. Remedial
Massage is also used for conditions created by lifestyle,
and can help with repetitive strain injury and back pain
How successful
is Sports Massage
Using
knowledge of anatomy and physiology, the therapist
determines where to massage each patient so that during
treatment do determine, evaluate and treat tender in areas
which indicate injured muscles and tendons using patient
feedback to identify damaged tissue to adjust massage
technique. The results can be quick; and often within the
first few massages a noticeable improvement may be seen.
Some patients with recent injuries feel an improvement
after the initial session. Recent damage responds more
quickly than long-term injuries, but even these can
improve. Sports Massage often successfully augments and is
augmented by other forms of treatment such as
Acupuncture..
Acupuncture Treatment, (normally around one hour). |
£38 |
Retired Silver Citizens, and Serving Forces, (normally around one hour). |
£33 |
Children, (they normally have shorter treatment). |
£25 |
Chinese or Sports Massage, (normally around half an hour). |
£25 |