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Using acupuncture, we prompt your body's intelligenceto restore balance.
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Acupuncture at Health Wise Chinese Medicine Consultancy
Our Hong Kong registered acupuncturists determine each individual patient’s needs and then creates a customized plan, whilstbeing mindful of where Western medicine would be useful as well.
Getting to the root of your symptoms through Acupuncture
Eachacupuncture pointacts as a gate, sendinginformation electromagnetically through the fascia deep into the body. Learn about some of the ways acupuncture works below:
PROMOTES HEALING
Offering a small electrical prompt to the body to restore homeostasis & balance.
RELEASES BLOCKAGES
Releasing areas of blocked Qi which stimulates organ function & promotes health.
IMPROVES CIRCULATION
Promoting circulation in the body improves function where needed.
DECREASES PAIN
Acting as a natural analgesic, acupuncture interrupts pain signaling.
REDUCES INFLAMMATION
Reducing pro-inflammatory markers, or proteins, in the body
BALANCES BODY CHEMISTRY
Influencing the body’s biochemical responses via the nervous system.
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The Science Behind Acupuncture
Acupuncture originated in China around 3,500 years ago and remains one of the oldest, most commonly used systems of healing in the world. These days, science can explain its effectiveness.
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Connective tissue winds around the needles, increasing electrical conductivity
Doppler ultrasound shows that acupuncture increases blood flow and circulation.
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MRI readings demonstrate that acupuncture prompts observable changes in the brain.
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Thermal imaging reveals that acupuncture reduces inflammation.
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What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is an aspectof Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Acupuncture originated in China around 3,500 years ago and remains one of the oldest, most commonly used systems of healing in the world. Nowadays, science can explain its effectiveness.
Acupuncture can help to promotehealing by offering a small electrical prompt to the body to restore homeostasis & balance. Itpromotescirculation in the bodyand improves function where needed.
To many people it may come as a surprise butacupuncture can actas a natural analgesic and reduce pain byinterruptingpain signaling.It can also reduce inflammation.
How Can Acupuncture Help?
In June 2000, theBritish Medical Associationoffered its opinion on acupuncturethrough itspublished report: Acupuncture: Efficacy, Safety and Practice. The scientific benefits of acupuncture wereacknowledged, and the associationrecommended that the treatment should be incorporated into theNational Health Service.
New research shows acupuncture’s efficacy in treating common health issues withquanitifiable results. Acupuncture therapyhas been tested in controlled clinical trials for a wide variety of diseases and disorders listed by theWorld Health Organisation (WHO).Click this link to see whichdiseases listedby theWHOthat acupuncture can be used to treat.
Acupuncture is helpful forcutaneous inflammatory & immune responses,and proven effective for wound healing, rheumatoid arthritis & eczema, modulating non-specific immune reactions (atopic allergies), modulating pain experience for chronic neuropathic pain syndromes; changes to blood coagulation (rheumatoid arthritis, gout & psoriasis), enhancing vasodilatory response, increasing IVF implantation success rates and improving heart microcirculation & blood pressure.
What Does Acupuncture Treat?
What does Acupuncture Treat?
Acupuncture can be used to successfully treat a number of disorders as recognized by the World Health Organization.Emphasizedinbold print are diseases recognized by WHO. The list alsoincludes other disorders that tend torespond well to acupuncture.
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NEUROLOGICAL
Headaches,migraines, stroke,facial and inter-costal neuralgia,trigeminal neuralgia,some form of paralysis, sequelae of poliomyelitis, peripheral neuropathy, Meniere's disease,difficulty sleeping, nervous tension,some form of deafness,noises in the ears, dizziness.
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Toothache, post-extraction pain, gingivitis, hiccough, spasms of the oesophagus,gastric andduodenal ulcers, gastric hyperacidity, gastritis, paralytic ileus, colitis, diarrhoea, constipation,mouth ulcers,heartburn, hiatus hernia syndrome, flatulence,haemorrhooids, liver and gall bladder disorders, weight control.
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Bronchial asthma, acute and chronicbronchitis,acute tonsillitis, rhinitis, sinusitis,sore throat, hay fever, chronic cough, laryngitis,influenza and the common cold.
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MUSCULO-SKELETALSYSTEM
Osteoarthritis, sciatica, low back pain,cervicobrachial syndrome, “frozen shoulder”, “tennis elbow”,lumbago, weak back,rheumatoid arthritis, gout, tenosynovitis, shoulder and neck pain.
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URO-GENITAL SYSTEM
Nocturnal enuresis, neurogenic bladder dysfunction.Cystitis, prostatit*, orchitis, low sexual vitality, urinary retention, kidney disorders,
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CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM
High or low-blood pressure, fluid retention, chest pain, angina pectoris, poor circulation, cold hands and feet, muscle cramps.
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GYNAECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC DISORDER
Premenstrual tension, painful, heavy or irregular, or the absence of periods, abnormal uterine bleeding or discharge, hormonal disturbances, disorders associated with menopause, prolapsed of the uterus or bladder, difficulty with conception, morning sickness.
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SKIN
Eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, nerve rash, herpes zoster, acne, scar tissue and resultant adhesion
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EYES
Visual disorders, red, sore, itchy or watery eyes,conjunctivitis, simple cataracts, myopia in children, central retinitis.
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SPORTING INJURIES
Sprained ankles and knees, cartilage problems, corking and tearing of muscles, torn ligaments and bruises.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL
Depression, phobias, emotional disturbances, anxiety, nervousness and
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