Acupuncture uses the insertion of single-use disposable fine needles to stimulate acupuncture points on the body.  Treatment can be given to local areas of complaint, as well as to distally related areas.  

 

Moxabustion (or moxa), is used to warm the body and to move qi (energy) and blood. It can be beneficial to reduce pain and build energy.  It is applied by burning a herb, called mugwort, which has been formed into a stick or into a small bundle the size of a grain of rice.

 

Cupping involves creating suction in a glass that is placed on a specific area of the body.  This can warm an area, reduce pain, stiffness and swelling, and promote healing.

 

Gua sha is a technique that involves scraping the skin. gua sha treats pain, stiffness, acute illness and excess heat.

 

Pricking and Bleeding uses a sterile diabetic lancet to prick a specific acupuncture point, this releases a few drops of blood. This technique can be beneficial for headaches, sore throat, back pain and neuropathy. 

 

Auricular Acupuncture is a branch of acupunture that 

treats the entire body by treating the ears.  Auricular therapy can treat a wide variety of conditions.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pricking and Bleeding technique