What is Facial Acupuncture? You may have come across a few different terms that are used to describe facial acupuncture. Cosmetic acupuncture, facial rejuvenation and facial revitalisation are often used interchangeably. The implication of words such as “revitalisation” and “rejuvenation” is sometimes open to interpretation so, for the purposes of this post, I’ll use the term “facial …
Many of my new clients ask “how does acupuncture work?” It’s a very valid question. It is difficult to explain this in the way we are taught at acupuncture college. Some of the answer would use unfamiliar language and often some metaphorical explanations. For example, in the West we are not familiar or comfortable with …
What Causes Knee Pain? There are many, many causes of knee pain, some due to chronic overuse, some to acute injuries and some just due to the ageing process: surrounding muscle tightness/strains inflamed tendons or ligaments acute injuries such as torn ligaments or cartilage osteoarthritis and joint deterioration The wear and tear of many years …
Worrying Times! Is it possible to boost the immune system naturally? At the moment of writing, immunity is obviously a very topical issue. Everywhere we turn there is some more news about the coronavirus outbreak. We should take seriously all the advice about good hand hygiene, reducing social contact and making sure we take care …
Most of my clients will be familiar with the smoky odour of “moxa” when they walk into the treatment room. It’s a smell that I actually really like; it somehow tells us by it’s smell that it has healing properties. Moxibustion is the practice of heating specific acupuncture points on the body with a smouldering …