Acupuncture
Acupuncture is considered to be one of the most important elements in Chinese Medicine. This ancient medical technique can be dated back to more than 2,000 years ago and is consisted to be one of the oldest forms of therapy.
It normally involves the insertion of a single-use sterile needle to a specific part of the body in which we call acupuncture points. We as Chinese Medicine Practitioners will carefully select acupuncture points according to their functions and the corresponding symptoms of our patients.
We believe that inserting a needle and stimulating those acupuncture points can produce a therapeutic effect. Which can reduce and provide relief to the patients’ symptoms.
Acupuncture has been increasingly popular in treating many conditions. These conditions may include digestive conditions, pain management, gynaecology conditions, headaches, Insomnia, chronic fatigue and even cosmic acupuncture.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese Herbal Medicine can be considered to be the backbone of Chinese Medicine. It has been practised in China under the guidance of Chinese Medicine theories for several thousand years for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the body and mind and to maintain good health. Chinese Herbal Medicine normally comprised of different types of individual herbs and our Chinese Medicine Practitioner will normally prescribe a herbal prescription consist of 2 -20 herbs to help treat a patient’s conditions. Each herb will have its unique functions and actions on the body hence our Practitioner will carefully select herbs and tailor the herbal prescription according to your needs.
At Hope Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, we prescribe herbs in the form of pills, granules and raw medicinal herbs. Our Practitioner can further discuss the options you can choose from and instruction on how to prepare and consume the herbal medicine.
We do support the ethical use of medicinal herbs and that we will not use or sell any herbs that are listed endangered on the CITES list.
Cupping and Massage
Cupping therapy is a therapy that involves attaching a glass cup onto the skin surface by using negative pressure. This negative pressure can be created by using a flame-induce suction or some other method of causing a vacuum within the cup. Cupping therapy can help promote blood circulation, relieve pain and relax the muscles and tendons. Cupping therapy is often used in conjunction with acupuncture treatment to enhance the therapeutic effect.
At Hope Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, we offer stationary cupping which the glass cups stay at one position and sliding cupping where the cups move along the surface of the skin with the aid of massage oil.
Cupping can provide relief to the following conditions:
Low Back Pain
Digestive Conditions
Chronic Fatigue
Stress Management
Neck and Shoulder Pain
Sport Injuries
Pain Management
Please note: After cupping therapy there will be red congested marks displayed on the surface of the skin for several days. The disappearing of these red congested marks can vary from individual to individual, some may take 1-3 days and others can take a bit longer. Our practitioner can further discuss with you if you have any further concerns with regards to the red congested marks.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion therapy (aka warming therapy) involves applying the stimulation of warmth to certain area parts of the body. This stimulation of warmth comes from burning specific herbs call Mugwort leaves.
Moxibustion can provide relief to the following conditions:
Cold epigastric/ abdominal pain
Low Back Pain
Joint Pain
Fatigue
Pain Management
Please note: When performing Moxibustion therapy there will be a pungent smell and smoke due to the burning of the Mugwort leaves.
At Hope Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, we do also offer smokeless Moxibustion for patients who do suffer from asthma or any lung conditions.
