Acupuncture, Retford Chiropractic Wellness Centre, Acupuncture, Beauty Room, Health classes

. . . is a holistic healthcare system, which helps to restore harmony and balance in the body, mind and spirit - acupuncture stimulates your body's natural ability to heal itself. Five Element Acupuncture - which is practiced at Retford Chiropractic Wellness Centre - aims to restore the flow of the vital energy that is believed to travel along pathways called meridians. Additionally acupuncture stimulates the production of endorphins and serotonin, chemicals in the brain that are responsible for wellbeing and happiness.

Ancient Origins . . .

According to ancient Chinese teachings, vital energy travels through your body along pathways called meridians. When you are in good health, the flow of this energy is smooth and uninterrupted, but under certain circumstances the energy flow becomes disturbed. This happens when exposed to a kind of stress, whether emotional (for example pressures of work/home, a bereavement), physical (for instance when being exposed to a virus/ doing strenuous exercise) or chemical (such as additives, alcohol, tobacco, environmental pollutants).

To unblock this interrupted or slow flowing energy, acupuncturists insert very fine needles in specific points on the body. In people who have needle phobia's or in children a needle-less form of acupuncture can be applied.

Besides improving your general wellbeing and boosting your energy levels and immune system, acupuncture can also be helping in the treatment of:

Backache and arthritis,
Headaches and migraines,
Stress and depression,
Asthma and eczema,
Insomnia and infertility
Irregular or painful periods
High blood pressure and
Chronic fatigue

Everyone responds differently to treatment, but you can expect to see significant improvements within the first five sessions; you may even see dramatic changes after just two or three sessions. If your condition is long standing it may take a little longer. The aim is for lasting benefit, not just short-term improvements.