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to a strong imbalance that is being outcomes. Patients' prior medical history and corrected. experience may also indicate that they are not

· Bleeding after the needle is withdrawn or likely to respond well to certain conventional bruising may also occur. This is therapies. In these cases, acupuncture is a sometimes done purposefully to boost reasonable alternative. Acupuncture is a safe the immune system. and conservative first-line treatment choice, not

· Reactions to treatment can last up to 1-3 only for those conditions where its efficacy has days after a session. This is due to the been proved, but also where the efficacy, safety, fact that the body is still responding to or appropriateness or other therapies is in treatment. doubt.

· Relief can be felt immediately or delayed or the opposite could occur. Increasingly acupuncture is being practiced in

· Imbalance/illness develops gradually over integrative medical settings in conjunction with time; treatments assist through stages conventional therapies. For example, therefore more than one session is acupuncture may combine with conventional often needed. therapies to reduce post-surgical pain and

swelling, and increase range-of-motion. Using Acupuncture is usually performed with a patient acupuncture lowers the need for pain-killing lying comfortably on a treatment table. The drugs and thus reduces the risk of adverse drug acupuncturist inserts typically from +-15 to +-30 effects. The NIH report states: "One of the needles at the chosen locations. After the needles advantages of acupuncture is that the incidence are manipulated for a few seconds to produce a of adverse effects is substantially lower than therapeutic stimulus, they are retained while the that of many drugs or other accepted medical patient relaxes, rests or sleeps for 60+ minutes. procedures used for the same conditions" (NIH

1997). What is the role of acupuncture in modern healthcare? Thank you for your visit and taking time to read The extensive history of clinical usage, and the this information brochure. Visit our website for excellent safety record, make acupuncture a further updates and details.reasonable complementary treatment for almost all diseases and conditions. Acupuncture has almost no known contraindications, and is not reported to interfere with other treatment modalities. It may be safely used to complement and enhance other treatments, and to reduce the adverse side effects and complications that are somet imes assoc ia ted w i th su rge ry, pharmaceuticals and other more invasive procedures.

For some conditions, conventional treatments may be contraindicated or deemed undesirable because of risks of inadequate or even adverse

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Registered Acupuncture Practitioner Registered Doctor of Chinese Medicine

Classical Training Master to StudentAcupuncture & Tui Na (Tianjin) Diploma Acupuncture (Bei j ing) Certified Chinese Herbalist (Beijing)

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??Nutritional 5 Element (Feng Shui) Eating PlanTypes of TreatmentsR600 Per session (30 - 60 minutes)

Acupuncture Therapy & Treatment Condition treatable: Health and food complications to assist recovery from imbalanced

1st Attendance or Condition Treatment Session eating. Fits easily into all dietary and lifestyles.R700 per session (Consult 5 - 20 mins) + (1 hour plus)Clients in-depth address with regard to ailments and management thereof. Done at each session, to view the change after the last session/treatment. Post diagnosis and last needle insertion; you required to lay for 1 hour. Acupuncture follow up sessions

??R350 per session (1 hour plus) Qigong & Tai Chi Training SessionsAs patients heal during acupuncture treatment, they R100 p/session (60min) or R600 p/m(unlimited)often describe profound feelings of peace, clarity, and Utilizing the sciences that govern physics and laws self-awareness.of nature; amplified by the study of Chinese medicine makes for a complex yet achievable Ear Acupuncture "tiny leave in needles"health assist system. Medical journals have R550 once off fee +-15 minutes session proven results but cannot explain its rationale for Weight loss, stop smoking or bad success. Visit website for more.habits.

Chinese Herbs & Herbal Tea Anti Ageing AcupunctureAs prescribed or R350 to R500 per session (20 - 30 minutes) purchase from us directly.Condition treatable: wrinkles, crowsfeet, bag eyes,

facelift

??Non-Acupuncture Therapy & Treatment The therapies listed can and may be complimented alongside acupuncture or used solely on its own. Each technique has its own uniqueness and conditions it treats best. Kindly follow your practitioners advice on therapy specific for your needs and diagnosis.

Moxibustion / Smoke Heat TherapyR350 to R500 per session (20 - 30 minutes) Can be used in conjunction with Acupuncture when needed.Condition treatable: skin disorders, Breached baby and delayed delivery date.

Condition treatable:

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RESTORE HEALTH NATURALLYAcupuncture is seldom a once off procedure. You might initially need twice a week for a series of weeks condition determined. Most medical aids cover acupuncture treatments, so you may want to look into that.

After a session I find that acupuncture has Are the needles re-used? NEVER! Dr. Jeff treated some issues not addressed to the Lan only use disposable needles they are doctor, why is this? Treatment cannot be singled completely sterile as prescribed by the health into one symptom, one treatment concept, many regulations in South Africa - AHPCSA. symptoms may stem from a single ailment. The body is a linked network system, treatment will What does Acupuncture feel like? cure as such. Acupuncture needles are very different from

hypodermic needles used for injections or How often is treatment needed? This depends blood sampling, they are twenty times smaller on the nature of the condition. Generally patients and generally painless. Patients typically have attend until the symptoms and root of the problem little or no sensation of the acupuncture needle are fully treated. Follow up treatments can range insertion when applied. To obtain a therapeutic between 1 and 3 days after initial sessions. Acute response, needles are manipulated until the conditions take far less time to heal than do patient feels a light distending, cramping, chronic ones. Seeking treatment early greatly warmth, or tingling around the insertion site. reduces the length of healing time. This can range Sometimes these sensations are felt to travel from 2 to 10 or more sessions dependant on along pathways in the body. The sensation ailment and recovery to treatment. typically subsides within seconds, but may be

re-enforced through manual or electrical Can I maintain my body with acupuncture? stimulation of needles (barely perceptible milli- Yes, like a car the body needs a regular service or micro-amps). too, a recommended once a month session, helps to maintain the bodies balance. What is an acupuncture treatment like?

Information gathered from the interview and Can I use it with Western Medicine? Absolutely! examination is used to reach a diagnosis and In fact, Chinese Medicine can help alleviate side formulate a treatment plan. If acupuncture is effects of surgery and medication and aid certain indicated, the practitioner chooses a “untreatable” conditions. Just notify your combination of related nodes at locations that practitioner of any medication you may be using to may include the limbs, torso, and head.avoid interactions.

Acupuncture can treat most conditions. Dr. Possible reactions that could be felt after. Jeff will advise when a condition is not treatable After treatment some patients may experience with acupuncture? discomfort or further reactions. These can last

for 1-3 days. This is due to the fact the body is Is it painful and sore when getting still responding to treatment. The areas in the acupuncture? If you are alive, then yes you will body that are affected are the places where the feel. The first "pain" is the finger pressing, point "Qi" is blocked, this is translated as "energy location prior to needle insertion. Energy surges breaking through the channel". Some patients happens on insertion or removal of needles. Like feel 'spaced out' after a treatment or just deeply hitting the funny bone, or a sensation of warm, relaxed & sleepy. Care must obviously be tingling, heaviness, or numbness can be felt after taken if returning to work or driving after a the initial insertion. This is the sensation of Qi and treatment. This is simply an indication that the is normal and desired for a beneficial treatment. body is starting to re-balance itself & is nothing Most patients generally feel relaxed both during to be concerned about.and after the treatment.

· Symptoms and reactions to treatments Acupuncture and dry needling what's the differ From Person To Persondifference? Acupuncture takes years of · Shooting sensation (same as hitting continuous study – needles are inserted up to 3 Qi the funny bone) is an instant surge of (intrinsic energy) layers deep (1.5 to 3 inches) over blocked energy or involuntary body the body along the constantly moving meridians. movement may occur.Treats deeper more intense and bigger proportion · Emotional outbursts can also be of ailments. Dry needle therapy – can be done as experienced i.e. laughing, crying etc.a short course (weeks) and is practiced by most · With insertions and manipulation of the medical practitioners; needles is placed lightly in needle, various reactions are felt on the upper layer of the skin almost non penetrating different points causing different also known as "painless" acupuncture. Treats s e n s a t i o n s i . e . d i z z i n e s s , milder conditions and ailments. nauseousness or fainting; this is due

Treatment caters to most ailments or disease also general well-being. catering to cases that are more complex. It may be safely used to complement and enhance other As patients heal during acupuncture treatment, treatments as well as reduce the adverse side effects they often describe profound feelings of peace, and complications that are sometimes associated with clarity, and self-awareness. With repeated surgery, pharmaceuticals and other more invasive treatment, this sense of wellness may become procedures. increasingly the norm experienced by the patient in

their daily life and functioning. Used across the world as a general medical technique as well as in a specific medical

Acupuncture is efficient enough to treat without the context, such as childbirth, immune disorders, use of any of the other techniques required.sports medicine and addiction.

Is acupuncture safe? What about side effects? With modern sterile, single-use, Acupuncture treats a wide variety of ailments disposable needles, acupuncture has an including stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, outstanding safety record. The NIH report states: insomnia, headache, migraines, general aches "one of the advantages of acupuncture is that the & pains, back & neck pain, menstrual problems incidence of adverse effects is substantially including PMT & menopause.lower than that of many drugs or other accepted medical procedures used for the same

Stimulation of acupuncture nodes with needles, conditions." Rarely, patients experience heat, pressure, electricity, or other means temporary, mild worsening of symptoms before initiates a complex cascade of subtle but improvements begin to occur. Often the relaxing powerful neural, vascular, endocrine, effects of acupuncture are so profound that lymphatic, and immunological responses that patients feel a greater sense of well being and together result in: vitality. Pain reduction Muscle relaxation Why are there more sessions for some and Restoration of blood flow to limbs and organs less for others? Every condition manifests Normalization of organ activity differently in each individual, same condition, Reduction of inflammation and swelling different circumstances. No two treatments are Tissue and wound healing alike, they may be similar. Enhanced immune response Can I train after treatment and how soon? Increased joint range-of-motion Depending on the extent of ailment and Stress reduction and mood enhancement treatment; some conditions require mild exercise

or movement. Patients may be advised to assist The full potential of acupuncture and its or manage recovery by partaking in maintained supplementary Chinese medical modalities is to regime works such as taiji and /or qigong.bring about more harmonious functioning and