Acupuncture


Acupuncture has been developing in China for 5000 years. Since 1950, Chinese Universities, in conjunction with the World Health Organisation have continued to thoroughly research and develop it under modern scientific controls. Nowadays, skilled physicians world-wide, use it in the treatment of a vast range of medical and surgical illnesses.


Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Takes a more energetic approach to pathologies and health care. While no one therapy is complete in its self, Acupuncture has an ability to treat on a more holistic level. The basic art of acupuncture is simple; it is the application of needles and/or moxibustion to balance excess or deficient energies (pathologies in Western Medicine) in the body.


How Acupuncture works:

There tend to be several different objective effects of Acupuncture. The analgesic effect, which involves the gate pain theory and also includes an enkephalon (natural pain killer) connection. A sedation effect has being noted. There is a homeostatic effect. Different points seem to help balance the autonomic nervous system (our regulating nervous system) There is an immune enhancing effect. Especially noted is the increase in leukocytosis (a transient increase in white blood cells), antibodies and immunoglobulins.

Another effect involves an anti-inflammatory response. Histamine causes an extensive inflammatory response, and the application of acupuncture tends to decrease the histamine response, decreasing the symptoms. Another effect involves motor nerve firing to any given muscle.


TUNG's Acupuncture

Master Tung lineags acupuncture respresents an ancient divergent approach to acupuncture treatment that has survived to the present day. It is characterised by its unique set of non-channel points, simple needling techniques, ample use of distal points. The most prominent feature of Tung’s acupuncture is the Tung family’s set of points, which Master Tung termed “orthodox channel extra (curious) points”. In general, Master Tung used his points on the head and hand to treat acute or more recent conditions, and needling these points most often achieves rapid and dramatic reduction of symptoms. Points on the leg, especially those proximal to the knees are used to treat more chronic and complex conditions. 

Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture

Is one of a number of specialized micro-system acupuncture techniques. The more general acupuncture therapy is often called body acupuncture.  In scalp acupuncture, very short, fine needles are placed on the scalp to achieve the desired therapeutic effects on different parts of the body. This technique has yielded outstanding results for thousands of patients, and has become recognized worldwide as one of the most effective methods for the treatment of a wide variety of difficult-to-manage- medical conditions.


Acupuncture for Infertility

Ursula has successfully treated many patients using the Zita West Method of treatment for Infertility.


The following is a list of conditions that can be successfully treated by Acupuncture:

 

General Diseases
Allergies     Angina     Anxiety     Arthritis     Asthma     Back Pain     Chronic Fatigue     Catarrh     Depression     Diabetes     Eczema     Ulcers     Stress     Hemorrhoids     Hay Fever     IBS/IBD     Incontinence     Insomnia     Paralysis     Skin Conditions     Shingles     Sinusitis     Tinnitus     Thyroid problems etc.     

Respiratory system:
Acute bronchitis
Bronchial Asthma
Acute Sinusitis
Acute Rhinitis
Common Cold
Acute tonsillitis

Disorders of the Eye:
Acute conjunctivitis
Central retinits
Myopia (in children)
Cataract (without complications)

Disorders of the mouth:
Toothache, post extraction pain
Ginivitis
Acute and Chronic pharyngitis

Gastro-intestinal Disorders
Spasm of the esophagus  and cardia
Hiccough
Gastroptosis
Acute and chronic gastritis
Gastric Hyperacidity
Chronic duodenal ulcer
Constipation
Diarrhea
Paralytic ileus
Acute bacillary dysentery
Acute and chronic colitis
Digestive problems

Neurological and Musculo-keletal Disorders:
Headache and migraine
"frozen shoulder"
"tennis elbow"
Sequelae poliolyelitis
Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
Trigeminal neuralgia
Pareses following a stroke
Peropheral Neuropathies
Cervicobrachial syndrome
Intercostal neuralgia
Meniere's disease
Facial Palsy
Osteoarthritis
Sciatica
Low back pain

Womens Diseases
Absence of periods
Irregular periods
Anaemia
Cystitus
Hot Flushes
Milk Deficiency
Discharge
Infertitlity
P.M.T.

Men's Diseases
Impotence
Premature Ejaculation
Prostatis