Dry Needling or Acupuncture – What’s the Difference? What is Dry Needling? Dry needling is a term that was derived in the early 1940s by a technique developed by Janet Travell and David Simons. The technique involved the use of hypodermic needles to stimulate and/ or inject trigger points or myofascial trigger points with [...]
It doesn’t really matter whether it is something that is from time to time, acute or something you live with day in and day out. Pain can range from being a tad unpleasant to something that rules your life. Finding the right method for pain relief is an obvious answer According to the National Centre [...]
What is acupuncture? Acupuncture is a modality that falls under the branch of Chinese medicine which also incorporates, Chinese herbal medicine, exercise therapy (tai chi), tui na (massage), gua sha (scraping), cupping, moxibustion, diet, meditation (qi gong) and lifestyle adjustment. Acupuncture is the use of fine needles, much thinner than hypodermic needles, which are [...]
Being diagnosed or having a loved one diagnosed with cancer is a huge shock. Adding to the shock are the many different varieties, locations, prognoses and treatments. And these can cause a significant amount of confusion as to how to handle it. I want to be clear. We are not going to tell you we [...]
Any of these ring a bell? Rage the kind that encourages you scream and then burst into tears Abdominal bloating like you’ve just eaten an elephant Breast tenderness Fluid retention Jackhammer headaches A mood that is the lowest you have ever felt Nausea “Just to top it off” If so this portrayal probably lacks humour. [...]
Low Back Pain Newcastle Chronic low back pain, that constant ache that ebbs and flows between being an excruciating pain that takes your breath away to that low grade constant ache that keeps you awake at night gradually wearing you down. Those who have not experienced this type of pain struggle to understand how much [...]
Depression Ever said any of the following to someone looking gloomy?: “I hear you’re feeling a bit low, dear?” “Chin up, it’s not all bad…” “You just need to change your attitude…” “I don’t have time to be depressed…” “Try to be more positive…” Even if the other person is just ‘a bit low’, it [...]
Banging your head against a wall seems in any situation like a bad idea. However if you know anything about migraines or chronic headaches you understand the madness that can overcome you. You are willing to do almost anything for a moments respite from the pounding, nausea and a brain that only speaks in [...]
Tired of knee pain from osteoarthritis? Trying to get on with your life when suffering with knee pain associated with osteoarthritis can be tough. In much of our day to day using our legs is part of the gig so avoiding aggravation of the problem can be somewhat challenging. The pain from osteoarthritis can range [...]
Anxiety Newcastle We appear to have a need for newness in our lives. Have you noticed? And this constant change for 'new' can create anxiety. But with that, it also creates the surge of adrenalin we have come to love. This addiction to the adrenalin rush is also the cause many illnesses - some illnesses [...]
