Associated Therapies
Moxibustion, Gua Sha, Cupping, Sound Therapy, Aromatherapy and more
Associated Therapies
Associated therapy is when more than one method is used in conjunction with the main choice of treatment, this is quite common – for example acupuncture and moxibustion.
Moxibustion feels like sunshine on the body. It is used to promote.
Moxibustion is a herb that is burnt.
Gua Sha can be used cosmetically, it is used to reduce.
Gua Sha is done with a tool scraped in one direction along the skin.
Cupping is used a lot like Gua Sha but with different application.
Cupping uses fire traditionally and a glass cup, the fire creates a negative pressure in the glass consuming oxygen.
This pressure vacuums the remaining air around the skin.
Aromatherapy is a branch of herbal medicine, using various flower essences and traditional Chinese medical theory it can be used as a powerful healing tool.
Foot spas use herbs to promote health and wellbeing.
Herbal tea is available to try as an associated therapy and is also available to purchase.
Dietary therapy may be included.
Facials is included in a Facial Acupuncture session – you can also have the Herbal Facial without Facial Acupuncture
There are a range of associated therapies available, so contact us to find out more.
Moxibustion increases the body's Yang, which can help you feel happiness, warmth and less fatigue
Gua sha removes stagnation, heat and cold; it also cools the face and therefore can be used cosmetically for the complexion
Cupping treats stagnation (pain), heat (fever) or cold (coughs or breathlessness)
Sound therapy can be used in conjunction with other treatments and for needle phobic patients, one effect is feeling anchored (people also describe this as feeling grounded)
Aromatherapy can be used in a number of ways, one common and popular use is for that of relaxation (essences can be used to enhance herbal medicinal formulas)
