Paula Macklin Creasy Acupuncture Lic.Ac. Dip.China M.T.Ac.S.
My Work
Heat Lamp Treatment
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Cupping
Chinese Dietary Therapy
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Cupping
The suction and pressure provided by cupping can encourage energy and blood flow – really helpful for back pains, stiff muscles and tension. It can also improve the common cold, if treated at the onset of symptoms. I studied ‘Fire Cupping’ in China in the late 1980’s and despite the red marks and short lived bruises, clients and even my children enjoy the benefits – many Olympic swimmers sported the red circular marks from cupping treatments to help with all the sore muscles from such intensive training. Chinese Dietary Therapy Chinese Dietary Therapy is a vital part of my practice. Using food as an integral part of my treatment and advising on which foods can benefit certain conditions according to the ‘energetics’ of food based on the traditions of Chinese Medicine. If necessary, as part of a patient’s individual treatment plan, I look at which foods tonify blood, Qi, Yin and Yang, which foods help to resolve damp and phlegm and which flavours and cravings influence certain organs in the body NLP What is it? – Neuro-Linguistic Programming is “The Study of the Structure of Subjective Experience and what can be calculated from it” Or, put more simply; Neuro refers to your neurology, Linguistic refers to language, Programming refers to how that neural language functions. So, practically, I find some clients, who have emotional or lifestyle issues, and who express a desire to change, benefit from some NLP guided conversation during an acupuncture treatment , as NLP uses a wide range of methods and models which create an understanding of thought process and behaviour – It was developed by modeling excellent communicators and therapists resulting in a set of tools and techniques which could help you to get control of your mind, improve your emotional state and your life! |
Gua sha
Gua sha is an important hands-on medical treatment that has been used throughout Asia for centuries. Gua means ‘to rub’ or ‘press stroke’ sha is a term that describes the blood congestion in surface tissue that accumulates in areas where the patient may experience stiffness and pain; Sha is also the term for the little red dots that are raised from applying Gua sha.
When Gua sha is applied in repeated even strokes, sha appears as small red dots called ‘petechiae’ and the pain immediately shifts. In minutes the small red dots fade into blended reddishness. The sha disappears totally in 2-5 days after treatment.
The benefits of Gua sha are numerous
After treatment the patient is advised to keep the area protected from wind, cold and direct sun until the sha fades. They are also encouraged to drink plenty of water to help the body to remove any toxins which the treatment helps to push out.
Gua sha is an important hands-on medical treatment that has been used throughout Asia for centuries. Gua means ‘to rub’ or ‘press stroke’ sha is a term that describes the blood congestion in surface tissue that accumulates in areas where the patient may experience stiffness and pain; Sha is also the term for the little red dots that are raised from applying Gua sha.
When Gua sha is applied in repeated even strokes, sha appears as small red dots called ‘petechiae’ and the pain immediately shifts. In minutes the small red dots fade into blended reddishness. The sha disappears totally in 2-5 days after treatment.
The benefits of Gua sha are numerous
- It resolves spasms and pain, and promotes normal circulation to the muscles, tissues and organs directly beneath the area that is treated, as seen in Gua sha’s immediate effect on coughing and wheezing.
- Research has shown that Gua sha causes a four-fold increase in microcirculation of surface tissue.
- It can reduce inflammation and stimulate the immune system and up-regulates the heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) that acts to reduce internal organ inflammation, eg. Asthma, hepatitis and liver disease.
- Because Gua sha mimics sweating, it can help to resolve fever. Gua sha cools the patient who feels too warm, warms the patient who feels too cold, while relaxing tension and reducing anxiety.
- Acupuncturists consider Gua sha for any illness or condition where there is pain or discomfort and for upper respiratory and digestive problems.
After treatment the patient is advised to keep the area protected from wind, cold and direct sun until the sha fades. They are also encouraged to drink plenty of water to help the body to remove any toxins which the treatment helps to push out.
