Bioclinic Crows Nest

About

Acupuncture is a traditional oriental healthcare system which has been in use for many thousands of years. The practice of acupuncture has expanded throughout the years and is widely used in hospitals and aged care facilities. It has become an effective, natural and increasingly popular form of health care that is being used by people from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds.

WHO states: “Over its 2500 years of development, a wealth of experience has accumulated in the practice of acupuncture, attesting to the wide range of diseases and conditions that can be effectively treated with this approach.”

An acupuncture treatment involves the insertion of fine, sterile needles into specific sites (acupuncture points) along the body's meridians to clear energy blockages and encourage the normal flow of qi (energy) throughout the individual. The practitioner may also stimulate the acupuncture points using other methods, including moxibustion, cupping, electro-stimulation and massage, in order to re-establish the flow of qi.