Traditional Chinese Medicine

The best known curative technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is certainly acupuncture. I practice both body and ear acupuncture (auriculotherapy) and often combine them with craniosacral therapy. Almost all complaints can be treated with Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese belief is that energy (qi) flows through the body. Qi (also known as chi or ki) flows through the meridians, which are distributed around the body like lines. They are also called conductive pathways and have acupuncture points on them, which one can imagine as small energy portals in the body. These points can be stimulated or soothed by means of small needles.

Side effects rarely occur. There may occasionally be circulatory problems or tingling at the injection site.

Tried-and-tested indications for acupuncture

to assist conception
to assist implantation of the fertilised egg
to preserve the embryo in early pregnancy (avoid miscarriages)
nausea
restlessness, thought circles
back pains
child’s failure to thrive during pregnancy
hypertension
circulatory problems
carpal tunnel syndrome
water retention in the tissue (oedema)
sleep disturbances
gallbladder complaints
renal obstruction
headache, migraine
induction of labor
menstrual problems
digestion problems
allergies
respiratory problems, recurrent infections
… and much more

Treatment of the child in the uterus, the child's palace

Acupuncture can also be used to treat the fetus.

According to a long-standing concept of acupuncture, the unborn child can be treated via its mother to give the child strength, vitality, resilience and healthy hair for life.

This acupuncture takes place during the 14/15th and 28th weeks of pregnancy.

This treatment is recommended for pregnant women who have taken many different medicines and for women after successful fertility treatment.

Four weeks before the delivery date the body can also be ideally prepared for the birth with the aid of acupuncture.