Shepparton Acupuncture Centre

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Description

Japanese Acupuncture is rooted in the Classics and is noted for its thin shallow needling techniques.
Consequently, most patients find that treatments are relaxing and cause minimal discomfort.
Style of Master Acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto

The highly regarded style of Sensei Kiiko Matsumoto.
A KM style practitioner palpates for active reflexes in the abdomen (hara) and elsewhere to establish a diagnosis and evaluate treatment efficacy.

How Does Acupuncture work?

Traditional Japanese & Chinese Medicine

The body is viewed as a balance between two opposing forces known as Yin and Yang.

Diseases can be brought about by an imbalance of Yin and Yang which leads to a blockage of the body’s vital energy (known as qi) along pathways called meridians.

Qi affects a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental and physical conditions.

Qi can be unblocked by using acupuncture at certain points that connect these meridians.

The unblocking of this qi allows the body to return to a balanced state and a healthy center.

Modern Medicine

Acupuncture points stimulate the central nervous system, which, in turn, releases chemicals into the muscles, spinal cord, and brain.
By:
Stimulation of electromagnetic signals
Activation of the bodys natural opioid system
Stimulation of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland
Change in the secretion of neurotransmitters and neurohormones

Research has shown acupuncture provides pain relief and improved function for osteoarthritis, reduce post traumatic stress disorder, and improve rates of pregnancy following in vitro fertilization.

Acupuncture also fared better than usual care for the treatment of chronic lower back pain.

According to the National Cancer Institute, acupuncture has shown to have many proven benefits for cancer patients.

It has been shown to improve the