Unlocking Healing: Acupuncture’s Efficacy in Managing Bell’s Palsy

Introduction: In the recent year or two, we have seen an influx of Bell’s Palsy patients at Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast. This article is to help inform Gold Coast people about the management of Bell’s Palsy using acupuncture. Bell’s Palsy is a condition that can be debilitating, affecting facial muscles and causing paralysis or weakness on one side of the face. Traditional treatments often involve medication or physical therapy, but an alternative approach, acupuncture, has gained traction for

David Haynes2024-08-01T08:12:25+10:00

Get to Know Your Practitioners – Meet Sègoléne

Ségolène's passion for this medicine began years ago when she was suffering from chronic pain for many years, after experiencing acupuncture her sleepless nights transformed into peaceful rest. Being a Mum of three, she understands how difficult and sometimes complicated looking after your own health can be, so she is dedicated to helping others find energy and balance in their busy life. What Eastern Medicine offers is a philosophy that empowers you; it teaches you to listen to emotions, to

David Haynes2024-02-20T07:48:05+10:00

Acupuncture and Stress

How Does Stress Affect the Body? Stress affects the body in a number of ways. It can cause headaches, migraines, or insomnia. It can also cause a tight feeling in the chest, dizziness or palpitations. The digestive system may be upset or bowel habits can change. Mentally, people can feel like their life is out of control, or are easily irritated or quick to anger. Why Use Acupuncture for Stress? Acupuncture is actually very relaxing; the rooms are quiet

David Haynes2023-12-05T09:08:20+10:00

Burnout

Often the patients we see for acupuncture at the Gold Coast clinic experiencing burnout are the givers, the go-getters, the doers, the risk takers and the 'I can achieve it all' individuals. These people are the ones who are trying to achieve everything. However, there is only so much energy to go around and as hard as they push they often find themselves burnt out. Physical and mental symptoms of burnout can creep in unknowingly, suddenly you can't concentrate or

David Haynes2024-01-08T11:37:55+10:00

Stress and Acupuncture

At Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast, we strive to provide quality treatment using the fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Japanese needling and moxibustion techniques. Stress: A challenge to a person’s capacity to adapt to inner and outer demands. Stress typically produces physiological and emotional arousal and elicits cognitive and behavioural efforts to cope with stress. One of the most significant sources of stress is any form of change; any event that requires you to make a readjustment can be a

David Haynes2024-01-08T11:42:47+10:00

Acupuncture and Depression

Depression is a mental disorder that can often have debilitating effects on a person’s ability to function in their daily life. It can affect both psychological and physical well-being. Acupuncture for depression is a treatment that is used in traditional Chinese medicine.

David Haynes2024-02-05T12:07:59+10:00

Stress = Exhausted Adrenals = Flat Batteries

Life presents us with an abundance of joys, and yet so many people are not able to fully enjoy life’s pleasures due disturbances in their neurobiology causing feelings such as anxiety and depression. Holistic, efficacious treatment strategies designed to help restore optimal neurobiology can help these patients regain their mental and emotional health; ultimately helping them live a happier, healthier life. If you have symptoms such as tiredness, fearfulness, allergies, frequent influenza, arthritis, anxiety, depression, reduced memory and difficulties in concentrating,

David Haynes2024-02-05T12:24:40+10:00

Acupuncture for Stress Relief during IVF Fertility Treatments

Fertility and IVF treatments can be stressful for any woman but acupuncture has been shown to help reduce stress levels (Grant and Cochrane 2014). Here at Haynes Acupuncture Gold Coast we focus in assisting people going through IVF treatments. New research has shown that acupuncture helps to reduce stress in women during IVF treatments. Stress reduced significantly for women receiving several acupuncture treatments prior to the day of embryo transfer, along with acupuncture on the day of transfer (Sutton et al. 2015).

David Haynes2024-01-08T11:47:31+10:00

Adrenal Fatigue

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