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

Acupuncture for Fertility

Here on the Gold Coast, at our acupuncture clinic, we see a lot of mothers from the start of their fertility journey to post-birth. At Haynes Acupuncture Gold Coast, we pride ourselves in the care we give during this special time. Acupuncture can assist you to ensure you have an overall improved well-being for fertility, conceiving and pregnancy. There are many things women can do to improve their chances of conceiving. Below are our 11 tips and recommendations; Chinese Medicine:

David Haynes2024-01-08T11:32:58+10:00

Seasonal Change Food, Flares and Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine believes humans are intimately connected to the natural world, and the seasons can affect our bodies, sleep and energy. Trying to keep fast-paced rhythms all year long, regardless of the natural ebb and flow of the world around us, will create disharmony and imbalance. In Chinese Medicine, if the balance is not restored, it is believed this is when illness and disease occur. This is true everywhere you live, including here on the Gold Coast. To live

David Haynes2023-12-05T09:42:20+10:00

Preconception Care – Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine

At our Gold Coast Acupuncture Clinic, we want to help you achieve your desired health goals! When it comes to fertility, sometimes it’s easy to become focused on conceiving and forget that the goal is having a healthy baby. “Observational studies show strong links between health before pregnancy and maternal and child health outcomes, with consequences that can extend across generations, but awareness of these links is not widespread.” 1(pp1) It is generally accepted that we are born with all

David Haynes2024-02-22T12:22:58+10:00

Fertility, IVF and Pregnancy

At Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast, we strive to provide quality treatments using the fundamentals of Chinese Medicine with a Japanese needling technique, in support of all areas of health. We see a lot of mothers in our clinic right from the start of their fertility journey, through to post birth and we pride ourselves in the care we give during this often, quite tiresome time. We specialise in helping families from the beginning, in many cases, this

David Haynes2025-03-10T16:00:55+10:00

Hay Fever & Allergies

As the seasonal change is soon upon on the Gold Coast when we move from winter to spring, our immune systems may need some readjusting. Hay fever can become problematic as we are ever sneezing, wiping our noses and itching our eyes. Hay fever, or referred to in medical terms as Allergic Rhinitis (AR), is allergic reactions to airborne allergens such as seasonal grass, pollen, dust and animal dander. For some individuals, this often flares up during specific seasons whereas

David Haynes2024-01-08T11:37:31+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

Osteoarthritis and Acupuncture

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis that we see here at our Gold Coast acupuncture clinic. It occurs overtime as the cartilage that cushions your bones wears down. It mostly affects joints in the hands, knees, hips and spine. Common symptoms of osteoarthritis can often develop slowly and over time. These include: Pain Stiffness Tenderness Loss of flexibility Grating sensation Bone spurs; and Swelling While there is nothing that can be done to reverse osteoarthritis, there are preventative

David Haynes2024-01-08T11:38:38+10:00