Indications of Traditional Chinese Medicine
I offer personalised treatments that combine scientific and traditional medicine to address pain, stress and other physical or emotional imbalances, always with close and professional attention.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture increases the success in the treatment of many disorders, without drugs or side effects.
It regulates your energy and helps you to rebalance your body and strengthen its defences from day one. The first session lasts one hour and consists of a personalised assessment of how the energy flows in the patient’s body, the diagnosis of the existing energy blockage causing the illness or disorder, and the treatment that follows.
The duration of the following sessions is variable, between 30 and 60 minutes, as I adapt to the evolution of the patient, including the introduction and explanation of personalised diets or changes of habits if necessary. The number of sessions depends on each case.
Acupuncture is especially indicated to prevent and treat anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, irritability, lack of energy, asthma, allergies, weight control, gastritis, haemorrhoids, dizziness, vertigo, infertility, painful and irregular menstruation, smoking and treatment of acute and chronic pain (headaches, muscle contractures, tendinitis).
The treatment is personalised and takes place in a relaxing environment that allows you to optimise the success of the therapy in order to recover your own vital energy and balance your body. The application of the needles is painless thanks to their minimum size.
Other TCM tools
Moxibustion
A traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves applying heat with dried mugwort (moxa) to specific points on the body to stimulate vital energy.
Auriculotherapy
Therapeutic technique that stimulates specific points of the ear to treat pain, physical or emotional disorders, according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine.
Electro-acupuncture
Variant of traditional acupuncture that applies mild electrical currents to the needles to enhance the stimulation of energy points.
Phytotherapy
Therapeutic discipline that uses medicinal plants and their derivatives to prevent, alleviate or cure diseases, based on traditional and scientific knowledge.
Suction cups
Oriental medicine technique that uses cups applied to the skin to create suction, stimulating circulation, relieving pain and balancing the body’s energy (Qi).
Tuina
Traditional medicine manual therapy that combines massage, acupressure and manipulations to balance energy (Qi), relieve pain and improve general health.
What can I treat?
Neurological pathologies
Headaches: Tension headaches, premenstrual headaches.
Migraines: Can reduce frequency and intensity.
Facial paralysis: aids recovery of affected nerves.
Triplet neuralgia: Relieves pain associated with this condition.
Musculoskeletal pathologies
Lumbago / Cervicalgia: Relieves chronic and acute pain.
Contractures: Relaxes muscle and tendon tension.
Arthritis: Reduces inflammation and improves joint mobility.
Respiratory pathologies
Asthma: Helps reduce the frequency of asthma attacks.
Sinusitis: Relieves congestion and pain associated with sinusitis.
Allergy rhinitis / pruritus: May decrease nasal allergy symptoms.
Digestive pathologies
Nausea and vomiting.
Constipation.
Irritable bowel syndrome: Helps regulate bowel function and reduce abdominal pain.
Gastritis / Esophagitis / GERD: Can reduce inflammation and stomach discomfort.
Weight control: In cases of overweight, high energy demand in athletes or situations of increased water retention.
Emotional and mental pathologies
Anxiety.
Depression.
Insomnia.
Stress.
Sadness.
Fear.
Obsession.
Indications for acupuncture in women
Acupuncture is a great help in the overall care of women’s health.
It offers support at all stages of her life.
It is especially indicated to prevent and treat various common complaints throughout her life.
Gynaecology
Menstrual cycle dysfunctions, irregular cycles or excessive bleeding.
Premenstrual syndrome.
Dysmenorrhoea.
Endometriosis pain.
Menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, insomnia, bloating, irritability, hypertension or weight gain.
Sexual dysfunctions such as dyspareunia or vaginismus.
Obstetrics
Pregnancy symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, asthenia, water retention, pregnancy hypertension or anaemia.
Postpartum symptoms such as bloating, weight gain, depression, anxiety or breastfeeding support.
In case of pregnancy with breech presentation, moxibustion is a very suitable technique and well accepted by patients, and can help to turn the baby.
Retroduction
Male and female fertility disorders.
It helps during the whole process of assisted reproduction, from ovarian stimulation to the moment of embryo transfer.
Improves anxiety during the process, as endorphins are released.
Oncology
The oncology patient requires very special and exquisite care, and acupuncture accompanies the whole process from the diagnosis of the disease.
It reduces anxiety and increases mood.
It optimises the patient’s preoperative state.
It optimises the general state of the patient prior to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Reduces the side effects of chemotherapy treatments.
Increases immunity and defences against infections.
Helps to control pain in the treated or operated area.
Increases vital energy to better tolerate treatments.
Promotes recovery from the process.