Traditional Chinese medicine philosophy is focused on the idea of homeostasis, the body’s ability to maintain balance. This concept follows our fundamental principle at Komyuniti. Treating the body as a whole by focusing on the root cause, rather then just the symptoms of disease.
How Acupuncture works?
Through the practice of acupuncture, our practitioner’s insert fine needles into the skin at reactive nerve centres on the body. When the needle makes contact with the nerves, it stimulate’s the nervous system, singling the midbrain to release endorphins, enkephalins and promotes blood flow to specific areas throughout your body. When certain acupuncture points are stimulated, it transforms your experience of pain by optimising your body’s internal healing capabilities.
Evidence-based medicine
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine is the most comprehensively researched therapies. There’s a large body of evidence that has established the following mechanisms of action:
In addition, Chinese Medicine is endorsed by the World Health Organisation, as an effective option of healthcare.
Treatments applied in Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine is incredibly diverse and offer a wide range of therapeutic practices, like acupuncture, Chinese herbs in, granule, capsule or tinctured form, cupping, moxibustion, dietary advice and massage.
What can you expect
At Komyuniti, our approach to acupuncture and Chinese medicine is centred around the individual. Our appointments run up to an hour. Through the consultation, we’ll examine your health and create a case history, by examining your tongue, abdomen and pulse. Once we have come to a diagnoses, we will correlate the information into a treatment plan that is tailored to enhance your health and wellness.
