What we treat
Pain + Injury
Pain is the most common reason people first try acupuncture — and one of the areas where it has the strongest research behind it. We work with acute injuries as well as long-standing patterns your body has learned to compensate around.
Commonly treated
- Back / neck / shoulder pain
- Knee pain
- Muscle tension & tightness
- Headaches & migraines
- Jaw pain / TMJ
- Tennis / golfer's elbow
- Joint pain & arthritis
- Sports injuries
- Wrist & hand pain
- Nerve-related pain
- Neuropathy
- Sciatica
- Radiating pain
- Tingling, numbness or burning
Our approach
How we treat it
Treatment combines local and distal acupuncture points, often with cupping, gua sha or moxibustion to release tissue and restore circulation. Electro-acupuncture is a regular part of that care rather than a last resort. A mild, rhythmic electrical pulse is passed between two needles for a few minutes; it reads as a gentle tingling or soft twitching rather than anything sharp. Because it recruits more nerve fibres than needles alone, it prompts a stronger release of the body's own pain-relieving chemicals and calms the overactive signals carrying pain toward the spinal cord. Many patients feel the difference in the visit itself, and it is used from the beginning for nerve pain, recent sports injuries, neck and back tension, and recovery that seems to have stalled.
Every plan is individual. Your first visit includes a full assessment and your first treatment, followed by a clear recommendation on frequency and what to expect over the coming weeks.
Why it works
Pain relief, acute and chronic
Acupuncture is best known for relieving pain, and it is the area with the most evidence behind it. Pain falls into two broad groups: acute pain, which arrived recently and usually has a clear cause, and chronic pain, which has settled in and often outlasts the injury that started it. Treatment helps both by changing the conditions the pain depends on.
01
Reducing inflammation
Treatment encourages the body's own anti-inflammatory response around the injured area, easing the swelling that keeps a pain active.
02
Improving blood flow
Circulation to the tissue increases, delivering the oxygen and nutrients healing needs and clearing the waste that accumulates around sore, tight muscle.
03
Relieving muscle spasms
Guarding, spasming muscles let go and lengthen, which often lifts the pressure off nearby nerves and joints.
04
Improving mobility and restoring strength
As pain and guarding ease, movement becomes available again. We then build it back into strength with gentle loading, so the area becomes resilient rather than comfortable for a day.
05
Releasing beta-endorphins
Needling prompts the release of the body's natural pain-relieving chemicals, which quiet the pain signal itself — and often make it easier to sleep while the tissue repairs.
Treatment usually begins with more frequent visits — often weekly, sometimes twice weekly while pain is high — and then spaces out as the injury heals and pain settles. That rhythm matters: each visit makes it easier for the body to hold the change, and appointments spread too far apart too soon tend to let that progress slip, so results become hard to see. We reassess at every appointment and adjust the pace as you improve.
Also explore
Digestion
IBS, bloating, reflux, appetite changes and colitis.
Stress + Depression
Overwhelm, burnout, low mood and fatigue.
Sleep
Trouble falling asleep, waking at night, light or unrefreshing sleep.
Immunity + Allergy
Seasonal allergies, cedar fever, sinus issues and recurring colds.
Fatigue + Energy
Low energy, burnout and exhaustion that rest no longer fixes.
Pediatric Care
Gentle, age-appropriate care for babies, children and teens.
Skin + Scalp Care
Cosmetic acupuncture and facial gua sha for firmer, calmer, brighter skin.
Begin here
Start with a free 15-minute consult
A short, no-pressure phone call to talk through what you're experiencing and whether Chinese Medicine is a good fit. No commitment — just clarity.