A multidisciplinary approach is often the best with physical injuries - although this does greatly depend on the root cause - and stacking treatments is often key - Acu-Wellness is unique in this and it is something my clients love. Before I learned the power of acupuncture I worked as a personal trainer specialising in rehabilitation, and a sports massage therapist. For pain, I often use a variety of different techniques that I have gathered over the years, all depending on your needs.
Treatments may include acupuncture, sports massage, remedial massage, gua sha / IASTM, electro acupuncture, cupping, specific stretching for deep relief, taping etc.
So lets get started shall we? Just book a session and I will tailor to your needs. I've got your back (or shoulders, or head, or knees, or toes!)
Below is an overview of the just some of the types of treatment I can utilise in clinic to treat physical pain, whether that be a sports injury or a pesky niggle that keeps creeping up on you.
More a remedial massage approach than the old idea with sports massage of beating your body into submission! It's sports massage but more intuitive to your nervous system. Remedial massage is used as natural pain relief, applying soft tissue techniques to the areas which may be causing you physical pain, using a variety of techniques and tools - which feels less torturous than it sounds!
First things first, you might look like you've been hugging a friendly octopus after cupping, but everyone says its worth it! Cupping therapy is an alternative therapy that involves suctioning the skin with glass, plastic, or silicone cups. I most often utilise traditional fire cupping where a flame is passed through the glass cup to remove the oxygen, creating a suction effect when applied to the skin. It increases blood flow by up to 200% locally, whilst helping to remove the toxins and so it's natural pain relief at a deeper level. The cupping marks serve as a super diagnostics tool for me because the darker the mark when the cup is removed, the more stagnation was removed and so, it helps me to see where the issue is coming from - rather than simply chasing symptoms - we don't want to do that!
You know by now that I love acupuncture, and for physical pain and injuries it helps to get the job done more quickly than soft tissue treatments alone. It is recognised by doctors and is included in the NICE guidelines for treating chronic muscular pain as a preferential treatment over long term pain relief medication. Its an incredible natural pain relief for the lower back and shoulders, healing tendons, and in short helping all of the sports injuries. Acupuncture works on many different levels in the body, physically and systemically. I do offer needle free treatments so don't worry if needles aren't for you, just let me know.