Acupuncture Clinic Inverness - acupuncture and tuina massage therapy by Margaret Miller

		Acupuncture Clinic - Inverness Margaret Miller - B.Sc., M.B.Ac.C. Tel: 07962 666145 -- 01463 233446 -- E-mail

		Practising from: Highland Osteopathic Centre, 1 Ardross Street, Inverness Fairfield Medical Practice, 22a Abban Street, Inverness & Riverdale Centre, 64-66 Grampian Road, Aviemore

	Acupuncture: TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) acupuncture developed over 2000 years ago in China. It is a therapeutic method involving the insertion of fine needles into specific points. Over many generations, TCM doctors observed and recorded the effects of needling these points. A network of channels, linking acupuncture points with the internal organs, was thus deduced. These channels form the basic ‘map’ of energy flow used by TCM acupuncturists today. Recent research indicates that the channels may, in fact, correspond to pathways of low electrical resistance in the body’s connective tissue matrix. Developed in ancient China, acupuncture has survived because people have found it effective. Only now are we beginning to unveil the mechanism by which it works. Other Techniques: Other techniques are sometimes used alongside acupuncture to stimulate the points & channels. Moxibustion involves burning moxa, a medicinal herb, to introduce heat. Cupping uses special glass cups to create suction. Tuina Massage is a therapeutic massage where the practitioner uses pressure and manipulation to relax tight muscles and activate the channels.