As we are unique individuals, it is essential to tailor treatment based on individual’s specific conditions and overall health. As a registered acupuncturist and Functional Nutrition Therapist, I provide Personalised Care Plans to manage pain by integrating Acupuncture, Nutrition, Lifestyles, sometime supplements to enhance our body’s natural healing process so long-lasting relief and improvement of life quality can be achieved.

How does Acupuncture relieve pain?

Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of acupuncture on management of the following pain conditions:

• Arthritic pain
• Migraine  Headaches   
• Joint pain
• Back pain 
• Sciatica pain 
• Period pain
• Neck pain  
• Muscle tightness
• Tennis Elbow
• Tendinitis  
• Fibromyagia  
• Neuropathic pain

By stimulating specific points on the body, acupuncture helps with

• Nerve Stimulation: Acupuncture modulates the way nerves perceive and transmit pain signals.
• Circulation Improvement: Enhanced blood flow accelerates tissue repair and reduces swelling.
• Endorphin Release: Stimulates release of substance endorphins and enkephalins for natural pain relief.
• Inflammation Reduction: Downregulates pro-inflammatory markers in the body.

Its holistic approach makes it an excellent alternative or complement to conventional pain management treatments.

Integrating Nutrition for Enhanced Pain Relief

As an acupuncturist and nutritionist, I provide nutrition support for pain management with dietary interventions. Certain foods and nutrients have natural pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory properties.

Dietary Recommendations

• Minimize processed foods and sugar, which can promote inflammation.
• Encourage a balanced diet rich in whole foods, healthy fats, and animal source proteins.
• Stay hydrated to support overall tissue health, detoxification and recovery.

Professional grade supplements to support for pain management

Regarding quality of supplements, you get what you paid for. Professional grade supplements ensure the quality by adhering to stringent manufacturing standards and provide third-party testing for purity and potency.

• Omega 3 Fatty Acid—–from wild caught fish to reduce inflammation,
• Magnesium to relax muscle, reduce tension,
• Vitamin D to boost immunity, reduce inflammation.
• Ginger, Turmeric to reduce inflammation

Lifestyle recommendations

• Movement—-Proper level of movement is essential to remove stagnation to relief pain. On the other side, excessive exercise put burden too much burden on our body which can be the cause of pain.
• Stress management—Stress wrack havoc digestion, detoxification, hormone production.
• Sleep—-We repair, regenerate, detoxify during our sleep.
• Relaxation—-Breathing exercise and meditation prove to be effective in pain reduction
• Reduce toxins—-elimination or reduction of alcohol, recreational drugs, or environment toxins enhances pain.

Along with acupuncture, modification of diet, lifestyle, environment factors, sleep, movement, I am here to help you to target the root causes of the pain so you can be the best version of yourself in term of health.