With Paediatric Acupuncture in Hove, babies, children, and young people will enjoy a wonderful treatment that addresses the whole of their well-being.
Acupuncture has been used in China for thousands of years, working with the body’s system of points connected by channels or meridians. These pathways relate to our physical, emotional, and mental well-being, which Chinese medicine sees as one whole. At Sue's Children's Acupuncture Clinic, traditional diagnosis is used to assist in understanding which meridians and points to choose for treatment. The meridians and points are treated with massage, acupressure, or hair fine needles to gently rebalance the meridians.
The treatment is very relaxing and can help a child sleep!
Traditionally, this ancient practice is seen to work with the Qi (pronounced “chee”), or vital energy of the body. This energy flows continuously through the meridian system, an energetic network linking specific points which in turn influence our health and well-being in all its aspects.
Yes! This is what a session would look like. Parents' or carers' laps are usually the best place for babies and young children to have their treatment! Older children can graduate to the treatment couch when they wish.
During the session, toys and books are available for entertainment. A full case history is taken with the attending adult, and, of course, when the child is older they are very much encouraged to join in! The treatment itself will usually consist of massage to the meridian pathways and/or particular acupuncture points up to about the age of seven. After this age, a small number of hair fine acupuncture needles can be used.
For babies and toddlers the sessions are very short: just a few minutes. The length of treatment time needed lengthens gradually as we get older to around 10 minutes at the age of seven, until the full 20-25 minutes for a young person. The number of sessions required depends on the individual child and the nature of the health problem. Sue recommends Preventative treatments to maintain good health every 6 weeks.
First and foremost Acupuncture treats the individual child as the unique being they are. How one child is treated for a particular dis-ease may not be the same as another. Here are some examples of conditions treated but the list is not exhaustive! Modern research is beginning to explore children's acupuncture and references are given. Allergies, Asthma, Bed wetting, Digestive problems and Colic, Depression and Anxiety, Mood issues, Injury Recovery, ADHD, Sleep problems, Ear infections, Eczema, Colds and Flu, Fevers and infections.
For Modern research on the benefits of acupuncture:
BRITISH ACUPUNCTURE COUNCIL: Acupuncture research
BRITISH ACUPUNCTURE COUNCIL: Evidence A-Z
EVIDENCE BASED ACUPUNCTURE: Scientific evidence
EVIDENCE BASED ACUPUNCTURE: Pediatric acupuncture