“The Superior Physician treats Disease before it arises”

Huang Di NeiJing

Sarah has over twenty years of acupuncture experience. 

She is trained in numerous styles but mainly now practices in the Japanese style that uses palpation with gentle needling and combines the Classical Chinese medicine theory and principles with a more modern western biomedical approach.

This is effective for internal conditions as well as orthopaedic issues. 

The Palpation style is an organic and intuitive layered approach where the treatment is guided by direct feedback from pressure points along the body. The patient gets a full hour with the acupuncturist and some immediate shifts can be observed on the table.  

This type of acupuncture is very effective for preventative care, Internal conditions (more chronic longer term issues) as well as Orthopaedic issues.

Oftentimes Moxa is combined with the needles. Moxibustion is a burning of specific herbs (over a point or area) and enhances the stimulation at the points. This is especially useful in the winter and cold damp weather. 

Cupping and Tuning Forks are also added to the treatment if needed or upon request. 

Auricular acupuncture is another modality that can be added to the treatments for certain conditions. 

Chinese herbs in the form of patent capsules are prescribed for certain conditions. 

High quality brands such as Evergreen or Classical Pearls are used.