Shen Acupuncture Clinic - c2006
You do not have to be ill for acupuncture to be beneficial. Prevention is better than cure. The acupuncturist can assess any imbalances in your Qi by reading your pulses, looking at your tongue, palpating the abdomen and observing your appearance (for example facial colour). Also, on questioning, there may be some symptoms and signs which you have not paid any attention to, but which are significant in Chinese Medicine. Treatment can then harmonise any imbalances before they develop into a disease.
Acupuncture can make an important contribution to increasing your energy, vitality and zest for life.
It is unusual for anyone to start acupuncture treatment with no complaint. Usually, preventative treatments are given when someone has recovered from an illness and wishes to stay healthy.
It is especially useful to have preventative treatment when you are under a lot of stress because of life circumstances. Also, if you are succumbing to a lot of colds and your defensive system if weak, preventative treatment can build up your defensive system.
