Q&A

• What problems can be treated with acupuncture?
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a list of problems for which acupuncture is an effective treatment. 
    
    Psychological Conditions
    Depression
    Anxiety
    OCD
    PTSD
    Somatization disorder
    Hypersomnia
    Insomnia
    Neurological Conditions
    Headache and migraine
    Trigeminal neuralgia
    Facial palsy (early stage, within three to six months)
    Paresis following stroke
    Peripheral neuropathies
    Meniere’s Disease
    Nocturnal enuresis
    Cervicobrachial syndrome
    Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
    Intercostal neuralgia
    Disc problems
    Musculo-skeletal Conditions
    Muscle pain, swelling, stiffness and weakness
    Localized traumatic injuries, sprains, strains, tendinitis, contractures
    Arthritis
    Fibromyalgia
    Work and sports related injuries
    Low back and/or neck strain
    Osteoarthritis
    “Frozen shoulder”, “tennis elbow”
    Sciatica
    Respiratory System Conditions
    Acute sinusitis
    Acute rhinitis
    Common cold and allergies*
    Acute tonsillitis
    Acute bronchitis
    Bronchial asthma
    
    Conditions of the Eye, Ear, Nose & Mouth
    
    Acute conjunctivitis
    Central retinitis
    Myopia (in children)
    Cataract (without complications)
    Toothaches, post extraction pain
    Gingivitis
    Acute and chronic pharyngitis
    Gastrointestinal Conditions
    Spasms of esophagus and cardiac
    Irritable bowel and colitis
    Gastroptosis
    Acute and chronic gastritis
    Gastric hyperacidity (i.e. acid reflux)
    Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
    Acute duodenal ulcer (without complication)
    Acute and chronic colitis
    Constipation
    Diarrhea
    Acute bacillary dysentery
    Paralytic ileus
    Gynecological Conditions
    Infertility *
    PMS
    Dysmenorrhea
    Menopause syndrome
    Benign irregular menstruation
    Benign amenorrhea
    Cardiovascular Conditions
    Essential hypertension
    Other Conditions
    Withdrawal from street and pharmacological drugs
    
• Does acupuncture hurt?
  • There are different types of needles used in acupuncture. The needles used in Japanese acupuncture are very thin, almost like a hair. Because of that a treatment is not painful although you may feel a little tingling. 
    
• Can acupuncture prevent disease?
  • Yes, acupuncture can be used to keep your body in a healthy state. In many cases a disease is preceded by a state known as 'mibyou'. In this state the body is neither sick nor healthy. Often people in this state have small problems such as gastrointestal problems, cold hands and feet, a tired feeling, and so on. If this state continuous a disease can develop. Acupuncture can be used in this situation to fix the body and stop the development of disease.
• Does acupuncture treatment cause internal bleeding?
  • People with the following symptoms will have a higher risk for getting internal bleedings.
    
    *Diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia etc.
    
    *Smokers
    
    *Elderly people (since their blood vessels have become easier to be disrupted.)
    
    *Genetic tendency
    
    *People taking medicine that make blood flow clean and smooth.
    
     
    
    These symptoms decrease nourishment in capillary vessels, which walls are likely to be broken and
    
    could cause internal bleedings.
    
    Because we use very thin needles, internal bleedings rarely happen.
    
    However, we can’t ensure that no internal bleedings will happen especially for those people with symptoms described above.
• Are those needles disposable?Yes, we use disposable needles every time.
  • Yes, we use disposable needles every time.
• Is moxibustion hot?
  • We use both indirect and direct moxibustion.
    
    *Indirect moxibustion isn’t placed directly on your body, therefore for the first time you might experience slight warmth but after about 15 seconds that feeling will disappear. That warmth you experience is very comfortable. Because it’s indirect, no worries for burn injury.
    
    *For direct moxibustion, we burn moxa directly on your skin. It’s hot, but finishes immediately. In some cases, patients might get burn scars, so we will explain it to you before we use it. Direct moxibustion is mainly used for severe cases such as people who can’t walk because of pain, people who have knees with water repeatedly, or people with intense pain on their entire body etc.
    
     
    
    However, if you are sensitive about hot temperature or if you are afraid of first moxibustion experience, we can adjust the temperature depending on your skin tolerance, so please don’t hesitate to tell us.
    
     
• What should I wear?
  • Our main treatment is for full body, therefore we need to ask you to wear underwear only to check all your body situation when we give you our treatment.
    
    During our treatment, we cover your body with bath towels not to reveal your body, so please don’t worry about it.
    
    If you are not comfortable taking off your clothes, please prepare a pair of short trousers and either a sleeveless T-shirt or a camisole top.
    
     
• Is it possible to have treatment during pregnancy?
  • Yes, it’s possible but once you have reached stable stage. (Most of the time, it is after 2 months pregnancy, but this depends on individuals.)
    
    During pregnancy, not only morning sickness but other symptoms such as swelling of legs, less apatite, waist pain, shoulder pain etc will appear depending on individuals.
    
    Moxibustion is well known to help preparing good condition for mothers’ bodies during pregnancy and help safe delivery from old times. This is called “Anzan-Kyu” (easy natural delivery-moxibustion).
    
    We strongly recommend moxibustion even for pregnant ladies in good condition.
    
    We give treatment for breech position as well, so please feel free to contact us if you have the situation but prefer natural delivery. During pregnancy, most of mothers prefer not to take any medicine as much as possible, therefore acupuncture is quite useful. From the pregnancy period to the giving birth, both mothers’ and babies’ bodies change day by day. Especially for mothers these changes are huge and we can support you until your delivery day.
• Does beauty treatment acupuncture only put needles on faces?
  • Our beauty treatment acupuncture will be given to both faces and bodies.
    
    Treatments for face impacts quickly for lift-up and make faces smaller. It can improve troubling parts such as nasolabial folds and small-wrinkles by giving acupuncture treatments. However the effects depend on individuals.
    
    We believe that the important thing for beauty treatment is actually treatment for bodies. Of course to improve face appearance by approaching directly to faces is important, however it’s ideal to become healthy and beautiful from inside of your bodies and it’s the key for long lasting beauty.
    
     
    
     
    
     
• Does acupuncture cause any side effects?
  • Acupuncture treatment sometimes causes side effects such as “lethargic”, “sleepy” and “faint” etc. Especially for the first time, because you might be too nervous and your body might have too much reaction because of the stimulation that you’ve never experienced. However, it’s only a temporary reaction and this doesn’t last for days.
    
    We won’t give you long hours’ acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for your first treatment. And acupuncture treatment have an effect to drop blood glucose level and blood pressure so if you don’t eat anything from morning or you haven’t slept well, you may feel faint after our treatment.
    
    If you are suffering from insomnia, acupuncture treatment works effective for you.
    
     
• What attention should I pay on the date of the treatment?
  • *Please have a meal 1-2 hours after our treatment.
    
    Because our treatment improves blood flow and your body is encouraged to improve your condition, if you eat a full meal right after our treatment, all blood will be wasted for the food digestion.
    
    *Please don’t drink any alcohol.
    
    Please don’t drink alcohol as much as possible. It’s a waste since your body is trying to recover.
    
    *Please take a bath more than 2 hours after our treatment.
    
    In your first treatment, because blood circulation becomes very well after treatment, you might feel faint when you take a hot bath. It’s better to take a warm bath or shower only.
    
     
• How often should I take acupuncture treatment?
  • It all depends on each patient’s disease and injury circumstance. However, we roughly divide into 2 types as “immediate cure” and “chronical cure”.
    
       *In case of immediate cure:
    
          For instance when you have “a strained back” or “ immediate neuralgia sciatica“, one time treatment can make your situation much better, so we recommend to come over our place immediately even if you can’t come to our place often. However you can get better effect if you can have our treatment 3 times per week. The reason is you can expect not only to heal swellings or pains, but also to improve your recovery ability itself (immune strength and natural healing power) by having full body treatment.
    
      *In case that patients want to have chronical cure or improve your full body circumstance (such as fertility treatment):
    
       Recommended frequency is about once per week to 10 days.
    
    Of course it also depends on individual situations such as age and physical strength.
    
    Once you start our treatment, your body starts adjusting to have a good balance and improve your body situation. Therefore, if you want to treat your body’s root cause, it takes certain time.
    
    Then taking regular acupuncture treatment can improve disorder of hormones and autonomic nerves, prevent your immune system from getting weaker, reinforce your vitality and improve your body itself.
• Is it possible to have treatment during menstruation?
  • No problem at all.
    
    Acupuncture treatment is very effective for PMS (premenstrual disorder syndrome or menstrual cramps).
    
    Especially if you have suffered from the pain and taken pain killers for a long time, please come and see us as soon as possible.