Care Cure Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

Thinking about the perfect gift? Want to be a Bit Different but Can't Decide What? Tired of the Same old Same Old? If you answered Yes to any of these questions then why not go all out this year and surprise your loved one with the gift of a Care Cure Acupuncture Voucher this Christmas. The Christmas Voucher Package includes a Free Consultation in all of our Clinics in Galway City, Loughrea, Tuam, Dun Laoghaire and Longford and allows you to chose from a range of Soothing, Relaxing, Healing Treatments such as: • A Special of A cupuncture, Massage & Cupping - €70 • Acupuncture Session for Enhanced Well Being - €50 • Reflexology Session - €40 - 30 minutes - €70 for 1hour • Chinese Massage/Acupressure €40 for 30 minutes • Cosmetic Acupuncture €60 including facial massage • Ear Candling - €30 for both Ears • Cupping €20 Alternatively you can choose a value price and let the Voucher open for whatever treatment the person receiving t...

When visiting our clinic for a consultation, you will be asked to stick out your tongue so our practitioner can diagnose your condition. This can seem like a very strange request, and you’re usually left to wonder what they saw there. This article helps clarify what your practitioner sees on your tongue by clearly explaining the basics of tongue analysis, and will also show you how you can use that information to make dietary choices to benefit your overall well-being. Basically, your tongue is a reflection of what’s happening inside your body. Natural medicine tries to find balance in your whole body. Along with your pulse and symptom presentation, your tongue is an easily accessible way to find out what your inner landscape looks like, and can help you know what will bring you further into, or out of balance. WHAT TO LOOK FOR Shape Is your tongue thin and pointy, or is it more thick and flabby with tooth-marks around the edges? Is it quivery? Is some of i...

WHAT IS FACIAL REVITALISATION ACUPUNCTURE? Facial Revitalisation Acupuncture is a painless, non-surgical therapy used to help you look fresher and delay the signs of aging. The treatment has in recent years attracted media attention with the Irish Times newspaper acclaiming that Acupuncture ‘is a viable alternative to cosmetic surgery and the effects can run much deeper than simply improving appearance. HOW DOES FACIAL REVITALISATION ACUPUNCTURE WORK? Facial Revitalisation Acupuncture works by inserting small painless disposable needles into the face to stimulate the flow of Qi (Energy) and encourage blood flow to the skin, to improve the improving complexion and strengthen muscle tone. This treatment also brings nutrients to the skin and flushes out stubborn toxins. Needles may also be inserted at specific points on the body so Qi can be accessed to flow more smoothly. Each Facial is tailored to the individual and you will be asked about your medical history and other...

Smoking not only costs money, it is anti-social and affects all organs of the body. Studies show that a smoker is easily prone to contracting a sore throat, skin rash, chest infection, etc. When pregnant smoking has been known to harm the fetus and medical research shows a higher risk of the baby being born premature or underweight. Everyday 300 people die as direct results of smoking-the equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing 24 hours. As an average smoker the habit may cost you over 800 pounds a year, but nowadays more and more smokers know that they are harming themselves and that they should quip but the habit feels almost impossible to break. Even for those who are determined to stop smoking, willpower alone may not be enough. All over the world people have tried different ways of giving up cigarettes - nicotine patches, hypnosis, sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. In China Acupuncture has been a tried and tested, proven way of healing addiction. It is an...

ALLERGY/ INTOLERANCE TESTING Care Cure Acupuncture Offers an extensive intolerance test which measures the sensitivity of up to 110 food items, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, food additives, colouring and preservatives. We also include a test for dust mites, pollen and animal hair. An intolerance usually occurs when we eat too much of one particular food like wheat, potatoes or cheese. In Ireland, a country known for damp wet weather, our bodies find it difficult to dige st wet grains like wheat as the digestive system is not hot enough. This is seen when Irish people go on holiday to countries like Italy and amazingly have their intolerance to wheat disappeared. The allergy test is conducted by snipping a small strand of hair – this allows us to conduct our test and it makes no difference to the results whether you dye your hair or not. Then we have a short questionnaire which is sent with the hair to our labs for analysis. Within 5-10 working days we will have your r...

Sports participation although a great form of exercise and community spirit can sometimes put a strain on the body and result in muscle aches, injury pains, pulled ligaments, twisted ankles and broken limbs. Acupuncture and Chinese Massage is an effective treatment for dealing with sports injuries and general body wear and tear. Whether you are suffering from the aches and pains of old injuries, sprained muscles or just need a healthy energy boost our therapies can aid recovery. Recent studies have shown that acupuncture causes the body to produce natural steroids and promotes the production of natural endorphins. Steroids decrease inflammation, while endorphins act to block pain messages allowing the brain to focus on the more important task of healing. Herbs can also be used to reduce inflammation as well as strengthening the body Traditional Chinese Medicine can help ease a wide range of pain conditions such as: Joint and Soft Tissue Repair Neck and Shoulder in...

Acupuncture needles FAQs: Here are the answers to some of the most asked questions in the clinic by patients. Hopefully, you will find them helpful and gain a better understanding of acupuncture. 1. What are the needles like? Patients are often reassured to discover that acupuncture needles are very fine and thin as the diameter of one single hair. However, over 2000 years ago, needles were made from bamboo or stone. As the human civilization developed, iron, gold and silver were late r on used to make the needles. In the modern times, acupuncture needles are most commonly made from stainless steel which gives the needles certain important qualities, such as impossible to break, very flexible, and will not rust. 2. How are needles sterilized? Acupuncturists always employ single use pre-sterilised disposable needles when treating patients. After each use, the needles need to be disposed in a sharp object box to ensure that no infection can be transm...

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been very effective in alleviating pain caused by sports injuries among others and seeks always to root cause the source of such pain. One such injury treated by Chinese Medicine is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) which is an injury associated with the peripheral nerve tissues and their responses. To explain Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a nerve entrapment which manifests itself as pain, numbness or weakness in the forearm, wrist or hand. Some people with this condition can experience difficulty in discerning hot from cold sensations while others experience it as a deterioration of local tendons, muscles, ligaments, and sinew. It can come on from an injury to the nerves or as a side effect of pregnancy and can be felt as debilitating and cause a reduction in quality of life. The combination of Acupuncture and Moxibustion which is the treatment recommended by Traditional Chinese Acupuncture can alleviate the pain and heal the damaged tissues of peo...

The section below explains how the condition of the liver channel is connected with uterine fibroids.  Your liver regulates the blood in your body – in other words we say in Traditional Chinese Medicine theory that the liver has been given the function of storing blood in the body, regulating blood flow and preventing blood overflow.   I.               Storage of Blood Blood from the liver glorifies and nourishes the body’s meridians (channels which flow through the body) and it also nourishes your fingers/toes nails and eyes. If blood stored in your liver failed to nourish the meridians, it would result in symptoms including numbness, pins and needles, tendon twitch, muscle spasms, and convulse of limbs. Similarly if the eyes do not receive proper nourishment from the liver blood, patients will experience dry, sore eyes or even blurred vision. If your nails do not get enough blood supply, they will be...