Services/Treatments Offered
At Thorpful Touch, treatments are designed to support your well being in a gentle and holistic way. Acupuncture works within the framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine, focusing on restoring balance and harmony to the body and mind. Treatments aim to support the body’s natural processes and promote balance, circulation, and nervous system regulation. Each appointment is tailored to the individual following a detailed consultation, which includes tongue and pulse assessment.
Techniques We May Use
Depending on your needs, your treatment may include one or more of the following:
Acupuncture
Fine, sterile needles are inserted at specific points on the body to help stimulate meridians channels to restore and regulate the natural flow of energy (Qi) and blood.
Moxibustion
The gentle warming of acupuncture points using mugwort herb rolled in a stick or cone that is burnt either on the end of the needle or on the skins surface to help invigorate blood flow, unblock meridian channels and improve energy.
Cupping
The use of glass cups that create a suction- are carefully positioned over the skins surface to help move qi and blood, draw out pathogens and release tension in muscles.
Gua Sha
Light scraping along the skins surface with a smooth rounded edged instrument to help stimulate blood circulation and release toxins and tension.
Tuina
The use of Chinese medicine channel-based massage to help restore balance in muscles and joints and promote blood circulation throughout the body.
Electro-Acupuncture
Electrodes are attached to the needle and gently stimulated with a mild electrical current to enhance therapeutic effect by stimulating the nervous system.
Scalp-Acupuncture
Fine, sterile needles are inserted into specific areas of the scalp to help improve circulation and support neurological and functional pathways.
Auricular
Small, sterile needles are inserted into specific points on your ear to help regulate dysfunction of their corresponding body parts.