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TOK SEN
There are dozens of massage techniques out there. Each has its unique health benefits. Tok Sen massage involves a wooden hammer being tapped along your Sen energy line. This relaxes the muscles, heals chronic pains while improving the pathways of the nervous system.
The Tok Sen hammer is made from auspicious wood, often blessed by a Buddhist monk. It is commonly made from tamarind trees. The deep vibrations when it strikes against the Sen energy line have incredible healing effects.
Though there is no concrete history, many believe that Tok Sen originated from Thai farmers, who needed work done on their bodies after long, rigorous days in the fields. Tok Sen massages may have been performed by their wives or fellow workers.
Due to the auspicious wood and the monk’s blessing, the Thai workers believed that the tapping not only heals their external ailments, but also their internal energy disfunctions. Tok Sen quite literally heals from the inside out!
It can be combined with other massage techniques to enhance the healing effects and provide a highly individualised massage.
Book Your Appointment TodayCUPPING THERAPY
NRCHI has been operating on the Northside of Brisbane for over 20 years. We provide professional cupping and acupuncture services.
Cupping Therapy is part of the wide variety of Traditional Chinese Medical Therapies available to Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners. It is commonly performed on its own or as part of a full acupuncture session with Tui-na (Chinese trigger point and tissue massage) or other styles of massage in general.
Traditional Cupping Therapy takes advantage of the natural vacuum pressure formed when a large flame is inserted into an open-mouthed bulb-shaped cup. The flame heats and expands the air inside.
The Flame is then rapidly drawn away from inside, and before the expanded air rushes back in the cup is placed quickly on the skin region requiring therapy.
Book Your Appointment TodayCupping is also applied through other methods. Pump-action plastic is a very popular variety of this. Other, less common styles available are suction rubber and a more traditional form using the cut ends of bamboo sections and then using the fire method mentioned previously.
The circular marks sometimes left after cupping therapy are a normal response to treatment. The colour and intensity of these marks can vary from person to person and may reflect areas of tension, restricted circulation or congestion within the muscles and connective tissues being treated.
These marks are typically painless and usually fade naturally within a few days to a week.
Clients describe their first experience of the therapy, cupping, as a very unusual feeling, with a common comment being, “I’ve just been attacked by a silent vacuum cleaner”. Or their children marvel at the fact that it seems their parent or grandparent has been in an altercation with an Octopus.
It is quite revealing to those watching someone else receiving cupping therapy, just how much of the skin seems to be drawn into the cup, but this is an optical illusion.
Cupping is a great therapy for sporting and athletic clients. It helps these clients keep injury at bay. Cupping also allows them to train harder, perform better on race day, and ward off the inevitable muscle buildup that comes from the continual exercise they perform on a daily/weekly basis.
Cupping therapy isn’t just for athletes. Every day stiffness also responds to the vacuum effect of cupping very well and the likelihood of pulled and strained muscles is reduced due to its clearing effect.
Cupping's ability to ease the crippling contraction of spasms and knots in muscles is one of the hallmarks that make cupping so effective. These symptoms are incredibly painful. Cupping eases this pain.
SCAR REJUVENATION ACUPUNCTURE
Scars are a natural part of the body's healing process, but they can sometimes remain raised, tight, discoloured or restrictive long after the initial injury or surgery has healed.
Scar Restoration Acupuncture is a specialised treatment designed to support the appearance, texture and mobility of scar tissue using a gentle, natural approach.At NRCHI, we combine the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Ruri Face Diagnosis to develop a treatment plan tailored to your individual needs.
Every scar is different, which is why we take the time to assess the scar itself, as well as your overall health and healing history before recommending treatment.Using ultra-fine acupuncture needles,
Scar Restoration Acupuncture works to encourage circulation in the affected area, helping to soften scar tissue and support the body's natural healing processes.Treatment can be suitable for a range of scars, including surgical scars, injury-related scars and other forms of visible scar tissue.
Many patients choose Scar Restoration Acupuncture because it is a safe, natural and minimally invasive treatment option. Most people find the procedure comfortable, with little to no discomfort during treatment.
Whether your goal is to improve the appearance of a scar, reduce tightness or support healthy tissue function, Scar Restoration Acupuncture offers a personalised approach designed to help you feel more confident and comfortable in your skin.
Book a consultation today to learn how Scar Restoration Acupuncture may support your individual healing journey.
Most of the needles are not felt when they are inserted. Some needles sting for a moment when being inserted, this sensation does not last long. Most people report a feeling of tingling warmth and relaxation during their treatment, some even fall asleep.
You can start treatment on a scar with in weeks of the initial event, but it is never too late to start treatment.
Due to Scar Restoration Acupuncture being a holistic therapy, not only do you start to notice changes to the eternal appearance of the scar, but you start to feel great on the inside too.
As with any acupuncture treatment there is a small risk of slight bruising at the sight of the needle insertion, we go to great lengths to reduce the likely hood of subcutaneous bruising happening and it is quite rare
If you have or are taking any of the following:*
- Blood disorders e.g. Hemophilia, Anemia
- Blood thinners e.g. Warfarin, Aspirin
- Bruise very easily
- Severe High Blood Pressure
- Pregnancy
- Dizziness or Vertigo
- Severe Headaches or Migraines
- Recent cosmetic surgery (must wait at least 3 weeks)
*In these circumstances, regular acupuncture and herbal treatment may help to enable you to achieve a condition that is acceptable to apply to the scar treatments
- Drink plenty of fresh water (Min 2L a day)
- Eat lots of fresh veggies and fruit
- Keep salt and unrefined sugars to a minimum
- Consider supplements:
- Super B (one in the morning)
- Vitamin C powder (3x day)
- Omega 3 (Fish/ flaxseed oil, or Chia seeds as directed)
- Don’t smoke
- Keep alcohol consumption to a minimun
- Protect your skin from the sun (Hat, Sunglasses, Sunscreen)
- Get adequate sleep (7hrs min)
- Sleep on your back
- Use a dermal hammer or Derma Rollertwice a week
REMEDIAL MASSAGE
At NRCHI Bodywork, we use a number of different massage techniques. These include remedial, sports, and trigger point methods.
In some instances, discomfort may be experienced during the massage however, the combination of styles results in a highly balanced and thorough massage.
Over and above any acute or chronic conditions, most patients find they benefit from increased circulation, relaxed muscles, and a calmer disposition.
Book Your Appointment TodayNRCHI's Holistic Approach
Using a holistic model, our treatment plans focus on identifying the primary cause of your dysfunction. We will work with you to reduce the pain and increase your range of motion.
Clients experience an improvement in quality of life as a result of our proactive treatment and education. All of our treatment plans focus on prevention. Massage can benefit most people, but we do of course, make sure there are no reasons we should not use massage as a therapy for you.
Massage Can Help With:
- Anxiety and depression
- Back conditions
- Headaches
- Long term illness
- Lower limb problems
- Musculo-skeletal (muscle and bone) disorders
- Neck problems
- Neurological conditions
- Plastic surgery
- Respiratory disorders
- Sports injury
- Sports preparation
- Sports recovery
- Stress
- Upper limb problems
- and many more.
THAI MASSAGE
What is known in the West as Thai massage is more than just massage.
It is an ancient energy-based healing system that combines acupressure, reflexology, and assisted yoga postures.
Treatment effects are enhanced when the patient is fully relaxed and breathing deeply.
This traditional healing practice, called Nuad or Nuad Boran in the Thai language, stands in sharp contrast to Western massage therapies.
Traditional Thai massage uses compression, pulling, stretching, and rocking. This clears energy blockages and relieves tension.
The practitioner uses thumbs, palms, forearms, elbows, knees, and feet to create a dance of movement on the body of the recipient.
In this process, joints are opened, muscles and tendons are stretched, internal organs are toned, and energy is balanced.
The overall effect is one of deep relaxation, rejuvenation, and physical and mental well being.
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