Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine
What can acupuncture help with?
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years within Traditional Chinese Medicine. At Bai Kang, I look not only at the specific complaint, but at your situation as an interconnected whole.
Looking at the whole picture
Acupuncture is more than a needle on a point.
A complaint rarely exists entirely on its own. Pain, tension, fatigue, or sleep problems can influence how you feel and respond in daily life. Within Traditional Chinese Medicine, we therefore look beyond the area where the discomfort appears.
How does your body feel? How do you sleep? What is your energy level throughout the day? And how do different physical signals relate to one another?
During treatment, I use these answers to form an individual treatment picture and to tailor the selection of acupuncture points accordingly.
Two perspectives
A treatment that stimulates the body.
Modern physiology studies how acupuncture may influence the nervous system, pain processing, and local tissue responses. Within TCM, this is viewed in terms of supporting the free flow of Qi and natural balance. These perspectives can exist alongside one another.
01. Stimulation
Targeted stimulation
Very fine, sterile needles provide a subtle stimulus at carefully selected points, based on your individual TCM assessment.
02. Response
Natural response
The body responds to the stimulation. From a modern physiological perspective, this includes responses of the nervous system and local tissue processes.
03. Relaxation
Time to recover
While resting on the treatment table, your body has time to respond to the treatment. Many people experience a deep sense of relaxation during this time.
Traditional Philosophy
The perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
“The body is not viewed as a collection of separate parts, but as a dynamic whole.”
Qi & Free Flow
Within TCM, the free circulation of Qi and blood is considered important for natural balance. Stagnation is traditionally associated with tension and pain complaints.
Balance & Interconnection
Within TCM, different bodily functions are considered interconnected. Factors such as sleep, nutrition, and daily demands may be related to how someone feels.
Individual Differentiation
Two people with the same headache may receive different treatment approaches within TCM because their findings and underlying patterns may differ.
Lifestyle & Load
Sleep, stress, nutrition, and daily demands are considered as part of the overall picture so that treatment can be tailored as closely as possible to your situation.
Areas of Care
Which complaints?
Acupuncture is used in the clinic for a wide variety of concerns. The main areas of focus include:
Pain & Tension
Back, neck, and shoulder complaints, tension headaches, joint pain, and persistent muscular tension.
Stress & Sleep
Difficulty relaxing, a busy mind, inner restlessness, and disrupted sleep.
Energy & Recovery
Persistent fatigue, low energy, or difficulty recovering after physical exertion.
Stomach & Digestion
Bloating, stomach complaints, sluggish digestion, and abdominal cramps.
Women, Men & Hormones
Cycle complaints, menopause, fertility, erectile and prostate complaints, and bladder complaints.
Quitting Smoking & Vaping
Specific treatment programmes using laser acupuncture and auricular acupuncture as support when quitting smoking and vaping.
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First look, then treat.
The Intake & Your Story
We take the time to listen to your story. What is your concern? How did the complaints develop, and how do they affect your daily life?
Traditional Diagnostics
Through observation, tongue and pulse diagnosis, I form a TCM treatment picture and assess which pattern appears to be most prominent according to this approach.
The Treatment
Very fine needles are carefully placed. You then rest for approximately 25 to 30 minutes in a quiet, warm treatment room.
Evaluation & Follow-up
We discuss what you experienced and how your body responded. Follow-up treatments are adjusted according to your current response.
Lie quietly. Take a moment for yourself.
No screens. No hurry. The needles are so fine that insertion is often barely noticeable. What remains is a quiet moment in which your body has time to respond to the treatment.
Needle-Free Option
Acupuncture does not always require needles.
For those who are sensitive to stimulation, feel apprehensive about traditional needles, or simply prefer a needle-free approach, laser acupuncture offers an alternative without needles.
Instead of needles, concentrated low-level light is used to stimulate the same acupuncture points without penetrating the skin.
At Bai Kang, laser acupuncture is used for tension complaints, as support for pain complaints, and as part of the targeted programme for quitting smoking and vaping. rookvrij.nu.
Part of responsible care
Acupuncture is a complementary treatment approach and does not replace necessary conventional medical care. In acute or severe situations, conventional medical assessment is appropriate. At Bai Kang, I work with care, attention, and respect for conventional medical diagnostics.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions & Clarity
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Personal Introduction
Could acupuncture be suitable for your situation?
You do not need to know in advance which treatment approach you need. During an initial consultation, we discuss what is going on and consider together what may be appropriate.
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