Acupuncture
Acupuncture in Amsterdam
Energetic balance
Qi flows in our bodies through the meridians like the canals move the water through the city of Amsterdam. These meridians connect the surface of the body with the internal organs and systems. They connect with each other and keep our body in a dynamic balance responding to the situations we face in life.
As a meridian therapist, I read your body trying to figure out what is the current disbalance on your network of meridians. With acupuncture, I bring more energy to your weakest channels and remove the excess from the obstructed ones.
When the meridians are more balanced, we feel more relaxed, vital and clear minded. Our bodies can face better health issues. We can handle our thoughts and feelings with more ease.
Frequently asked questions about acupuncture
How often is it needed to get acupuncture?
Each situation is different.
The common convention is that acute conditions require more frequency and intensity, for example 1-2 sessions per week, and tend to get better quicker. Chronic conditions instead tend to need a lower dose and more time of treatment, for example 1 session per week or every two weeks through a few months.
What is acupuncture good for?
Acupuncture is well known to help in pain management, like low back pain, headaches, joint pain. Can be a complementary therapy in cases of chronic pain, reducing the needs for medication.
In women, acupuncture helps to improve fertility and regulate the periods. During pregnancy, acupuncture helps with nausea and easing labour.
Other conditions that are treated often with acupuncture are insomnia, allergies, stress, fatigue.
Besides the common uses, I personally enjoy using acupuncture in an intuitive way to adress emotional issues that are difficult to express with words, bringing more clarity and peace of mind.
Is acupuncture painful?
Acupuncture is not painful. Most of the clients describe it as very relaxing and many fall asleep. There are some techniques in Chinese acupuncture that make a stronger stimulation and make a sensation of a sort of current flowing through our body. I am a sensitive person and big stimulation feels uncomfortable for me, so I prefer avoiding those. Toyohari acupuncture with it's non insertive techniques is not painful at all. And when I use Chinese acupuncture, my insertion technique is precise and gentle.
Other techniques like bloodletting and moxa, are also practiced in a non-painful way.
Does the insurance cover this therapy?
I am a member of the Spanish Association of Acupuncture SAC-AAE since 2016. As at the moment I haven't joined a Dutch association of acupuncturists, my costs for acupuncture sessions are not reimbursed by insurance companies.
It is my understanding that insurance companies reimburse only a fraction of the cost and for a limited amount of sessions per year. If getting reimburse is very important for you, I am happy to refer you to very good colleagues acupuncturists that can provide you with this option.
If you want to focus in feeling better and don't want to deal with insurance, perfect! Let's start. Click the following button to make an appointment.