SLEEP and MENTAL - EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
Insomnia, anxiety and depression are all very commonly treated in the clinic. They are all conditions that are affected by the individuals mental and emotional state, but can often be influenced by an organ or substance imbalance. The most common imbalances are related to the blood, and especially relating to the heart and liver and also the general flow of qi, which again is affected by the liver. In Chinese Medicine the liver and heart both have an important role in controlling your state of mind (commonly called Shen). Mental-Emotional issues can actually be quite complex and there is commonly an external trigger, perhaps stress from work or relationship issues for example.
Acupuncture aims to rebalance and harmonise your system so that you can deal with the issues in your life and treatment commonly has a calming but lifting affect.
