Acupuncture Gold Coast: Evidence-Based Support for the Nervous System and Stress By Eryn Heddle

The fast-paced modern lifestyle places many people in a constant state of stress and nervous system dysregulation. Prolonged stress can become chronic and affect far more than our mood. Digestion, sleep, mental health, energy levels, immune function and even pain can all be negatively impacted. At our Gold Coast acupuncture clinic, many patients seek support for the toll that stress takes on their body and mental health. This can look like: a busy mind that can’t switch off lying

2026-06-10T19:36:39+10:00By David Haynes|

Acupuncture Gold Coast: Latest Research Insights

If you’re considering Acupuncture on the Gold Coast, you might be wondering: Does it really work? Many people find that Acupuncture Gold Coast practitioners can provide effective treatments. The good news is that modern research is increasingly supporting what traditional medicine has known for thousands of years — acupuncture can play a valuable role in improving health, reducing pain, and supporting the body’s natural healing processes. A large-scale systematic review published in JAMA Network Open analysed acupuncture research across dozens of

2026-05-05T19:13:59+10:00By David Haynes|

Unlock the Power of Kiiko Style Acupuncture

Blending ancient wisdom with modern clinical insight, Kiiko Style Acupuncture on the Gold Coast is a distinctive and highly effective Japanese style that's increasingly popular across Australia for its success in resolving long-standing and challenging health problems. With its pain-free methods and palpation-based diagnostic system, this approach to acupuncture offers a patient-centred approach that produces concrete results—even for those who've endured for years with unresolved health problems. What Is Kiiko Style Acupuncture? Renowned Japanese acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto developed Kiiko

2025-10-24T08:09:57+10:00By David Haynes|

Unlocking Healing: Acupuncture’s Efficacy in Managing Bell’s Palsy

Introduction: In the recent year or two, we have seen an influx of Bell’s Palsy patients at Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast. This article is to help inform Gold Coast people about the management of Bell’s Palsy using acupuncture. Bell’s Palsy is a condition that can be debilitating, affecting facial muscles and causing paralysis or weakness on one side of the face. Traditional treatments often involve medication or physical therapy, but an alternative approach, acupuncture, has gained traction for

2025-05-26T22:33:50+10:00By David Haynes|

Get to Know Your Practitioners – Meet Sègoléne

Ségolène's passion for this medicine began years ago when she was suffering from chronic pain for many years, after experiencing acupuncture her sleepless nights transformed into peaceful rest. Being a Mum of three, she understands how difficult and sometimes complicated looking after your own health can be, so she is dedicated to helping others find energy and balance in their busy life. What Eastern Medicine offers is a philosophy that empowers you; it teaches you to listen to emotions, to

2025-05-26T22:33:52+10:00By David Haynes|

Acupuncture and Stress

How Does Stress Affect the Body? Stress affects the body in a number of ways. It can cause headaches, migraines, or insomnia. It can also cause a tight feeling in the chest, dizziness or palpitations. The digestive system may be upset or bowel habits can change. Mentally, people can feel like their life is out of control, or are easily irritated or quick to anger. Why Use Acupuncture for Stress? Acupuncture is actually very relaxing; the rooms are quiet

2025-05-26T22:33:54+10:00By David Haynes|

Burnout

Often the patients we see for acupuncture at the Gold Coast clinic experiencing burnout are the givers, the go-getters, the doers, the risk takers and the 'I can achieve it all' individuals. These people are the ones who are trying to achieve everything. However, there is only so much energy to go around and as hard as they push they often find themselves burnt out. Physical and mental symptoms of burnout can creep in unknowingly, suddenly you can't concentrate or

2025-05-26T22:34:04+10:00By David Haynes|

Stress and Acupuncture

At Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast, we strive to provide quality treatment using the fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Japanese needling and moxibustion techniques. Stress: A challenge to a person’s capacity to adapt to inner and outer demands. Stress typically produces physiological and emotional arousal and elicits cognitive and behavioural efforts to cope with stress. One of the most significant sources of stress is any form of change; any event that requires you to make a readjustment can be a

2025-05-26T22:34:23+10:00By David Haynes|