Understanding Dysautonomia and How Acupuncture Can Help

What is Dysautonomia? Dysautonomia is an umbrella term for conditions where the autonomic nervous system (ANS) doesn’t function properly. The ANS is what keeps our body running in the background—it regulates heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, temperature, and even how we sweat. When this system becomes unbalanced, people may experience: Lightheadedness, fainting, or dizziness (especially when standing) Rapid or irregular heartbeat Fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest Brain fog or difficulty concentrating Problems with digestion, nausea, or bloating Temperature regulation

2025-11-04T11:12:33+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|

Tinnitus: An Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Approach

We often treat people with tinnitus at Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast. We understand that it can be a distressing and frustrating condition, often affecting sleep and having an impact on mental health. It is a poorly understood condition, and Western medicine has no therapy or drug that has eliminated tinnitus. What causes it? Tinnitus can have many causes: Prolonged loud noises over a long period, such as working and being in loud environments can cause tinnitus and hearing

2025-05-26T22:33:51+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|

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – CFS

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FtyX_OUd6o[/embedyt] At our Gold Coast Acupuncture Clinic, we want you to feel your best by helping you achieve your desired health goals. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex medical condition that targets a person’s nervous system. A person with CFS often feels tired and drained even with sufficient sleep. The fatigue is not relieved by extended rest and can be exacerbated even with low levels of physical or mental activity. People with CFS report feelings of persistent and

2025-05-26T22:33:59+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|

Using Acupuncture for Ulcerative Colitis

At our Gold Coast Acupuncture clinic, we work with you to obtain your desired health results. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease that is most common in younger adults ranging anywhere from 20 to 49 years. It is accompanied with symptoms of rectal bleeding, bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pains and cramps and systemic symptoms varying in degrees. Ulcerative Colitis patient's quality of life is often negatively impacted due to the lengthy disease course along with its frequent reoccurring nature.

2025-05-26T22:34:16+10:00By David Haynes|