Osteoarthritis and Acupuncture

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis that we see here at our Gold Coast acupuncture clinic. It occurs overtime as the cartilage that cushions your bones wears down. It mostly affects joints in the hands, knees, hips and spine. Common symptoms of osteoarthritis can often develop slowly and over time. These include: Pain Stiffness Tenderness Loss of flexibility Grating sensation Bone spurs; and Swelling While there is nothing that can be done to reverse osteoarthritis, there are preventative

2025-05-26T22:34:09+10:00By David Haynes|

Alleviating Pain Through Acupuncture

The role of Acupuncture at our Gold Coast clinic can be a pivotal step towards reducing your pain and therefore improving your quality of life. Whether it be mild, moderate or severe, it can all affect your daily life, work and even social life. Living with pain can feel incredibly overwhelming and be debilitating. This is where our Gold Coast acupuncture clinic can assist you in returning back to living a full life - pain-free. But have you ever wondered

2025-05-26T22:34:11+10:00By David Haynes|

How to build your immune system with Acupuncture & Natural Medicine

A healthy immune system doesn’t mean you’ll never catch anything (although you’ll catch much less of what’s going around), but it means that if you do catch a bug and your immune system is doing its job, you’ll have milder symptoms and get over it quicker.

2025-05-26T22:34:15+10:00By David Haynes|

Acupuncture and Therapies

Here at Haynes Acupuncture on the Gold Coast we offer a range of therapies and treatments to offer you an alternative and a holistic approach to your health. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine is a great way to improve your overall health and well-being and to reach your desired health goals. Our practitioners specialise in many different therapies such as Acupuncture, Naturopathy, Myotherapy and Chinese herbs. Forms of Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Herbal medicines - herbs

2025-05-26T22:34:22+10:00By David Haynes|

The Menstrual Phases According To Chinese Medicine

At Haynes Acupuncture Gold Coast this is our look at the Menstrual cycle through the eyes of a Chinese Medicine practitioner. Lifestyle & food suggestions in conjunction with your menstrual cycle according to Chinese Medicine. PHASE 1: CYCLE DAYS 1-3/4 (MENSTRUATION): We want to focus on encouraging the flow of “qi” and blood to ensure the lining can be fully removed. Blood stagnation and internal cold can be seen with clotting and cramps, therefore warmth is essential. Foods: Increase spices

2025-05-26T22:34:25+10:00By David Haynes|

An Acupuncture Approach to Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition which has puzzled doctors for a long time – it is associated with painful periods, pain during intercourse, spotting before periods and infertility.

2025-05-26T22:34:30+10:00By David Haynes|

Acupuncture for Stress Relief during IVF Fertility Treatments

Fertility and IVF treatments can be stressful for any woman but acupuncture has been shown to help reduce stress levels (Grant and Cochrane 2014). Here at Haynes Acupuncture Gold Coast we focus in assisting people going through IVF treatments. New research has shown that acupuncture helps to reduce stress in women during IVF treatments. Stress reduced significantly for women receiving several acupuncture treatments prior to the day of embryo transfer, along with acupuncture on the day of transfer (Sutton et al. 2015).

2025-05-26T22:34:33+10:00By David Haynes|

Acupuncture for Post-Stroke Recovery

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted, which means oxygen cannot be supplied to the brain and cells start to die. Blood supply can be disrupted by a clot or plaque, or the artery can simply break or burst open. Stroke is one of Australia’s biggest killers and kills more women that breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. More than half of stroke survivors are left with a disability, impeding their ability to carry out

2025-05-26T22:34:37+10:00By David Haynes|