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 awake

2026-06-16T07:33:23+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|

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|

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|

Stress = Exhausted Adrenals = Flat Batteries

Life presents us with an abundance of joys, and yet so many people are not able to fully enjoy life’s pleasures due disturbances in their neurobiology causing feelings such as anxiety and depression. Holistic, efficacious treatment strategies designed to help restore optimal neurobiology can help these patients regain their mental and emotional health; ultimately helping them live a happier, healthier life. If you have symptoms such as tiredness, fearfulness, allergies, frequent influenza, arthritis, anxiety, depression, reduced memory and difficulties in concentrating,

2025-05-26T22:34:28+10:00By David Haynes|

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a debilitating condition of extreme fatigue that is worsened with mental or physical exertion which has lasted 6 months or longer. Depression, sore throat and muscle pain are also symptoms that may present. A recent study from China has highlighted the efficacy of Acupuncture in assisting patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Acupuncture with moxibustion and acupuncture alone, were used in 2 separate groups, with a third group receiving sham acupuncture. A Chalder Fatigue scale was used

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

Acupuncture: Stress and Adrenals

Anxiety and stress are feelings that virtually all of us are familiar with. Whether it be problems at work, financial troubles, relationship difficulties, an illness, or any other situation where we might feel we are outside our comfort zone, stress is a common part of human life. When we are healthy and the stress is short-lived, we are usually able to recover from stressful situations relatively unscathed. However, if stress and anxiety are prolonged and/or coupled with other emotional or

2025-05-26T22:34:35+10:00By David Haynes|