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 Style Acupuncture (KMS). Rooted in the classical traditions of Chinese medicine, this modern adaptation specialises in palpation-based diagnosis, a manual technique that identifies disharmonies and dysfunctions in the body through touch.
Rather than relying on symptoms alone or pulse and tongue diagnosis, Kiiko practitioners use gentle palpation to discover reflexes on the abdomen and elsewhere. These reflexes give immediate feedback on the state of the body’s internal systems, allowing the practitioner to tailor each treatment with remarkable precision.
How It Works
During a Kiiko treatment, the practitioner palpates key diagnostic regions on the body to reveal areas of tightness, tenderness, or dysfunction. As they are located, acupuncture points are tested and needled to see how the reflex areas respond. A point that softens or relieves pain confirms the correct diagnosis and treatment strategy.
This interactive process creates a dialogue between the practitioner and the patient’s body, enabling an adaptive and highly personalised treatment that evolves with the patient’s progress.
Palpation of the abdomen
Gentle, Effective, and Only Weekly
Kiiko Style Acupuncture is well known for its gentle approach. The ultra-fine needles are often inserted very superficially, making it even appropriate for sensitive or needle-phobic patients.
Because of its precision and effectiveness, treatments usually only have to be performed once weekly. Most patients notice improvement after just a few sessions since the root imbalances are addressed, not just the symptoms.
Ideal for Complex, Chronic Conditions
Kiiko Style Acupuncture is particularly beneficial for those experiencing long-standing, difficult-to-treat conditions. In our practice, we’ve achieved outstanding results in assisting patients with:
- POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
KSA controls autonomic nervous system function, which enhances circulation and reduces such symptoms as fatigue and dizziness.
- CFS/ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)
By resolving underlying deficiencies and stressors on the immune and nervous systems, Kiiko treatments restore energy and build resilience.
- FMS (Fibromyalgia Syndrome)
Pain can be relieved, inflammation reduced, and sleep improved—all without drugs.
- Autoimmune Conditions
Regardless of whether you have Hashimoto’s, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or other autoimmune conditions, KSA is a painless, full-body treatment that helps to regulate the immune system and reduce systemic stress.
- QT Intervals
Treatment to reduce QT interval prolongation has been observed clinically. We are currently undertaking a study with doctors here on the Gold Coast and Australia to prove such events.
Collaborating with Medical Doctors
David, our lead practitioner and his team have extensive experience working with physicians and integrative health practitioners on the Gold Coast and across Australia. By providing a complementary modality to conventional care, David endeavors to make his treatments complement existing medical plans in a seamless fashion. This synergistic approach enhances patient outcomes and expands healing possibilities.
Whether seeking relief from persistent pain, managing a chronic illness, or simply seeking a deeper sense of balance in your health, Kiiko-style Style Acupuncture offers a pathway to healing grounded, precise, and deeply respectful of the body’s innate intelligence.
Ready to experience the difference?
Book a consultation today and discover how Kiiko Style Acupuncture can support your journey to better health. We look forward to helping you with your health journey.
