Children´s Clinic
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Clinic
The treatment of children
Treating children is quite different from treating adults. It requires from the practitioner specific training and a high degree of awareness that allows for direct and non-verbal contact with the child. The Chinese call children "immature yang" and compare them with young plants sprouting from the ground, not yet fully grown.Like the sprout the energy of the child is, on one hand, swift and abundant and, on the other, fragile and weak. For this reason children get sick very easily and their condition can get worse very quickly while, in contrast, children tend to heal almost instantaneously. There is a well known joke among doctors:" children must be treated immediately, otherwise they get well on their own!" Acupuncture is the most effective method of treatment i know in the care of children. Because children`s energy flows in a quick and shallow manner their body reacts wonderfully to acupuncture and their condition improves almost immediately. It is possible to treat children from two weeks old for a very large variety of problems, both of physical and behavioural nature. Common reasons for coming to the clinic are : Skin and respiratory problems; eye,ear and throat infections; headaches and growing pains; digestive and developmental problems; fears and bedwetting; hyperactivity and more. The treatment itself begins with a conversation with the child and the parents about the reason for seeking treatement and about changes in the condition. Afterwards comes the diagnosis.
The diagnosis is based upon the information given and upon the observation of body, face, eyes and tongue. The final stage of diagnosis is arrived at through holding the hands of the child and feeling the heartbeat through the pulse. The acupuncture itself is done with sterile singe-use needles. The needles are very fine and short and are designated specifically for the treatement of children. The child feels no pain and there is only a slight feeling of discomfort. The whole prossess generally takes a few seconds. Many children actualy enjoy the feeling of acupuncture and even like to participate in the act of locating the acupuncture points and even taking out the needles themselves! After the treatement the child and the parents are usualy given advice about nutrition and other aspects of life according to their specific condition. It is my conviction that the key to a succeseful treatement is the shared effort and responsibility of the child, the practitioner and the parents all working together. |
