gnp health and wellness
For all your health and wellness needs on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, visit GNP Health and Wellness. With locations in St. Anthony, Flower’s Cove and Norris Point, GNP Health and Wellness provides acupuncture and other services from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective. Helping you become healthier, stronger and enjoy your quality of life.
traditional chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete system of medicine. It is well known to treat many pain conditions. Furthermore, it is used to treat a wide variety of health concerns including digestive disorders, emotional/mental health, menopausal concerns, high and low blood pressure and weight concerns.
Regulated in Newfoundland and Labrador, practitioners of TCM have completed years of training. Along with acupuncture, which is the most commonly used tool, cupping, moxibustion, Gua Sha, lifestyle counselling, herbal therapies, and diet therapies can be included in a treatment plan. The tool used is based on individual needs and requests of each patient.
Cupping
Cupping involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. This may help tissue healing by increasing blood flow to the area.
moxibustion
Moxibustion involves stimulating your body’s meridians and acupuncture points by burning moxa on or near these points.
acupuncture
Acupuncture involves the insertion of thin needles at specific points on the body to treat various conditions.
Herbal Therapy
Herbal therapy involves the use of medicinal substances harvested from different parts of a plant.
Yoga
Use breathing exercises, meditation and yoga poses to bring together your mind and body to increase your entire health.
Gua Sha
Gua Sha is a TCM method of using pressure on a tool to scrape your skin to promote circulation and help with pain.
what to expect
Points from head to toe, front and back can be used during a session. This is agreed upon before starting treatment. Acupuncture involves the placement of thin, solid, one-time use sterile needles below the skin and into the soft tissue of the body. While receiving acupuncture, patients generally feel the insert, like a pin prick, as the needle is applied. Afterwards, many sensations are described by the patient. Any sensation is acceptable, including discomfort, itching, aching, etc. However, pain is not an expected sensation.