What to expect in a session

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Acupuncture sessions begin with enquiry into your condition. This includes a discussion of your symptoms, palpation

(physical examination) and reading of pulses at different areas.

Assessment can also involve some observation of your posture and gait both in standing and in walking. 

All this information informs my focus, strategy and treatment plan.

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Treatment involves precision needling of key points on the body to influence the system, alleviate pain, or release blockages to the smooth flow of qi, blood and fluids throughout the body. 

Bodywork and Tuina (massage) and ancillary techniques such as Moxa (therapeutic heat), Gua sha and cupping are also incorporated in treatment when appropriate.

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Many people find a course of acupuncture to be a remarkably relaxing non-invasive treatment process. Regular acupuncture nudges at stubborn patterns of imbalance or dis-regulation it is these gentle regular nudges that initiate positive and lasting change.

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Please wear loose clothing where possible and have something light to eat before your treatment.

 

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My background

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I am a pure Londoner of mixed Chinese/English heritage, our grandfather Chang Sey Hee arrived in London in 1926 from Hainan, China. He came via the merchant navy where he met my grandmother Sarah and settled in Limehouse East London (London's original Chinatown). The unique blend of English/Chinese culture has been around me and my family all our lives.  

Before working as a practitioner I was a student of Chinese martial arts, Taijiquan & Qigong. This grounding gave me an awareness of my own internal and external systems, I became fascinated to enquire and learn more about human physiology.  

When our young son became very ill we found Western medicine had reached its limits at Great Ormond st Hospital. After many anxious months we found he was able to make a successful recovery using acupuncture, diet and Tuina massage.

I was inspired hugely by this, from then onwards I studied Tuina and Chinese medicine in-depth for 5 years graduating from Westminster university. Over a decade since then I have continually studied and refined my understanding with talented mentors, teachers and practitioners including James Cattermole

(Millers Way project) Andrew and Julie Ann Nugent-Head ( Association for traditional studies ATS ) Dr Michael Smith, Dr David White (INR) 

I am an accomplished artist and passionate craftsman reflected in my clinical attention to fine detail, as a father of three children I consider my extended family a great achievement, building relationships, growing, exploring and learning with them is a real treasure and my favorite way to spend my days.