Shoulder Pain
The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body. The humerus (long arm bone), the clavicle (collarbone), and the scapula (shoulder blade) together form a ball and socket joint covered by a layer of cartilage. Due to its highly mobile nature, the shoulder joint is also prone to becoming injured through manual labour, […]
Chinese Medicine for Psoriasis
What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a chronic condition, where your immune system mistakenly attacks your own skin cells. This causes itchy, red patches of inflammation on your skin, and makes your body produce new skin cells a lot faster than usual. The extra skin cells build up, because there is no time for the old […]
HPT for Whole Body Soreness
In this video Daisy shows how to do hand patch therapy for when your whole body is sore, for whatever reason. If you have any health issues that require attention, Centre of Balance is open from Tuesday to Saturday. We have clinics in Hamilton and Auckland and we can do online consultations for international patients. […]
Hand Patch Therapy for Gout
In this video Daisy shows how to do hand patch therapy for treating gout. If you have any health issues that require attention, Centre of Balance is open from Tuesday to Saturday. We have clinics in Hamilton and Auckland and we can do online consultations for international patients. Call 07 846 7956 to book an […]
Acupuncture for Lazy Eye
What is Lazy Eye? Lazy eye, technically called amblyopia, is when one of your eyes wanders in different directions to your other eye. This may be due to poor vision in one eye and as a result your brain may favour your good eye. Lazy eye can cause vision problems like loss of depth perception, […]
Blindness
What is Blindness? Blindness is when you have difficulty seeing things. Partial blindness is when you have blurry vision or find it hard to see the shape of objects, while complete blindness is when you can’t see anything at all, even light. If you are legally blind, it means you can only see something from […]
Acne Treatment
How Can I Treat Acne? Having acne can not only be irritating and painful, but it can also make you feel awkward or embarrassed too. That’s why we’ve made this useful article which describes many of the treatment options available for acne. Read on to find out how to treat acne and how Chinese Medicine […]
Dry Eyes Treatment
How Can I Treat Dry Eyes? Having dry eyes can be annoying and frustrating. So, here’s a helpful list of the different treatments available to treat dry eyes. The treatment option you choose depends on what’s causing your dry eyes, the severity of your symptoms, and your personal preferences. Read on to find out more […]
Chinese Medicine for Acne
What is Chinese Herbal Medicine? Traditional Chinese Medicine has been practised for centuries, to treat multitudes of different health problems. While other mainstream medicine practices often aim to cover up and even suppress health problems by merely focusing on the symptoms, Chinese Medicine addresses the underlying health issues which cause symptoms to arise. An important […]
Dry Eyes
What is Dry Eye Syndrome? You may experience dry eye syndrome if your eyes don’t produce enough tears, or if you’re not able to maintain a layer of tears to coat your eyes. Although having dry eyes can be very uncomfortable, you’ll be glad to hear that dry eye syndrome rarely causes permanent vision damage. […]