Cape Town Acupuncture
Your Path to Health & Wellness
Dr. Jay Purtill
Bsc, Bcm,Cma. the University of the Western Cape
Our mission is to help alleviate these ailments through natural medicine.
A Note From Dr. Purtill
We live in a modern world punctuated by stress, anxiety and neglect of our health and wellbeing. These factors, and many others, contribute to the symptoms that lead to chronic fatigue, muscle pain, guts biome dysfunctions , skin and blood disorders and of course depression.
At Cape Town Acupuncture, our mission is to help alleviate these ailments through natural medicine. Using pulse and tongue diagnosis patient we endeavor to isolate the core imbalances a patient may suffer from and address them. Whether these manifestations of illness are musco-skeletal or endocrine we work with our patients to regulate the symptoms and more importantly treat the root cause of the ailment to establish long-term relief.
Dr. Purtill is an accomplished medical practitioner having graduated in multiple disciplines but also brings masses of experience gained from mentoring, training and lessons imparted by some of the most renowned acupuncturists and herbalists in China. His dedication to healing has seen him travel to the far reaches of China to gain experience passed down from over 5 generations of traditional Chinese doctors.
What is Chinese medicine and acupuncture?
Chinese medicine and acupuncture are two of the oldest and most commonly used systems of healing in the world. Almost a quarter of the world’s population benefits from these treatments and it has become an important ally of western medicine in the treatment of cancer, fertility and many more modern day ailments.
Services
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the most common treatment protocol used by balancing our body’s internal energy (qi). Acupuncture re establishes the communication that is lost to an area of the body .Acupuncture increase blood flow in the local area and removes inflammatory cells to increase healing time as well as regulates endocrine hormone production.
Fire Cupping
Fire Cupping is a technique using glass cups that are heated with a flame causing expansion of air creating suction when applied to the skin. This pulls the muscle up stretching it to some degree and pulling fresh oxygenated blood threw the muscle predominantly used for muscular problems and removing superficial toxin from boils or shingles lesions.
Auricular Acupuncture
Auricular acupuncture is either acupuncture needles or seeds with a micro plaster are applied to specific areas on the ear. Predominantly treating fertility, insomnia and various types of addictions.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine plays a large part in many treatments consisting of over 300 commonly used plant-based herbs imported from china. These work as micro mineral combination feeding your body to regenerate and bring about balance to the endocrine, immune system.
What ailments does acupuncture treat?
1. Muscular. Rheumatic. Arthritic.
Disorders in these three areas are highly prevalent in this day and age and acupuncture is an effective remedy for conditions such as: tennis elbow, painful neck and shoulder problems. Lumbago and other back problems.
2. Neurological
3. Viral or Internal Organ Disturbances.
4. Psychological. Stress Induced.
Depression, anxiety, mood disorders are also eased using acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine techniques. Paralysis illnesses such as Bell’s Palsy (facial paralysis) and stroke patients also benefit greatly from these techniques.
5. Menstrual. Gynecological
Acupuncture and various herbal remedies assist greatly in the relief of painful period cramps, post/pre-menstrual stress and irregular menstruation symptoms. The most promising and exciting developments in the natural medicine sphere and specifically acupuncture has been its proven success in aiding with fertility or IVF treatments.
6. Allergies. Skin Conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does acupuncture work?
Acupuncture works by balancing energy within the body. When there is a lack of communication to a certain part of your body this is when difficulties occur and by restoring the communication that was lost this aids the entire system in restoring balance and ultimately results in self-healing long after treatment has concluded.
Are acupuncture needles sterile and safe ?
Acupuncture needles are made from stainless steel. They are sterilized in sealed packages and are for single use only.
Are the effects of acupuncture symptomatic only?
Acupuncture does not just provide symptomatic relief. Many conditions are permanently cured in a short time while others may need extended treatments to realise long term or permanent healing.
Is acupuncture painful?
Don’t let the idea of needles put you off — most patients barely feel a thing as the hair-thin needles go in. While each person experiences acupuncture differently, most people feel only a minimal amount of sensation as the needles are inserted. Once the needles are in most patients experience a feeling of relaxation and well-being that lasts for many hours after the treatment
Is Chinese medicine reliable?
Chinese herbal medicine uses over 4000 species of plants in combinations or on their own to help various conditions. What makes it unique is its philosophy: each herb has a particular nature eg cold, hot, warm, cool as well as a taste: bitter, sweet, spice, salty, bland or astringent. Over 3000 years of clinical observation has resulted in refinement and research resulting in its effective use for many diseases. Because herbal medicines are used in their full form they are often more stable than synthetic or extracted drugs that the human body is not adequately equipped to process. In many cases Chinese herbs very seldom have any side effects .