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Your path to better health and well-being

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Established by Stephanie Wood in 2008, One Hundred Paths offers professional acupuncture and Tui Na massage treatments in comfortable clinics in Earlswood, located between Redhill and Reigate, and in Ashtead, in Surrey.  Steph holds a first class degree in Acupuncture and is a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), which ensures high standards of training, safe practice and professional conduct.

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 A partnership approach to Healing

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"I believe in a partnership approach to healing.  In practice this means working together to affect lasting change, focusing treatment on the areas of greatest importance and incorporating appropriate lifestyle advice.  In my experience, no one person's story or path is the same. A strength of Chinese medicine is that it takes a holistic view and recognises the individual and their unique circumstances; it can act as a powerful catalyst to guide people on a path to better health and well-being."
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clinical experience

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"In clinic I see clients with a wide range of health and well-being issues and medical conditions, including difficulty with conceiving and infertility, chronic pain, joint and muscular pain, menopausal symptoms, problematic menstrual cycles, headache and migraine.  I also provide support during pregnancy and cancer recovery."  

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TREATMENT

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"In Earlswood, between Redhill and Reigate, my fully licensed treatment room is a quiet, private space in my home, allowing flexibility with the appointment times I can offer.  I only see one client at any one time and do not charge a premium for 'out-of-hours' appointments.  There is off-street parking for clients to use."           


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 Therapies


Acupuncture

Acupuncture with a fully qualified practitioner is one of the safest and longest established forms of healthcare. It is suitable for people of all ages, pregnant women and children, and can be used effectively alongside conventional medicine. 

Tui Na Massage

Tui Na massage is one of the main branches of traditional Chinese medicine. Tui Na massage is tailored to the needs of the individual and can vary from a vigorous deep-tissue style massage, to a more subtle energetic treatment.  
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by Stephanie Wood 17 Jul, 2022

Migraine headaches currently affect more than one billion people across the globe and are the second-leading cause  of disability worldwide. Nearly one-quarter of U.S. households have at least one member who suffers from migraines. An estimated 85.6 million workdays  are lost as a result of migraine headaches each year.

Yet many who suffer with migraine dismiss their pain as simply a bad headache. Rather than seeking medical care, the condition often goes undiagnosed , even when other incapacitating symptoms occur alongside the pain, including light and sound sensitivity, nausea, vomiting and dizziness.

Researchers have discovered that genetics and environmental factors play a role in the condition of migraine. They happen when changes in your brainstem activate the trigeminal nerve , which is a major nerve in the pain pathway. This cues your body to release inflammatory substances such as CGRP , short for calcitonin gene-related peptide. This molecule, and others, can cause blood vessels to swell, producing pain and inflammation.

For some, medication has its limits

A migraine can be debilitating. Those who are experiencing one are often curled up in a dark room accompanied by only their pain. Attacks can last for days; life is put on hold. The sensitivity to light and sound, coupled with the unpredictability of the disease, causes many to forego work, school, social gatherings and time with family.

Numerous prescription medications are available for both the prevention and treatment of migraine. But for many people, conventional treatment has its limitations. Some people with migraine have a poor tolerance for certain medications. Many can’t afford the high cost of the medicines or endure the side effects. Others are pregnant or breastfeeding and can’t take the medications.

However, as a board-certified neurologist  who specializes in headache medicine, I’m always amazed at how open-minded and enthusiastic patients become when I discuss alternative options.

Published on theconversation.com,  published: July 11, 2022 1.29pm BST

Access the article here:  https://theconversation.com/migraine-sufferers-have-treatment-choices-a-neurologist-explains-options...


by Stephanie Wood 17 Jul, 2022

Physiotherapists are increasingly offering needling therapies in addition to their standard care. Many Australian physiotherapists  in private practice now offer dry needling or Western medical acupuncture as part of a treatment approach.

Is it just a fad or does science support it?

Article published on theconversation.com,  published: June 27, 2022 4.47am BST

Access the article here:  https://theconversation.com/physio-dry-needling-and-acupuncture-whats-the-difference-and-what-does-t...

by Stephanie Wood 17 Jul, 2022
W hen the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other types of medications to alternative treatments.

From time.com, April 29, 2022.
Access the article here:  https://time.com/6171247/acupuncture-health-benefits-research/
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Find your healing path

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Acupuncture and Tui Na massage in Earlswood, between Redhill and Reigate, and Ashtead, in Surrey.
EARLSWOOD, between REDHILL & REIGATE
Earlswood Road
Redhill
RH1 6HD
ASHTEAD
Ashtead Health & Beauty
80a The Street
Ashtead, KT21 1AW
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