Children's Health
To support you in keeping your child healthy naturally, we offer a discounted Children’s Treatment Package that provides for 6 treatments within a calendar year. Preventative treatments support your children in staying healthy throughout the dynamic growth and changes of childhood. When treated at the first sign of a cold or infection, children respond readily, avoiding the cycle of repeated infections followed by antibiotics. Infants and toddlers can be treated for commonly experienced problems such as colic, pediatric eczema, ear infections and disturbed sleep.
Children are very responsive to treatment with acupuncture and herbs. Very often children are treated without needles, using non-invasive techniques including massage, acupressure and cupping.
Common childhood conditions treated with acupuncture and herbal therapy include:
- Colic
- Colds & Cough
- Allergies
- Ear infections
- Fever
- Asthma
- ADD and ADHD
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Bed Wetting
Parents are increasingly seeking holistic treatments for their children. A lot has been written about the harmful effects of pharmaceutical drugs and the overuse of antibiotics, in adults as well as in children. Concerned parents are taking an interest in finding ways to support their child’s health without the use of drugs whenever possible.
A child's body is different from an adult body. In Chinese medicine it is understood that a child’s digestive system isn’t fully developed until the age of seven or eight. Prior to that, children are more prone to illness caused by dietary factors, including allergies, rashes, digestive disorders and behavioral problems.
When you bring your child for a consultation and treatment, we will look at the range of factors that may be affecting the child’s health - dietary, environmental, emotional and developmental. We'll provide you with recommendations for changes you can make at home and simple home remedies that will support your child’s health and recovery.
Giving Nature Children's Health Program
Provides children with balancing treatments to maintain health throughout the year. This program offers a six-treatment package to be used within a year. This allows for one treatment at each change of season, helping the body adapt to seasonal influences (the time of greatest susceptibility to illness). It also provides for two additional treatments should your child need treatment for any specific condition (such as colds, ear infection, allergies) within the year.
Treatments used
- Acupuncture (also Gua Sha, Cupping, Tui Na)
- Herbal Therapy (Herbs are priced separately.)
Fees
- Children's Treatment Package: $375 (Six treatments within a one year period)
Giving Nature Herbal Supplements
Giving Nature herbal remedies have been formulated by Janet Humphrey, L.Ac. for use in her own clinic. Based on time-tested traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas that have been refined over thousands of years, Giving Nature herbal tinctures incorporate skillful modifications to meet the demands of today’s high-stress lifestyle.
Benefits of Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been found effective in treating a wide range of conditions, from anxiety and other stress syndromes to musculoskeletal pain and injury. Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine needles into the body at specific points known to be effective in resolving different health problems.
Frequent Questions
Acupuncture and holistic medicine work for many health ailments, but how? Children can be treated very effectively using holistic medicine techniques. How do you know what treatment is right for you? How do you find a qualified practitioner? Find the answers to your questions or send us a question if you want to know more.