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Children's Health & Paediatrics

For children, an alternative to acupuncture is offered using a technique known as Shoni-Shin, which is applicable to infants and children from 1 month to 10 years of age.

Shoni-Shin can enhance circulation and relaxation, thereby improving health in general.  It is a form of bodywork that makes use of small metal tools designed to bring Qi to the surface, help it move by "spreading" it along the channels, and stimulate specific acupuncture points.  There are about 6 different tools in a Shoni-shin kit, none of which penetrate the skin.

Children usually love holding or playing with the different tools, or trying to guess which tool is being used without seeing it.  A Shoni-shin treatment can be performed in 10 to 20 minutes depending on the age of the child and the severity of the illness.  Even a very guarded or frightened child will usually warm up to the idea of Shoni-shin, and many actually look forward to it as a kind of game that is being playing with them.

Kim also stocks are variety of children's herbal medicine formulas for treating conditions such as:

• Respiratory - Asthma, common cold, influenza, bronchitis, whooping cough
• ADD, Hyperactivity disorder
• Digestive - Poor appetite, bloating, acid reflux or nausea, general fatigue, vomiting
• Sleep disturbances
• Enuresis (bed-wetting)
• Eczema, Dermatitis
• High Fevers
• Glue Ear, Middle ear infections
• Pre & post immunisation

Kim also treats men and women.