Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a treatment worked by inserting fine, sterile metal needles into specific active points of the body. This method of Chinese medicine stimulates the nervous system and activates the body's own repair mechanism and the release of its natural painkilling hormones.

How an acupuncture session runs

The physician selects the points according to the complaint, cleans the area and inserts the sterile needles to a set depth. On insertion the guest notes light pressure or a tingling sensation — there should be no pain. The physician may turn the needles gently to strengthen the effect. The guest lies quietly through the session; the number of sessions in the course is set after the examination.

Which pains acupuncture helps with

The needles stimulate nerve endings and tissue, and circulation in the area improves. That is why the method is so widely used in programmes working on pain:

What the needles do to the nervous system

• Relief in headache and migraine
• Less pain in the lower back, neck and joints
• Muscle spasm releasing
• A calming effect in neuritis and neurosis
• Improvement in sleep disturbance
• Ease in chronic pain syndromes

Blood thinners and other contraindications

Acupuncture is given only on prescription. Bleeding disorders, blood-thinning medication, pregnancy, skin infection and a pacemaker are each assessed separately. The needles are single-use and sterile. The procedure is not a naftalan treatment, but it can run alongside a naftalan course — the bath lowers the general level of pain while acupuncture works on specific points.

Acupuncture in Naftalan — Sun City Hotel & Spa

Sessions take place in the treatment wing under medical supervision — inside the hotel's own building. A short quiet period afterwards is advised, so most guests schedule it for the afternoon.