Hao Clinic

Hao Clinic

Alternative Medicine Specialist in Bangor, County Down, BT20 5DW

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About the Business

Ri Fang started training in acupuncture in 1969 under the master acupuncturist Song, Jing Xuan in Beijing. In 1969 the Chinese government sent her to Inner Mongolia for 6 years. During this period she was still under the guidance and training of Mr. Song. While in Mongolia she was trained as a "barefoot doctor" i.e.

She studied and practiced in a number of hospitals in Beijing and qualified as a Chinese Medical Doctor in 1987, graduating from Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She then carried out a further three years advanced studies under the guidance of three well-known professors, including Prof Zhang, Ru Xin, in the Acupuncture Department of Beijing hospital of TCM. Her studies and work included treating bone and soft tissue injuries.

After work in China, she moved in 1991 to Krakow, in Poland where she set up the first Chinese Medical clinic. This was a very successful clinic.

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What Is Chinese Herbal Medicine?

What Is Chinese Herbal Medicine?

Chinese Herbal Medicine is one of the great herbal systems of the world, with an unbroken tradition going back to the 3rd Century BC. Yet throughout its history it has continually developed in response to changing clinical conditions, and has been sustained by research into every aspect of its use. This process continues today with the development of modern medical diagnostic techniques and knowledge.

Chinese Herbal Medicine is based on the concepts of Yin and Yang. It aims to understand and treat the many ways in which the fundamental balance and harmony between the two may be undermined and the ways in which a person’s Qi or vitality may be depleted or blocked. Clinical strategies are based upon diagnosis of patterns or signs and symptoms that reflect an imbalance.
Modern medical science now recognizes that Chinese herbal medicine is highly effective in the treatment of many conditions. The herbs are entirely natural, which improve Qi and allow the body to regain a state of harmony.

Good health is more than just the absence of disease, and Chinese Medicine recognizes this with its unique capacity to harmonize and enhance our ability for enjoyment, fulfilment and happiness. Although your practitioner will treat whatever complaint you have come for, the traditional view places great importance on preventing disease before it occurs.

Some or several of these techniques may be used in the course of your treatment. Since TCM is a natural medical treatment, it may take some time to notice the benefits, although the improvement can be very dramatic with some problems.
Facial

Facial

What exactly is Facial Acupuncture?

Facial Acupuncture is the use of tiny needles placed in the face and on points of the body for the purpose of facial rejuvenation to keep you on the younger side of your years. It is a course designed to correct your individual signs of ageing. More than a cosmetic procedure, Facial Acupuncture helps your whole body to look and feel younger and healthier. Each treatment is individually tailored to focus on the outward signs and the underlying causes of your ageing.

This treatment specifically affects the face, whilst at the same time treating underlying factors that contribute to the ageing process. Clearly it is preferable to treat the underlying cause of an individual's ageing, rather than to mask the outward signs whilst allowing further decline and dysfunction to occur.

How does it work?

Many of the effects of aging are due to a decrease in circulation. Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Facial Acupuncture works to increase the circulation of energy and blood to the face. This increase in circulation causes an increase in the amount of nutrients and collagen moving to the facial area.

Ear Acupuncture

Ear Acupuncture

Ear acupuncture therapy helps and prevents problems by stimulating certain points with pressure balls or needles. This treatment has been used successfully to help people stop smoking, lose weight and other health problems. It can be used alone or combined with body acupuncture. It is a safe, simple and painless treatment.
Body Acupuncture

Body Acupuncture

Body Acupuncture means putting most needles in the body such as head, limbs, trunk and back. It is a unique system of healing which has been practiced in China and other countries for thousands of years. Although often described as a means of pain relief, it is in fact used to help people with a wide range of illnesses. Its focus is on improving the overall well-being of the patient, rather than the isolated treatment of specific symptoms.

According to traditional Chinese philosophy, our health is dependent on the body's motivating energy (known as Qi) moving in a smooth and balanced way through a series of channels. Qi consists of equal and opposite qualities yin and yang, when these become unbalanced, illness may result. By inserting fine needles into the channels of energy, an acupuncturist can stimulate the body's own healing response and help restore its natural balance.

The flow of Qi can be disturbed by a number of factors. These include emotional states such as anxiety, stress, anger fear or grief, poor nutrition, weather conditions, hereditary factors, infections, poisons and trauma. The principal aim of acupuncture in treating the whole person is to recover the equilibrium between the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the individual.

Acupuncture can be both preventative and curative, keeping people in good health by regulating and correcting functional imbalance, which is already manifested as disease. One or several courses of acupuncture may be given. Normally, ten sessions are used in a course of treatment. Each session takes thirty to sixty minutes.
Reviews

Mike
28 Jul, 2015

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dr Hao. She is friendly, professional and meticulous in her methods. She has all the properties you could wish for in a health professional, and guided me back on the path to good health.

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A. B.
28 Jul, 2015

I attended Dr Hao after suffering with a bad headache and stomach problems for over a year. Had been to my GP was given tablets and had scans etc. carried out. Dr Hao recommended herbal treatment and gave me diet advice. I have since gained weight and am feeling more energetic and generally great and have no more headaches or stomach problems.

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Catherine
28 Jul, 2015

We had tried for 18 months to have a baby with no success. After only one month of acupuncture I was pregnant! It definitely works. We now have a happy 2 year old boy. I would recommend Hao Clinic.

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Location & Hours

16 Bingham Street, Bangor, Northern Ireland

Bangor, BT20 5DW
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