Oriental Healing Centre

Neil Thompson gained his comprehensive understanding of oriental medical theory & high standard of clinical competence in over 5 years in japan, a country where oriental medicine is extensively practiced now as for the last 1400 years. He qualified at Tokyo College of Acupuncture & moxibustion, served as intern with some of japans foremost oriental medical doctors & finally ran his own clinic in Tokyo, Japan.

Neil Thompson returned this this country 30 years ago and set up Oriental Healing Center in Newcastle. As well as treating Neil has been involved with teaching, students of oriental medicine & western medicine.

Oriental medicine uses a different model from western medicine & believes that all living things have Qi, which circulates around the body in particular path ways. Problems arise when there is a deficiency of Qi, somethings comes in that obstructs circulations or the Qi stagnates because of trauma or emotions. Both acupuncture and herbal medicine seek to rectify these imbalances, the Acupuncture by inserting very fine needles into specific acupuncture points & the Chinese herbal medicines by prescribing combination of medicinal plants.