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Shonishin (children’s needle therapy) is a unique and specialized pediatric style of acupuncture that developed over 250 years ago in Japan.  It recognizes that children do not like needles and has instead developed specialized treatment techniques, many of which are non-invasive and thus not frightening to the child.
In Shonishin, a variety of instruments have been developed based on the nine needles described in the classics. These tools can be pressed, rubbed, tapped or scraped on the skin instead of inserted, to give different kinds of gentle stimulation.  When applied for short periods of time in simple systematic patterns, these simple treatment techniques have been found effective for a wide variety of pediatric problems from birth through  to age five or older.  As children get older, and/or their problems are more difficult or stubborn, specialized acupuncture techniques and insertion methods have also been developed and tailored to match the needs of children, so that they are comfortable and acceptable to both the child and the parent.
The general treatment can be very useful for fortifying the child’s vital energy and strengthening their constitution.  When correctly applied, this treatment will not only help symptoms to naturally improve, but will give a greater sense of well-being and help resolve many other small day to day problems, helping make the child less prone to illness.  The basic treatment has the added advantage of being easily taught to parents so that they can use it regularly at home, thus increasing frequency of treatment and allowing parents to participate actively in the treatment of their children.  This tends to reinforce the effects of treatment, and helps make the treatment more enjoyable for everyone.
Shonishin is used to treat a wide variety of problems using these specialized approaches.  The following list includes the most commonly treated conditions:   irritability, impatience, excessive crying at night in infants; hyperactivity; attention problems in small and school age children; dream disturbed sleep; indigestion; diarrhea; constipation; allergies; chronic stuffy or runny nose (from repeated colds and/or allergies); asthma (including allergic asthma, exercise induced asthma); weakened immune system – the child that catches cold frequently or has recurrent viral infections; bedwetting; stammering or stuttering; weak constitution, including infants with inadequate weight gain, frail children that are not as active as others; rashes, for example nettle rashes; urticaria; eczema; hernia; neurological problems resulting for example from polio, cerebral palsy, spina bifida; ear infections, usually chronic and repetitive; chronic kidney disease such as nephritis, nephrosis.

paediatricsShonishin (children’s needle therapy) is a unique and specialized pediatric style of acupuncture that developed over 250 years ago in Japan.  It recognizes that children do not like needles and has instead developed specialized treatment techniques, many of which are non-invasive and thus not frightening to the child.

In Shonishin, a variety of instruments have been developed based on the nine needles described in the classics. These tools can be pressed, rubbed, tapped or scraped on the skin instead of inserted, to give different kinds of gentle stimulation.  When applied for short periods of time in simple systematic patterns, these simple treatment techniques have been found effective for a wide variety of pediatric problems from birth through  to age five or older.  As children get older, and/or their problems are more difficult or stubborn, specialized acupuncture techniques and insertion methods have also been developed and tailored to match the needs of children, so that they are comfortable and acceptable to both the child and the parent.

The general treatment can be very useful for fortifying the child’s vital energy and strengthening their constitution.  When correctly applied, this treatment will not only help symptoms to naturally improve, but will give a greater sense of well-being and help resolve many other small day to day problems, helping make the child less prone to illness.  The basic treatment has the added advantage of being easily taught to parents so that they can use it regularly at home, thus increasing frequency of treatment and allowing parents to participate actively in the treatment of their children.  This tends to reinforce the effects of treatment, and helps make the treatment more enjoyable for everyone.

Shonishin is used to treat a wide variety of problems using these specialized approaches.  The following list includes the most commonly treated conditions:

  • Irritability
  • Impatience
  • Excessive crying at night in infants
  • Hyperactivity
  • Attention problems in small and school age children
  • Dream disturbed sleep
  • Indigestion
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Allergies
  • Chronic stuffy or runny nose (from repeated colds and/or allergies)
  • Asthma (including allergic asthma, exercise induced asthma)
  • Weakened immune system – the child that catches cold frequently or has recurrent viral infections
  • Bedwetting
  • Stammering or stuttering
  • Weak constitution, including infants with inadequate weight gain, frail children that are not as active as others
  • Rashes, for example nettle rashes; urticaria; eczema; hernia
  • Neurological problems resulting for example from polio, cerebral palsy, spina bifida
  • Ear infections, usually chronic and repetitive
  • Chronic kidney disease such as nephritis, nephrosis.