Feb 28, 2007

Alternative Therapy: Physio, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Hypnotherapy

Acupuncture

ACURA Acupuncture Clinic: Taiken Jo, (TPG Speaker)
Provides holistic, non-invasive acupuncture treatment including pre and post natal sessions. Facilitation for easy birth, breech, girdle pain, postpartum depression & mastitis are just some of the symptoms acupuncture can help alleviate.
For more information contact Dr Taiken Jo:
Tel: 03-5469-0810
E-mail: info@acuraclinic.com
Website: http://www.acuraclinic.com/Default.aspx?ID=1

Shirokanedai Sugeta Acupuncture Clinic: Yuko Sugeta
Licensed acupuncturist, offers pre-natal treatments.
Address: Daigo-Matsushima Bldg. 101, 3-17-2 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071 Tel: 03-3447-4189
Website: http://www.geocities.jp/sugeta4189/english.htm

Chiropractics

Suto Healing Center: Dr. Kazuhiko Suto (TPG Speaker)
English speaking Chiropractor, specializes in pre- and postnatal care. Prevention of lower back pain & facilitation of birth.
Tel: 03-3402-1654
Website: http://www.shc.gr.jp/

Physiotherapy

Tokyo Physio: Vanessa Colless (TPG Speaker)
Tokyo Physio provides pre- and post-natal exercise classes, which include educational sessions on different topics such as body care and pain relief. Tokyo Physio also offers breathing classes, rents out TENS machines and works on private physiotherapy related problems such as back pain and sacroiliac joint problems. For more information contact Vanessa Colless:
Tel: 03-3443-6769
E-mail: physio@gol.com
Website: http://www.tokyophysio.com/

Oriental Medicine

KOSAI Oriental Healthcare Center
The Center offers treatments for morning sickness, mastitis, breech baby as well as allergy (including for small children) and a range of other problems. Home visits possible. See the English website below for more details.
Tel: 03-3445-0887
E-mail: mail@kosaihealthcare.com
http://www.kosaihealthcare.com/English/index.htm

Dr Yamane (speaks English)
Address:#801 Shinichi Bldg. 2-8 YotsuyaShinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-0004
Phone:03-3357-1688
Mail:dcyamane@gmail.com
Website: http://www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp/dcyamane/e/index.html

Hypnotherapy

Tokyo Hypnotherapy: Karen Mattison (TPG Speaker)
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Karen Mattison has recently opened a practice in Tokyo. She specializes in accelerated healing and pain management.
Hypnosis during childbirth is growing in popularity as an alternative to pain medication or natural birth with pain. Hypnosis can be used to anesthetize the body without medication and at no risk to your baby. Hypnotherapy can be used to overcome fears common among women having their first babies.
E-mail: tokyohypno@gmail.com
Phone: 090-6195-0501
Website: tokyohypno.com