E-Kang Acupuncture & Massage Clinic sits at 193 E Coast Rd in Castor Bay, North Shore City, listed as a doctor and holding a five-star Google rating.
Acupuncture comes out of traditional Chinese medicine, where a first appointment usually starts with a long chat about sleep, digestion and stress before the practitioner reads your tongue and pulse. The needles are hair-fine and most people feel little more than a tingle, resting in place for twenty minutes while you lie warm and still. In New Zealand, acupuncture for an injury from a registered practitioner can be claimed through ACC, so it is worth asking when you ring. Regulars tend to seek it out for sore necks, backs and shoulders, and generally find a short course of sessions works better than one-off visits.
For Castor Bay locals and anyone else along the North Shore, a five-star-rated acupuncture and massage clinic on E Coast Rd puts treatment close to home.