The Real Deal Hurt Cream is a wonderful adjunct to the work we do as hands on primary healthcare practitioners at City Osteopaths healthcare.

Perfect to Support Healing. Pleasant & Safe to Use for All the Family

For any kind of injury, pain or swelling, to aid recovery from neck and back stiffness; sports injuries, post-surgery during pregnancy for leg, foot and back discomfort; for children's bumps and bruises and other conditions like arthritis, eczema, psoriasis and sunburn.

An added bonus we discovered is that gently massaged on the back on the muscles lying beside the spine between the shoulder blades it will help ease or completely stop a night time cough. Very useful for children or adults so everyone can get a good night sleep.

Real Deal Hurt Crème has a pleasant scent, and when applied, you will experience a general warming of the tissues without the strong burning sensation common to some other products. Therefore, the Crème should be compatible with all skin types and sensitivities. It absorbs totally leaving the skin oil free.

In our practice we sell it slightly below recommended retail (21.90) at $19.90 so its a little more accessible for people and it is an extremely popular product.

Containing:
Arnica
Perfect for traumatic injuries and the associated physical shock, particularly bruising, fractures, dislocations and inflammatory pain
Calendula
Relieves pain, staunches bleeding, prevents infections and stimulates general skin healing
Hypericum
Calms and soothes nerve damage, helpful for crush injuries and excessive pain
Rue
Aids recovery from bone, cartilage and tendon injuries
Boneset
Promptly relieves limb, muscle and bone pain
Plantain
To counter inflammation of the skin and body tissue
Yarrow
Helps counter injuries from falls, sprains and strains, heals capillary and arterial 
Echinacea
Natural remedy to help the body combat viruses and microbial invasions, prevents infection of wounds
Clove Bud Oil
Reduces pain, relieves muscle tension, improves circulation and has antiseptic properties
Peppermint Oil
Stimulates circulation and acts as a muscle relaxant, promoting cooling of inflamed tissue
Base
Non-allergenic plant-based cream, with sweet almond oil, cocoa butter and natural preservatives
Horsetail
​Contains silica and aids in repair of bone and skin damage and fracture repair

Come into our practice at Level 4, 166 Featherston St, Wellington 6011 alternatively please call our reception staff and they can send you a bottle with credit payment over the phone.

Athletes and sports people alike can benefit from what Acupuncture has to offer them while they are training; emphasis is directed on receiving treatment before they are injured! Reduce swelling, improve mobility, and strengthen tendons and ligaments. It will not only physically balance you but also mentally.

Reasons Acupuncture can benefit athletes:

·         Accelerated healing: Acupuncture increases blood flow to an injured area, the insertion of a foreign object (this being an Acupuncture needle) initiates an immune response in the body, this causes an increase in blood flow as the bodies resources are stimulated to that area to investigate/rectify the cause: Research at UCLA Medical Center (Responsees of Nitric Oxide- cGMP Release in Acupuncture Point to Electroacupuncture in Hunman Skin In Vivo Using Dermal Microdialysis. In Mircrocirculation, 2009 May, 26:1-10) Showed Acupuncture needles increase the release of Nitric Oxide in the body which causes blood vessels to relax and allow more blood flow through the body.

·         Reduce pain: Acupuncture stimulates the release of the body’s natural pain killers (endorphins and Opioids) and interrupts pain signals. This is from Acupuncture’s ability to stimulate afferent nerve fibres stimulating the release of analgesic (pain relieving) substances and disrupt the pain feedback loop. Study conducted through the University of Michigan Health System in Journal of NeuroImage, Vol 5, No.83, 2009) results showed Acupuncture balances the bodies self-regulatory pain response and helped de-sensitise the body to pain.

·         Speed up recovery time: Acupuncture increases microcirculation in the limbs through as previously mentioned initiating an immune response in the body which causes the body to release Histamine (Vasodilator) causing blood vessels to become more permeable: Poor circulation causes tight muscles which are going to take longer to recover and tire easier. Helping you get back to training sooner!

·         Increased energy: Acupuncture speeds up metabolic processes assisting metabolism, allowing your body to draw more nutrients from your food. Helping utilise the food you eat more efficiently; to increase stamina and endurance, plus increase post workout recovery.

·         Reduced inflammation: Allowing for improved circulation and blood flow prevents chronic inflammation from developing and potentially a chronic injury from forming. One of the mechanisms through which this occurs shown with research conducted by a Neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard  at the University of Rochester Medical in New York State; demonstrated that Acupuncture stimulates the release of a natural compound called Adenosine which has powerful anti-inflammatory properties.

·         Reduce muscular tension: An injury causes muscles in the surrounding area to tighten and constrict, guarding the injury site. Acupuncture stimulates the nerves involved in contracting and relaxing muscle fibres, thus stimulating muscles to release on a deeper level, reducing residue tension and increasing range of motion.

·         Efficient healing: Acupuncture encourages the body to efficiently go through the 3 stages of healing and limit the possibility of permanent damage and scar tissue formation, working towards healing properly the first time!



Sharlene McInnes Reg Acupuncturist. Dip Tuina. MNZRA. 
ACC Treatment Provider
www.happybodyacupuncture.co.nz

Sports Injuries Trauma, Muscle Strain, Tendon Strain, Ligament Sprain, Increase Stamina & Performance, Anti-Inflammatory, Pain Relief, Increase Energy, Muscle Tension


166 FEATHERSTON STREET,
CENTRAL WELLINGTON.
www.cityosteopaths.co.nz
PHONE:  +64 4 499 1439

·   If one of your lumbar discs is bulging or herniated, it can press on and irritate part of the nerve as it exits the spinal cord.

·   As we get older, our spines often start to exhibit age-related changes, occasionally growing bone spurs, or just starting to narrow and compress the spinal cord, thus pinching and irritating nerves as they exit the spine.

·  The sciatic nerve passes very close to a muscle at the back of your pelvis, called the piriformis.  When the muscle shortens or spasms, it can compress the sciatic nerve, causing symptoms down the leg.